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Celebrating the power of radio to scale sustainably
Watch our webinar to explore the challenges and successes of scale and sustainability with ICT-enabled projects. At Farm Radio International, our work requires great partnerships…
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Let’s get cooking – with sweet potato!
From the Farm Radio archives. This story first appeared in our 2014-2015 annual report. Farming families eat much of what they grow. This makes farm…
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From farm to fork: Reaching 4 million farmers to strengthen their role in the ag value chain
From farm to fork, food travels far to be transformed from a seed to a plant to a delicious dish. And farmers play a key…
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Maize farmers turn to cell phones and radios for help adapting to drought
Fatuma Aly Kajogoo adjusts her red headscarf to keep the sweat out of her eyes. She stands smiling among rows of maize shoots that she…
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Voices of farmers facing the Fall armyworm – how radio is helping farmers
Deo Mutekanyiza beside his maize field Masindi and Kiryandongo are the maize-growing regions of Uganda, and maize – or corn – is a staple crop,…
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Just a phone call away for farmers in Malawi facing Fall armyworm
In Malawi, farmers have already been hit hard by Fall armyworm. In August, farmers had reported more than 140,000 hectares of maize ravaged by the…
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On the air in Uganda to share information about Fall armyworm
The Fall armyworm is marching through farmers’ fields across Africa, with 28 countries now dealing with this foreign invader. Uganda first experienced the Fall armyworm…
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Marketing on the radio in Mozambique: A first for Farm Radio
In the district of Alto Molócuè, farmers produce more than 86,000 tons of cassava. It’s a major staple crop for farmers in this region, but…
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Nakaseke Radio goes on air in Uganda to alert farmers about Fall armyworm
Like many maize farmers in central Uganda, Peter Balaba was dismayed to find Fall armyworm caterpillars in his fields again this season. Peter farms four…
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Protecting earnings and the environment – and chocolate production – with a new radio campaign
Charles Brefo-Nimo, SNV project co-ordinator, in front of the SNV office in Essam, Western Region Ghana Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in…
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