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Radio innovations from The Hangar: Beeping for vital information
Radio is a fantastic tool for reaching millions of listeners with life-changing information. But the cell phone revolution is making this communication tool even more…
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A visit to The Hangar: FRI’s innovation lab
A telecommunications revolution is quietly unfolding in a back garden in Arusha, Tanzania. It’s happening in “The Hangar” — a geek hangout if ever there…
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Listening Post: Including farmers’ voices in development
This audio clip is one example of the many responses The Hangar received from farmers to a question in a Listening Post program evaluating a…
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The Listening Post: Raising the voice of farmers
“What if?” is the question that opens the doors of possibility. For years Farm Radio International has used radio to interact with farming families, using…
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Celebrating farmers at Nane Nane in Tanzania
Fides Nsingi, consultant with the World Vegetable Center, at Nane Nane in Tanzania. In Tanzania, farmers are celebrated each year on Aug. 8 with the…
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Radio Boda-boda goes the extra mile to serve farmers
Rural radio broadcasts reach some of the most remote areas of sub-Saharan Africa. However, when FRI Tanzania staff visited the farming village of Engare Nairobi…
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Audio postcard: An old garage becomes FRI’s technology “Hangar”
My name is Bart, Captain Sullivan. I’m the radio and ICT (information and communication technology) manager for Farm Radio International. The Hangar came about because…
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Volunteers: Open call for developers to join us in Tanzania
Are you a developer who likes to mash things up a bit? Attend a hack-a-thon now and again? Love the challenge of finding new ways…
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