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Radio provides a helping hand in the tricky work of raising guinea fowl

Apr 11, 2017

Elizabeth Webonga, 38, has been raising guinea fowl in Manyoro, in Ghana’s Upper East Region, for 20 years. In the past, she would typically only…

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What it takes to be an award-winning guinea fowl farmer

Mar 1, 2017

The rural community of Kasenamun, in Ghana’s Upper East Region, is quiet other than the light wind and rhythmic chirping of guinea fowl in the…

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Video: Radio for farmer value chain development in Ghana

Feb 21, 2017

Video by Anaïs Voski Across Africa, small-scale farmers produce as much as 80 percent of their countries’ food supplies, but they are often the most…

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Radio: A source of information and motivation for this determined farmer

Sep 30, 2016

Interview and photos by Jesse Winter Theodora Kubaje has raised guinea fowl her entire life. “My father was a farmer and my mother. So, as…

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Radio key to success for this first-time guinea fowl farmer

Aug 3, 2016

When Sewura Ebenezer Ayibabu, 35, was given 15 guinea fowl eggs by a friend one day, he wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. He…

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Radio is helping guinea fowl farmers to thrive

Jul 12, 2016

Despite raising guinea fowl since 2008, Apialore Alagiwugah used to have trouble keeping the babies, called keets, alive into adulthood. Often the cold would kill the…

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Meet Alice Apinya, guinea fowl farmer in Ghana

May 12, 2016

In a community in the Upper East Region of Ghana, small flocks of guinea fowl live in different pens. Three small doors open into different…

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Apialore Alagiwugah, guinea fowl farmer in Ghana

Mar 22, 2016

Photo and video by Jesse Winter Apialore Alagiwugah lives in Banyono, a community in northern Ghana. Like many farmers in the Upper East Region, he…

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Raising guinea fowl: Farm Radio Resource Pack 102

Nov 17, 2015

This resource pack discusses challenges and tips for raising guinea fowl, birds which are not only nutritious but also profitable. Farm Radio Resource Pack 102…

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Learn why Theodora Kubaje is hopeful radio will improve her food security

Jun 2, 2015

Theodora Kubaje keeps a brood of guinea fowl on her family farm to ensure her family of seven has access to protein in their diets.…

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