Publications
It’s spring, and Tuesday night is a night for radio! Meet the community listening group in Senegal that meets every Tuesday to discuss their health and the health of their community. Inside this edition of Tuning In, hear from the talented group of African broadcasters who won this year’s George Atkins Communications Award, and the…
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Interested in how Farm Radio is doing in terms of achieving its objectives? This document outlines our board-approved Strategic Intentions and our final progress towards achieving them from 2015 until 2019. Over 78% of planned activities were partially or fully achieved or exceeded.
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In our latest edition of Tuning In, we share some stories we love. Read about how in Tanzania, our programs on weather have made a difference to the farmers who rely on rains, In Sierra Leone and Liberia, learn alongside learners themselves! We share a story about our project on distance learning during the pandemic,…
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*Farm Radio International would like to thank Emily Morris for including our work as a case study in this research. Authors: Emily Morris, Anna Farrell, Emma Venetis for USAID Abstract: As countries around the world have closed learning institutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching and learning have pivoted from in-person instruction to distance…
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Do you ever find yourself searching for information about a specific crop, wanting ideas on how to create a drama for your farming audience, or wondering how to involve women farmers in your program? FRI has many resources that can help you—read this guide to learn more. Farm Radio International (FRI) aims to support all…
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For the audited financial statements for 2019-2020 please go here. — Year in Review It was an important year for Farm Radio International. First, we celebrated the organization’s 40th birthday! Four decades have passed since George Atkins, together with many partners, volunteers and backers, put together the first package of Farm Radio scripts and distributed it…
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This edition of Tuning In turns to the work Farm Radio is doing in rural communities across Africa as markets are shut and COVID-19 does its best to disrupt the best-laid plans. Meet Fatoumata Camara, a Senegalese farmer adjusting not only to COVID-19 disruptions, but also climate change. Learn how a Kenyan radio station is…
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This article was originally published in Information Technologies & International Development. This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), www.idrc.ca. This article presents the main findings from a meta-review study of 15 agricultural development projects that employed a diversity of information and communications technology (ICT) tools…
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At Farm Radio International, we are inspired by the vision that so many rural Africans have for their communities and families — namely, that they be prosperous, just, and vibrant, where farming and related livelihoods thrive. Farm Radio International aims to ensure that every rural African, no matter their gender, age or background, has access…
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An audit of our year-end financial statements was conducted by Deloitte LLP in Ottawa, in accordance with Canadian standards. The report is a snapshot of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2020, with comparative information for 2018-19. For the full annual report for 2019-2020 please visit this page.
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