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Reaching the next generation through radio
On Feb. 13, FRI’s executive director Kevin Perkins is speaking at the World Radio Day symposium in the United Kingdom, hosted by the University of…
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A look behind the scenes of FarmQuest with Radio Fanaka
For the past several weeks we have been introducing you to the six candidates that took part in the FarmQuest project in Mali: six young…
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Meet FarmQuest candidate Fanto Samake
Fanto Samake has been around cattle since childhood and, as a candidate in the FarmQuest reality radio program, wanted to raise dairy cows. Unfortunately for Fanto,…
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Meet FarmQuest candidate Salimata Traore
Salimata Traore was a timid young woman when she was selected to be a candidate in the FarmQuest project. While shyness is not an ideal…
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Meet FarmQuest candidate Kafune Mariko
This video introduces you to Kafune Mariko, the youngest contestant in the FarmQuest reality radio series. Kafune’s parents were farmers, and she learned from an…
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Meet FarmQuest candidate Awa Doumbia
This video introduces you to Awa Doumbia, a FarmQuest contestant from the village of Dien, in Mali’s Mopti District. Through her participation in the FarmQuest project,…
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The summer edition of Network News is here!
The summer edition of Network News is here! In this edition, learn about Farm Radio International’s unprecedented poll that helped thousands of small-scale farmers share their opinions and…
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You’ve met the FarmQuest candidates. Now see them in action!
Last year, we excitedly announced the launch of FarmQuest, an innovative new reality radio program in Mali designed to encourage youth to consider farming as…
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Reaching young people with old technology: Meet the FarmQuest candidates!
*Above: Mamadou Diarra, contestant on FarmQuest, is interviewed by Fatogoma Sanogo of Radio Fanaka. Diakaridia Fomba raises chickens in the idyllic village of Dien, in…
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Farm Radio is a Winner of The Rockefeller Foundation 2012 Innovation Challenges Competition!
In June of this year, Farm Radio International’s Regional Field Manager in Mali – Modibo Coulibaly – entered an idea to the Rockefeller Foundation’s 2012…
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