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For the past several weeks we have been introducing you to the six candidates that took part in the FarmQuest project in Mali: six young people have shown their communities that they have what it takes to start farming businesses that can not only feed their families, but make a living. Now its time to introduce…
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Mariam Amiri’s field is her family’s source of food and income. She grows beans as a staple crop on her plot of land in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. She also cultivates a variety of vegetables, such as spinach, kale, pumpkin, onion, and a local plant known as mnavu. Mariam, 32, knew that she was…
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Radio Innovations Finding new ways to make radio better Radio Innovations Finding new ways to make radio better We pioneer innovative digital solutions and develop engaging new radio approaches to make the world’s most popular communication tool more entertaining, effective and interactive than ever before. Innovative digital solutions Far from being eclipsed by newer technologies,…
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This audio clip is one example of the many responses The Hangar received from farmers to a question in a Listening Post program evaluating a bean project aired in June. The question was: “What is your biggest constraint when it comes to growing beans?” As seen, FRI’s specially-designed program captures farmers’ votes and displays it…
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For 38 years, Alhassan Dramani worked as an extension officer for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in the Savelugu district of Ghana’s Northern Region. He travelled unforgiving roads to show farmers the best spots to lay seed, what kind of inputs to use, and how to store their yields. He spent 38 years…
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We tagged alongside Abdul Mohammed Dahim, a broadcaster with Radio 123 in Tamale, Ghana, to interview farmers for an upcoming radio program.
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With files courtesy of Mark Kudafa Elvis Asare takes a radio broadcaster through his farm. He gestures to his recently harvested rice field, golden with newly cut stalks of rice. It’s January, and it’s harvest time for rice in Hohoe in the Volta region in eastern Ghana. Farmers like Elvis are reaping the benefits…
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Farm Radio International is supporting African broadcasters in reaching rural audiences with critical information about COVID-19
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Victoria Dansoa Abankwa, an agricultural extension officer and host of the orange-fleshed sweet potato program at Central Radio in Cape Coast, Ghana. In 2013, Farm Radio International developed and launched a 22-week radio program to fight vitamin A deficiency by helping to scale-up the production and consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Ghana. Farmers…
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Farmers in Msisi practice ‘beeping’ and recording messages for broadcasters. A group of 20 farmers have gathered in Msisi, a village near Singida in central Tanzania. Cellphone in hand, they leave missed calls to the same phone number. Seconds later, the room is filled with the sound of ringtones. The farmers answer, listen to an…
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