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Celebrating our 500th issue of Barza Wire
Farm Radio International has been producing resources for radio broadcasters for 40 years—since May 1979. But this week, we celebrate another milestone: our 500th issue…
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A microphone and a guinea fowl: a young Canadian shares voices of Ghanaian farmers
In a community in rural Ghana, Maxine Betteridge-Moes sits down with several farmers. Through a translator, she asks questions about the impact of a local…
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FRI now accepting applications for inaugural Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio
Farm Radio International is now accepting applications for a new award to recognize radio programs that address gender equality and create opportunities to share the…
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Farm Radio International’s 2018 top ten
This year was a big one for our Farm Radio International, and while there’s a lot to say about what happened in our work in…
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Mathewos Feleke: 2018 George Atkins Communications Award runner-up
Mathewos Feleke of Wolaitta Sodo Fana FM in Ethiopia is a man of many talents. A former high school teacher, school supervisor, and farmer, Mr.…
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Benjamin Boureima Nama: 2018 George Atkins Award runner up
Benjamin Boureima Nama was first introduced to Farm Radio International’s resources for broadcasters in 1999 when he was an intern at Radio Evangile Développement in…
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Lilian Madelemo: 2018 George Atkins Communications Award winner, Uhuru FM, Tanzania
Lilian Madelemo has been a radio broadcaster since 2011, presenting news and entertainment programming at Uhuru FM in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Last year, she…
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Earl Samuels: George Atkins Communications Award Winner, Fiila FM, Ghana
It was a desire to empower his people and provide access to information in hard times that inspired Earl Samuels to pursue a career in…
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Mubiru Ali: George Atkins Communications Award winner, Radio Simba, Uganda
In April 2016, Ugandan farmers called into their favourite program on Radio Simba to complain of an unknown pest that was destroying their maize crops.…
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Always innovating: Resources for broadcasters
Salome Thomas sits behind the controls at Orkonerei Radio Service in northern Tanzania. Since 1979, we’ve been serving our broadcasters with resources to help them…
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