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Timely broadcasts yield better potato harvests in Nigeria
Learn about our project promoting the best ways to grow potatoes in Nigeria. Read the stories of three potato farmers in Plateau State who increased their yields and income after listening to a radio program.
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From market woman to radio show host
Learn how a Malian woman made the leap from processing local food products to hosting her own radio show.
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Bridging the agricultural extension gap in Uganda through climate change radio programs
Learn how Voice of Teso radio station in eastern Uganda is ensuring that local farmers have the information they need to improve harvests and adapt to a changing climate.
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Farming faba beans—a source of income and equality
Radio and faba beans are paving the way for women producers and growers to challenge gender norms and participate in farming.
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Filling the void: How radio is serving farmers in Ethiopia during the pandemic
When COVID-19 made face-to-face extension impossible, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture called on Farm Radio International to design interactive extension programs to support farmers during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 recovery project expands Farm Radio into four new countries
Farm Radio International is hard at work on a new project with GIZ on COVID-19 recovery, working across seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Finding rainfall: Radio, technology and climate change
Peter Kakanji brushes his teeth, using bristles of a stick as a toothbrush. He looks to the sky for signs of imminent rainfall because he…
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Distance Learning In Crisis: Literacy over the radio
Farm Radio is using radio to Improve literacy, reading and promote education at a distance in Sierra Leone and Liberia thanks to a new partnership with CODE.
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Our work on COVID-19: A glimpse so far
In the four months since Farm Radio’s work on COVID-19 began, we’ve connected more than 1,500 broadcasters with key supports so they can serve their communities during this pandemic.
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Watch: Radio journalism in a time of crisis
Listen in to our conversation with radio broadcasters from across Africa about the role of journalism during COVID-19.
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