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Achieving zero hunger through radio programs on guinea fowl
This World Food Day, we’re showcasing one of our projects that shows how basic agriculture information can not only help farmers raise nutritious animals for…
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Close to home: Fall armyworm leaves none untouched
Rex Chapota, Farm Radio International’s Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa, calls himself a “weekend farmer.” From eight till five, Monday to Friday, he…
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Voices from the field: Bob Kuribil is learning from the radio, and sharing what he hears
Bob Kuribil is the most recent in a long line of guinea fowl rearers. He grew up in the Upper East Region of Ghana raising…
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Voices from the field: The struggle of women rearing guinea fowl
Theodora Kubaje has lived in the Upper East Region of Ghana for most of her life. She’s been a dynamic voice in her village for…
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Sharing innovation on the radio, and throughout the community
In Awash Bune kebele, in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region, women don’t plough the fields. They hire labourers or leave the ploughing for their husbands. This is…
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Marketing on the radio in Mozambique: A first for Farm Radio
In the district of Alto Molócuè, farmers produce more than 86,000 tons of cassava. It’s a major staple crop for farmers in this region, but…
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Voices from the field: Demitu Desasa, Ethiopia
Demitu Desasa has a wide smile as she shares her story outside her circular home in Leman Ayetu kebele, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.…
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Voices from the field: Farmer stories from northern Ghana
Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy in Ghana, with more than half of the labour force in the country earning income from agriculture. Despite…
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This is real work: Through the mud and into the soybean field
To reach Hidya Muhidini Kipila’s soya bean field, we had to wade through a puddle knee deep and 10 metres long. A toddler could learn…
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Sharing one farmer’s success story with millions more
Small-scale farmers are naturally risk averse, as a successful harvest is essential for their food security and income. What can encourage farmers to take the…
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