Farm Radio Weekly is a news and information service for rural radio broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa. It is published by Farm Radio International.
Archive for June, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
Benin: Farmers learn to work with an uncertain climate (Farm Radio Weekly, International Development Research Centre)
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
Zimbabwe: Livestock farmers adapt to new climate (Zimbabwe Standard)
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on farmers adapting to climate change:
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
August 10-12, 2008: Gender and Media summit in South Africa
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
Network of Climate Journalists of the Greater Horn on Africa
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
Farm Radio partner speaks to Canadians about the power of community radio
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
Farmers have important knowledge about weather and environmental change
Date Posted: June 30th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
1. Africa: Re-discovery of traditional crops helps farmers cope with climate change (Farm Radio Weekly)
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
2. Kenya: Controlled grazing can rehabilitate dry rangelands (Business Daily)
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
3. Senegal: Low cost white fly traps save mango crops (United Nations’ Integrated Regional Information Networks)
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
4. Africa: Tiny but powerful – bees and chilies can keep elephants away from crops (Various Sources)
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on traditional crops:
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on controlled grazing:
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on Mango Fly Traps:
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on elephants:
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
September 8-10: Highway Africa conference tackles citizen journalism
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Live from Africa: A Handbook for African Radio Journalists
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Farm Radio International urges Canadian Prime Minister to commit to agriculture at G8 Summit
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
Does your community need a seed bank?
Date Posted: June 23rd, 2008
1. Niger: Farmers plant trees to slow desert’s advance (Various Sources)
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
2. Uganda: The fruits of innovation – Ugandan company wins green energy award (by Joshua Kyalimpa, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Kampala, Uganda)
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on combatting desertification:
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on green energy award:
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
August 1, 2008: Deadline for submissions to Commonwealth Broadcasting Association awards
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
UNEP publishes “Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment”
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
Farm Radio collaborator talks to international business leaders about climate change
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
Rehabilitating degraded land: Planting trees in pits
Date Posted: June 16th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
1. Uganda: Imported rice levies encourage local production (by Joshua Kyalimpa, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Kampala, Uganda)
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
2. Italy: World leaders look to small-scale farmers, but are they listening to them? (UN Food and Agriculture Organization, World Social Forum TV)
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on local rice production:
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on FAO summit:
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
June 30th, 2008: Deadline to apply for Lorenzo Natali Prize
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
Audacity: Free and open source audio editing software
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
Community Radio Start-Up Information Guide now online
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
Forming an effective farmers’ cooperative
Date Posted: June 9th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
1. Africa: Urban agriculture provides relief from high food prices (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Herald, New Era)
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
2. Africa: Dialling up farm info (Farm Radio Weekly, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks)
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on urban agriculture:
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on farm info by phone:
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
United Kingdom-based internship, fellowship
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
Canadian radio service provides international news
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
Radio Voice of the People overcomes repression to provide an alternative view
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
Garden on your rooftop
Date Posted: June 2nd, 2008
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