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300 African broadcasters learn radio design through e-course
Farm Radio International recently wrapped up its largest-ever e-course, with record registration and offered for the first time in French.
Read MoreBalancing broadcasting work and childcare
Madame Florence Acquaye of URA Radio interviews a farmer while carrying her son on her back. Madame Florence hustles — it seems the only way to describe…
Read MoreBroadcaster profile: How Acirocan Flavia (and her listeners) benefited from our e-course
Farmer program e-course: Strengthening broadcasters’ interview and story-telling skills A journalist by profession, Acirocan Flavia has been working in radio for seven years. She…
Read MoreSeeking training opportunities to better serve her listeners
Malian Broadcaster Djeneba Konare: George Atkins Communications Award winner Djeneba Konare is a broadcaster hungry for new opportunities; she is someone her fellow broadcaster and…
Read MoreBirhanu Kindu: Always improving his skills to better support farmers
Birhanu Kindu, like many broadcasters, is highly educated, with a diploma in language and a degree in sociology and social anthropology. But he also credits…
Read MoreIn-station training boosts broadcasters’ confidence on air and in their community
Rashid Muzungyo, left, is the presenter and producer on Kapchorwa Trinity Radio’s farmer program. Kapchorwa Trinity Radio is a small rural radio station in Kapchorwa,…
Read MoreBroadcaster profile: Kwamee Kwame — A passionate broadcaster putting his training at service of farmers
Kwamee Kwame has worked with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana for 29 years, so he understands that small-scale farmers across the country…
Read MoreFarmer program e-course shows broadcasters value of connecting with audience
Sakina Majawa Kaima is an experienced farm radio broadcaster. She currently hosts two shows on Malawi’s Chanco Radio that address two important issues facing farmers:…
Read MoreLearning how to beep to vote in Burkina Faso
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…
Read MoreAudio postcard: Ghanaian farmers capitalized on ICT to connect with markets
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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