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Improved fallows for African farmers
What is the difference between a natural fallow and an improved fallow? Natural fallow is simply land resting from cultivation. Usually it is left to natural vegetation for a long period to restore soil fertility. Improved fallow is also land resting from cultivation, but the farmer plants leguminous trees, shrubs and/or herbaceous cover crops on…
Is Tillage Really Necessary? The Benefits of Conservation Agriculture
Host: If you go to the fields around planting time, you will see most farmers out ploughing their fields. But does ploughing cause more problems than solutions for farmers? Maybe. Is tillage really necessary? Maybe not. These are the questions we’re going to discuss today on this program. Please stay tuned. MUSICAL BREAK Host 1:…
Choose the Right Trees to Grow with Crops
FADE IN MUSIC UNDER INTRODUCTION. Announcer: Agroforestry is a new word for something you may have been doing for years. It means growing crops with trees. Today we’re going to discuss how farmers grow trees and crops together. FADE OUT MUSIC. In years gone by, we used to leave a piece of land to rest…
Farmers who use improved fallows must replace phosphorous in soils
Characters In this program, the hosts are named Onyango and Rose. Please use names that your audience will relate to and recognize. Rose is very knowledgeable on the topics of agriculture and agroforestry. Onyango is also very keen and asks many good questions, but sometimes seems impatient. The two have a playful way of responding…
Tree planting
Spot #1 Planting trees is one way we can ensure a steady supply of wood. Where is the best place to plant a new tree? First decide what kind of tree you want. Then observe where that kind of tree grows naturally. Plant the tree seed or seedling in a similar place. If you find…
Kenyan Farmer Treasures the Calliandra Tree
CONTROL: FADE UP SIGN TUNE 5 SECONDS THEN UNDER. Host 1: Welcome dear listener to today’s programme about ‘High Value Trees.’ Our tree of the day is calliandra, and we will hear about the experience of a farmer in Kenya who grows this tree. Stay tuned. CONTROL: SIGN TUNE 2 SEC THEN UNDER. Host 2:…
Trees provide fodder for livestock
SOUND OF CAR DRIVING UP AND STOPPING. DOORS SLAM. DOGS BARK. FOOTSTEPS RUNNING. Sarah: Oh Sipho! What a long time! Just look at you. Such a smart car and such a nice tie! Have they put you in parliament already? Sipho: Hullo auntie! No, no, they haven’t put me in parliament. They say I am…
Visit to a tree nursery
Participants Interviewer: Jimmy Okello, Radio Apac, Uganda Interviewee: Mr. Ogwal Amute, Apac Town Council, Apac Town, Uganda Start Of Program LOCAL TRADITIONAL MUSIC STARTS THEN FADES OUT. Announcer: Many farmers in the village find themselves lacking money to buy essential items, such as medicines, or paraffin for lanterns and fruits. Tree planting offers farmers a…
“When it rains”: The role of trees in preventing soil erosion
“When it rains” Part 1 Start of program BRING UP MUSIC AND CROSS FADE INTO EFFECT. CRICKET SOUNDS IN THE DISTANCE. HEAVY WINDS BLOWING. A CRACK OF THUNDER AND THEN HEAVY RAIN. HOLD THE RAIN FOR 3 SECONDS. Keke: (Yawning) Nothing like the morning after a rain. I can not only feel, but smell the…
Dilemma of a cocoa farmer: To keep or cut the trees?
INTRO MUSIC. Announcer: On today’s program we’re going to introduce you to a farmer with a problem. This farmer has to decide whether to keep the trees on his farm, or cut them. Stay tuned to find out why. FADE OUT INTRO. MUSIC. Announcer: Mr. Kwame Alebikiya is a cocoa farmer in the country of…