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Finding rainfall: Radio, technology and climate change
Peter Kakanji brushes his teeth, using bristles of a stick as a toothbrush. He looks to the sky for signs of imminent rainfall because he…
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Senegalese farmer turns to radio during COVID shutdown
Fatoumata Camara, a farmer in southern Senegal has turned to radio during the double challenges of COVID-19 and climate change.
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Climate crisis: Farmers turn to radio
Farmers in Tanzania are turning to radio for informational tops on climate change and weather forecasts to help deal with the climate crisis.
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Growing community: Conservation agriculture over the airwaves
Matefie Meja is a single mother of three who farms a half-hectare of land in Chifisa, Ethiopia. It’s intensive work. As she has no ox…
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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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Radio can rain information when drought strikes
Imagine you’re a farmer and the rainy season that you depend on doesn’t come. This happens again — and again. After three failed rainy seasons you…
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Voices from the field: Farming in times of drought
Farmers living in the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia are no strangers to challenging weather. They have a long history of working their farms using…
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Her Voice on Air: Speaking up and fighting drought in Ethiopia
FRI’s Karen Hampson (right) interviews Hiwot Tirfneh (centre) and other members of the Mearenet women’s radio listening group in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Nine women surround Hiwot,…
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Interactive radio: A low-impact way to grow eco-friendly agriculture
Earth Day is a time to reflect on the various ways that human beings are part of and interact with the environment. A time to…
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Audio postcard: How changing rainfall is affecting farmers in Ghana
The rains in the Upper East Region of Ghana normally start in May. This year they didn’t come until July. Farmers near the community of…
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