In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: August 18th, 2008
African Farm News in Review
1. Southern Africa: Some progress towards defending farm workers’ rights (BuaNews, World Socialist Website, New Era, AfricaNews)
2. Uganda: Farmers, scientists encourage preservation of traditional crops (The Monitor)
Upcoming Events
September 30, 2008: Apply for scholarships to study journalism in South Africa
Radio Resource Bank
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Farm Radio Action
Farm Radio makes strong showing at OUR MEDIA 7 (by Modibo Coulibaly and Benjamin Fiafor)
Farm Radio Script of the Week
Fissel farmers don’t pick up straw after harvesting, a method that protects land from heat
