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Bridging the agricultural extension gap in Uganda through climate change radio programs

Feb 2, 2023

Learn how Voice of Teso radio station in eastern Uganda is ensuring that local farmers have the information they need to improve harvests and adapt to a changing climate.

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Ugandan radio broadcaster Betty Mujungu interviews a woman farmer in a field.

Watch: Food Security in East Africa – Beyond the Headlines

Nov 9, 2022

Watch our online town hall, Food Security in East Africa – Beyond the Headlines. Learn about the causes and impacts of the East African food crisis and local solutions to increase food security in the region.

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Farm Radio Award process launches

Oct 5, 2022

Farm Radio International has launched its annual award process for the Liz Hughes and George Atkins awards.

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Rosemond Bakieno

Rosemonde Bakieno, winner of the 2022 George Atkins Communications Award

May 4, 2022

Rosemonde Bakieno is a journalist and director of Radio Munyu, a community radio station for women in Banfora, Burkina Faso.

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Julieth Muunga is celebrated by her friends and colleagues after winning the 2022 Liz Hughes Award Runner Up prize. Pictured: Several Tanzanians, wearing matching dresses, hoist Julieth Muunga to their shoulders as she waves her certificate.

Julieth Muunga, runner-up for the 2022 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio

Apr 5, 2022

At Radio Maria in Tanzania, Julieth Muunga produces and hosts the show “Jinsia na Maendeleo,” the runner-up for the 2022 Liz Hughes Award.

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How radio can #BreakTheBias this International Women’s Day

Mar 7, 2022

Farm Radio International is supporting radio stations across Africa develop programming that promotes gender equality in their communities.

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Radio Média + CI Bouaké, winner of the 2022 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio

Mar 7, 2022

The Leadership au feminin (Female Leadership) program from Radio Media + is dedicated to women and attempts to break down gender stereotypes.

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The 2022 Farm Radio Awards

Feb 11, 2022

We are proud to honour the 2022 winners of the George Atkins Communications Award and the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio.

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Radio broadcasters took part in an online course on radio

300 African broadcasters learn radio design through e-course

Aug 9, 2021

Farm Radio International recently wrapped up its largest-ever e-course, with record registration and offered for the first time in French.

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Designing digital agriculture projects: a Senegalese woman holds a cell phone while another woman looks over her shoulder, a Senegalese man, a radio station employee, shows her how to use the phone. A radio set sits beside them.

5 things to consider when designing digital agriculture projects

Jun 14, 2021

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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