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Top 10 highlights from 2023

Dec 19, 2023

Find out our top moments and stories from 2023.

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Improving Ghanaian women farmers’ access to agricultural advisory services

Dec 7, 2023

In Ghana, women face barriers to accessing agricultural advisory services. Read the stories of three women who benefited from radio programs tackling those barriers head on.

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Seeds and storage: How radio reduced post-harvest loss of potatoes in Nigeria

Nov 9, 2023

Bitrus Gomas used to regularly lose nearly half his potatoes. But the Nigerian potato farmer implemented small changes that are making a big difference in reducing post-harvest l

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Supporting small-scale farmers to solve the food security crisis

Oct 16, 2023

Small-scale farmers are essential for feeding the world. Find out how Farm Radio International is supporting them.

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From sourcing seeds to selling produce: Sharing agricultural advice over the airwaves in Uganda

Oct 16, 2023

Read the stories of three individuals and groups that are benefiting from agricultural radio programs in Uganda that cover how to grow crops and raise livestock from start to finish.

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Q&A: Charity Intelligence managing director Kate Bahen on evaluating charitable impact and African food self-sufficiency

Oct 2, 2023

What Charity Intelligence’s managing director had to say about how Farm Radio punches above its weight in delivering impact.

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11,000+ African small-scale farmers use radio and mobile phones to tell decision makers attending Africa Food Systems Forum what they need to succeed in a changing climate

Sep 6, 2023

Though climate change, food system shocks and inflation are intensifying the challenges faced by small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, they want to remain in their homes, according to a report released today.

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Respecting the communities that we serve

Aug 16, 2023

Learn how Farm Radio International applies the value of respect in our work by respecting and sharing African farmers’ traditional knowledge.

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Talking food security and supporting small-scale farmers with IFAD president Alvaro Lario

Aug 10, 2023

Farm Radio International’s Executive Director, Kevin Perkins, sat down with the new president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Alvaro Lario. Read their conversation about how IFAD is supporting small-scale farmers, how climate change is affecting farmers and how IFAD is engaging communities in the solutions to the big challenges they face.

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Timely broadcasts yield better potato harvests in Nigeria

May 15, 2023

Learn about our project promoting the best ways to grow potatoes in Nigeria. Read the stories of three potato farmers in Plateau State who increased their yields and income after listening to a radio program.

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