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Supporting small-scale farmers: From the National Farm Radio Forum to Farm Radio International
For over 20 years, groups of farmers from across Canada met weekly to listen to a radio program, discuss farming issues and plan projects to improve their community. Discover the history of Canada’s unique National Farm Radio Forum program and how Farm Radio International carries out similar work in Africa today.
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Generations of impact
Colleen Crozier grew up on a family farm that’s now in its fifth generation, learning early on the value of agricultural information. She wants to have the same kind of lasting impact through her donations.
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A COVID-19 recovery story: From coast to côte (d’Ivoire)
In 2021, Farm Radio set out to tackle pandemic recovery by using interactive radio approaches to support 20 value chains in 7 countries.
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Ghana’s ‘best farmers’ grow thanks to radio
It is a hot sunny Wednesday afternoon and Abraham Agyei Appiah is working on his maize farm. On his return from the farm, he pulls…
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15 million listeners tune in to weekly programs on gender equality
More than 90 per cent of people in listening clubs say radio programs have transformed gender norms in their communities thanks to a Farm Radio International project.
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Farming faba beans—a source of income and equality
Radio and faba beans are paving the way for women producers and growers to challenge gender norms and participate in farming.
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5 things to consider when designing digital agriculture projects
Too often, the digital transformation of agriculture leaves small-scale farmers behind. So what can we do to ensure digital transformation of agriculture projects are inclusive and participatory?
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Announcing the 2021 Farm Radio award winners
Meet the 2021 winners of the George Atkins Communications Award and the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio.
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For farmers facing climate change, radio means resilience
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…
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Farm Radio research project releases its final report
Radio is widely acknowledged as the best way to deliver farming information to small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. But, until recently, little was known about…
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