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Peter Kakanji brushes his teeth, using bristles of a stick as a toothbrush. He looks to the sky for signs of imminent rainfall because he heard last night on the radio that it would rain today. “The rains started early this year and it’s still raining in several parts of the country, following the same…
Read MoreClimate change in Ghana has made farming a challenge But thanks to new methods learned from the radio, farmers like Ramatu Djan are adapting.
Read MoreACT NOW TO PREVENT A FUTURE DISASTER Help farmers get the climate change information they need Donate now The Climate Crisis Farmers turn to radio Farmers in Tanzania are turning on their radios as the weather they have relied on for years for their livelihoods gets more erratic and more destructive. Farm Radio International is…
Read MoreLearn how Voice of Teso radio station in eastern Uganda is ensuring that local farmers have the information they need to improve harvests and adapt to a changing climate.
Read MoreAt Farm Radio International, we’ve seen what works when it comes to radio projects. From projects on sweet potato, to those on climate change and women’s rights, we see great results come from informative radio programming time and time again. There’s just one problem. When a project ends, the radio program may end with it,…
Read MoreRoyals FM Akuapa y3 (Good Farming) Radio Program About the program Akuapa y3 means “good farming.” For farmers in Wenchi, that’s what this Green Leaf Magazine radio program is helping them do. Thanks your sponsorship, it’s what the program will continue to do. In the program above, you can hear an episode where the host, Owoahene…
Read MoreSponsor a radio program Get life-changing information to underserved Ghanaian communities. Start your own team today Radio grows food In places where the internet remains out of reach, radio is a lifeline. At Farm Radio International, we work with broadcasters and farmers to design effective interactive agriculture radio programs for farmers in Africa. Now, we…
Read MoreThe great Italian inventor, Guglielmo Marconi, introduced the world to wireless communication technology in 1901 when he beamed a signal from Cornwall, England to St. John’s Newfoundland. Radio was born. Talk about a “disruptive technology”. Marconi’s discovery meant people could communicate instantly around the world. No more waiting weeks for printed information to be sent…
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