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Creating community in times of conflict: Celebrating World Radio Day 2023
This World Radio Day, we examine the role of radio in reducing conflict and creating community. We focus on Farm Radio International’s use of radio to promote girls’ education in conflict-affected Mali.
Read MoreCOVID-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.
Read MoreEmergency Hotline Service: Developing a COVID call-in service for broadcasters
Farm Radio International has developed a new emergency hotline for broadcasters to find information, leave questions and get answers to pressing information about COVID-19.
Read MoreKeeping crucial radio stations on air in face of COVID-19
Thanks to additional funding from Canada, Farm Radio International will support broadcasters who provide essential pandemic-related information to remote and rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read MoreFarm Radio International’s 2019 Top 10
A lot happened in 2019. It was a big year for people around the world, and for us here at Farm Radio International it was no different. Here’s our 2019 Top 10!
Read MoreVeteran farmer uses radio to educate peers
Lemma Belachew was the first farmer in Delila kebele to start producing malt barley — at least, that’s what he told us when we met…
Read MoreDown to business: Model farmer learns new techniques thanks to radio
Dagnie Teshomie has been growing malt barley for several years. Still there’s always room for improvement. Thanks to a radio program he enhanced his planning and record keeping.
Read MoreListening together: Radio helps empower a family and the community
Thanks to a radio program on conservation agriculture, America Asrassie is making a profit, and sending her children to university.
Read MoreRice and Radio: How radio programs and face-to-face training is improving lives in Ethiopia
Adugna Tigab is a 33-year-old farmer in Bure Kebele of Lebokemkem woreda (or district) in Ethiopia. This year due to heavy rain in the area,…
Read MoreScaling Her Voice on Air: New project will bring interactive radio to more than 2 million women farmers in West Africa
Press release With funding from Global Affairs Canada, we will bring improved interactive radio services to Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali and Senegal, reaching more than…
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