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When a new pest invades, radio is the tool farmers need to protect their fields
When Ethiopian farmers and agricultural experts first learned about Fall armyworm in early 2017, the picture was gloomy. This invasive pest is native to the…
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Building Accra: Encouraging women and youth to enter residential construction sector
Madam Eunice Ado, who teaches welding and fabrication at GRATIS Foundation Ghana is booming. Residential construction in the Greater Accra Region — a loud, crowded,…
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It takes a village: Engaging men, women & youth in ‘women’s issues’
“It takes a village to raise a child.” This proverb has many important meanings, but one related truth is that maternal, newborn and children’s health…
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The long road to launching Radio Taboo, a solar-powered station in the Cameroon rainforest (and new FRI broadcasting partner)
Ngambé-Tikar district lacks many things: schools, libraries, running water, electricity, and hospitals. But one thing this district in Cameroon no longer lacks is a radio…
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A creative way to support a farmer program: farming workshops
Many African radio stations struggle to raise money to support their agriculture programs. Recording equipment and taxi fares for reporters to interview farmers in distant…
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Reducing food waste with new partnerships in Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania
Farm Radio International is bringing our success with social and behaviour change communication to an important global issue: food loss. Together with media partners Access…
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Always innovating: Resources for broadcasters
Salome Thomas sits behind the controls at Orkonerei Radio Service in northern Tanzania. Since 1979, we’ve been serving our broadcasters with resources to help them…
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A new tool for farmers facing the Fall armyworm: radio
In the Central and Western region of Uganda, farmers are busy with the first weeding of the season. As they head into their maize fields,…
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Bringing broadcasters together to learn from each other
Every year we like to bring together our broadcasting partners for an online eDiscussion. This is an opportunity for broadcasters to share their questions and…
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Learning to cook quality protein maize
Listen to part of a cooking show, which aired on four radio stations in three languages in Ethiopia. Across Africa, many families rely on maize…
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