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Her Voice on Air: Amplifying the voices of women farmers

Nov 24, 2015

Peer-to-peer exchange is one of the most powerful adoption pathways. Farm Radio International uses radio to extend peer-to-peer far beyond village or kinship boundaries. Our…

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Celebrating farmers at Nane Nane in Tanzania

Aug 27, 2015

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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Press release: FRI wins WSIS Project Prize

May 26, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A leader in the field: Farm Radio International (FRI) has won a prestigious WSIS project prize from the World Summit on the…

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Women in ICT

Audio postcard: The creativity and challenges facing women in technology

Mar 10, 2015

FRI has two creative and passionate women working as information communication technology (ICT) officers in the field, helping to train broadcasters on new ways to…

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Audio postcard: Ghanaian farmers capitalized on ICT to connect with markets

Jul 23, 2014

A radio producer from Obuoba FM interviews the chairperson of a farmer organization in Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Hello my name is Nathaniel Ofori, the information and…

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Press Release: Made-in-Uganda technology launches radio soap opera into interactive radio space

Jun 26, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Listen, vote, and eat better Farm Radio International (FRI) is working with Uganda’s TRAC FM and HarvestPlus to give farmers a powerful…

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Audio Postcard: What the beep? Interactive radio using mobile voting

Jun 6, 2013

Farmers in Africa want to do the best they can for their families. We know that. But they need practical information they can trust before…

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Radio breathes new life to the airwaves in the digital age

May 31, 2013

The great Italian inventor, Guglielmo Marconi, introduced the world to wireless communication technology in 1901 when he beamed a signal from Cornwall, England to St.…

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We need your clicks!

Mar 23, 2012

Farm Radio International very often submits proposals for new projects and funding. Last week our ICT and Radio Specialist, Bart Sullivan found a funding opportunity…

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The Case for Radio-on-Demand in Africa

Sep 2, 2010

Over the past few weeks Farm Radio International was fortunate enough to be covered in a great article by Melissa Ulbricht (@melissaulbricht) on both Mobile…

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