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In the four months since Farm Radio’s work on COVID-19 began, we’ve connected more than 1,500 broadcasters with key supports so they can serve their communities during this pandemic.
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Radio Salaki in Burkina Faso is taking no chances when it comes to the health of its reporters. They’re adapting to COVID-19, and making sure their radio programs do the same.
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Farm Radio International’s staff spent World Radio Day doing their best work to make radio a powerful tool for development and change.
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How does one make 1000 phone calls, personalize and mail out hundreds of thank you cards, spend evenings giving talks to church groups, and Saturdays at an information booth spreading the word about Farm Radio International? One word… Volunteers! Farm Radio International is fortunate to have amazing volunteers and student interns working alongside our staff…
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Thanks to a radio program on conservation agriculture, America Asrassie is making a profit, and sending her children to university.
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This year was a big one for our Farm Radio International, and while there’s a lot to say about what happened in our work in 2018, we’ve made a handy top 10 list to narrow it down. We opened new offices in two new-to-us countries: Senegal and Nigeria, as well established a new office in…
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It was quite the year — both for Farm Radio International and for Africa’s farmers. While much has happened since the end of March 2018 (our annual report covers from March 2017 and March 2018), we’re excited to reflect on our successes and challenges in 2017-18 as we look towards 2019. In rural Africa, 2017…
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Team Blueberry won the team spirit award and a basket of local, organic veggies from Roots & Shoots Farm, one of the event sponsors. Since 2008 we have been holding our annual ‘funspiel’ at the Rideau Curling Club. Once again, Farm Radio International staff, friends, and supporters hit the ice to help farmers at the…
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Photo: Jesse Winter One of the ultimate injustices of climate change is that those who have contributed to it the least are those most vulnerable to its impacts. Highly dependent on small-scale and rainfed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa stands to be struck severely by climatic instability. Thankfully, radio has immense power to help farmers adapt in the…
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