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 August, 2008
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
1. Burkina Faso: Burkinabe farmers say food comes before fuel (by Nourou-Dhine Salouka/Jade Productions for Farm Radio Weekly in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
2. Africa: Wastewater in urban agriculture is harmful to health, but it also ensures subsistence for urban poor (IWMI, CBC Dispatches, Le Monde, One World)
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo: A country that loves fish rebuilds its fish industry (Toronto Star, World Bank)
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on jatropha:
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on the use of wastewater in urban agriculture:
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on rebuilding fish industry:
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
September 11-13, 2008: Media & Development Forum in Burkina Faso
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
What are the main considerations in selecting field recording equipment?
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
It’s not too late to have your voice heard in the FRW subscriber survey!
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
Mangoes to the rescue: A local response to climate change
Date Posted: August 25th, 2008
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
1. Southern Africa: Some progress towards defending farm workers’ rights (BuaNews, World Socialist Website, New Era, AfricaNews)
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
2. Uganda: Farmers, scientists encourage preservation of traditional crops (The Monitor)
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on farm workers rights:
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on traditional crops:
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
September 30, 2008: Apply for scholarships to study journalism in South Africa
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
Looking for a journalism fellowship? Here’s the place to start
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
Farm Radio makes strong showing at OUR MEDIA 7 (by Modibo Coulibaly and Benjamin Fiafor)
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
Fissel farmers don’t pick up straw after harvesting, a method that protects land from heat
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
1. Africa: “Death of Doha” – What does it mean for small scale farmers? (The Monitor, Afrik.com, La Via Campesina, Reuters, Inter Press Service)
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
2. Liberia: Cocoa farmers supported to rebuild livelihoods following civil war (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, The Analyst, Reuters)
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on “Death of Doha”
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on post-conflict cocoa farming:
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
August 25, 2008: Apply for environmental training course for journalists
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
Pambazuka News focuses on “The food crisis and the destruction of African agriculture”
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
Winning scripts are in the mail
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
Rainfall retention protects soil
Date Posted: August 11th, 2008
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
1. Ethiopia: Commodity exchange encourages farmers to produce more and better crops (Blog World Hunger, International Food Policy Research Institute)
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
2. Nigeria: Bird flu detected in two poultry markets (CIDRAP News, Daily Champion, Leadership, Africa Radio Drama Association)
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
3. Ghana: Coconut harvesters see their livelihoods affected by lethal yellowing disease (Inter Press Service)
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on Ethiopia Commodity Exchange:
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on avian flu:
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
Notes to broadcasters on coconut lethal yellowing disease:
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
September 2, 2008: Apply to cover the International EcoHealth Forum in Mexico
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
Communication Initiative Network shares experiences on avian flu reporting
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
Farm Radio produces new research on rural radio
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
Biosecurity – A new way to look at avian flu prevention
Date Posted: August 4th, 2008
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