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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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2016 George Atkins Communications Award winners recognized at the 2017 International Forum
The three winners of the 2016 George Atkins Communications Award are being recognized at the sixth annual International Forum being put on in Montreal this week…
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Congratulations to the winners of the 25th George Atkins Communications Award!
Farm Radio International would not exist without the efforts of one exceptional Canadian farm broadcaster: our founder, the late George Atkins. Each year, we pay…
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A life well lived: Remembering Janet Atkins
My grandmother, Janet Atkins, taught me a lot of things. She helped me learn to play badminton and card games, how to knit, and the difference…
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Growing groundnuts: Farm Radio Resource Pack 97
In many African countries, groundnuts (known in North America as peanuts) are a crop of choice for small-scale farmers. They are relatively inexpensive to grow,…
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Annual Report 2012-13 — Radio 2.0: When radio is more than radio
A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Farm Radio International began as an idea. Like most great ideas, it was deceptively simple, prompting the question, “Why…
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 George Atkins Communications Award!
Congratulations to Kasooha Ismael and Anthony Lwanga of Uganda and Lydia Ajono of Ghana, winners of the 2013 George Atkins Communications Award. This award recognizes farm radio broadcasters for their outstanding…
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Farm Radio International scripts now available in Swahili and Hausa!
In May 1979, Farm Radio International founder, George Atkins, sent the first script package to 34 radio broadcasters in 26 countries. His idea was to…
Read MoreBroadcaster committed to agricultural market programming honoured with George Atkins Communications Award
Wednesday is market day in the town of Fana, Mali. There’s a busy energy in the air as farmers, traders, and other villagers gather to…
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Farm Radio International vital tool in spreading facts, by Laura Rance
The following article appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011. We’ve all grown accustomed to the hype around Hockey Night in Canada, a…
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