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Radio Boda-boda goes the extra mile to serve farmers

Jul 28, 2014

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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Learning how to beep to vote in Burkina Faso

Jul 24, 2014

I’m Emma Bider, an intern with Farm Radio International in Burkina Faso. The month of June marked the beginning of a new Participatory Radio Campaign here…

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Beep4Weather: Forecast and farming advice available on-demand in Tanzania

Jul 22, 2014

With weather patterns shifting due to climate change, farmers need weather-related information they can count on. Luckily, their mobile phones can help them get it. “Utabiri wa hali…

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New Technology Meets Old Radio

Nov 29, 2010

The year 2009-2010 was a remarkable period of reflection, celebration, loss and hope for Farm Radio International. We marked the 30th anniversary of the organization,…

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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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