Radio

Guidelines for the production of gender responsive radio broadcasts
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Year of publication: 2014 Pages: #15 p. Author: Mahamane, A., Déla Sidi, F., Van der Elstraeten, A.;Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development By Country/Territory: Niger Agrovoc: broadcasting (radio); gender; knowledge management; guidelines; best practices; good practices Abstract: This guide was prepared in Niger by the “Capitalization of good practices in support of agricultural production and food security” project. It was developed during training given to journalists – both men and women – of rural and community radio stations. The

World Food Day 2022: Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow
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World Food Day is October 16, 2022. This year’s theme is “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow.” World Food Day 2022 raises awareness of the need for more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agri-food systems. It calls for action across sectors to ensure that our agri-food systems deliver enough affordable, nutritious, and safe food for all. To achieve this transformation, the world needs to change policies, mindsets, behaviours, and

Here’s how Farm Radio International broadcasting partners are using Barza Wire Farmer stories
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In July and early August, Farm Radio International asked our broadcasting partners to tell us how they use Barza Wire Farmer stories. Fifty-eight people responded and shared their stories of how Barza Wire, Farm Radio scripts, and training resources improve their programming. Respondents said they had read and used Farmer stories on a variety of topics, but mainly: climate change; crop production, handling, and processing; COVID-19, and gender. COVID-19 and gender were by far the most popular topics.

How Bamtaare FM created a website to reach more people with local information
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Thierno Diop is president and director of Bamtaare Dodel FM (103.4). Located in the department of Podore in the Sene region of Senegal, the station’s frequency reaches a radius of 70 to 100km. According to listeners, this isn’t nearly enough. Mr. Diop recalls, “Many people called me … outside of Senegal, and within. [People] who wanted to listen to local information, who wanted to hear about the situation in our

Farm Radio, other stakeholders, mark Africa Smallholders Farmers' Summit 2022
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Farm Radio International, a non-profit organization focused on using radio to help African farming communities has joined other stakeholders to mark the fourth edition of the Africa Smallholders Farmers’ Summit 2022. The program which was hosted at the School of Agriculture, University of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region, brought together agriculture input dealers, organizations and smallholder farmers across Africa to stay abreast of the innovations and technologies improving best

Distance learning via radio for rural communities in Somalia: An FAO initiative
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Overcoming COVID-19 restrictions through adaptive measures that facilitate access to agricultural and nutrition knowledge Over the years, Somalia experienced conflict and fragility that resulted in severe poverty and vulnerability, displacement, poor economic capacity, and food and nutrition insecurity. Most of the country’s population is in rural areas, and they rely on agriculture as the primary source of livelihood and exports. In 2020, up to 1.3 million people in Somalia faced

Spotlight: 10 years on, Uganda’s Radio Simba develops sustainable radio programs on orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
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Sometimes, the impact of Farm Radio programs reaches beyond the target audience of small scale women and men farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This was the case in Uganda’s central region, where broadcasters at Radio Simba in Kampala listened intently to a series broadcast nearly 10 years ago, which has inspired a sustainable radio program that continues at the station today. “My Children” was a radio drama that first aired in

The resolutions of the evaluation of the year of the uninterrupted signal of Radio Amani FM: A program of local RFI partner associations and RFI CLUBS
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Moderator: Jafari Bienvenue Luube Theme and questions that guided the evaluation:  “A year of existence without interruption, what weaknesses, challenges to strengthen, what strengths to capitalize on for a future full of success of Radio Amani FM » And therefore the assessment of the strengths and difficulties or weaknesses and strategies for the emergence of the Radio.    Among the strengths:  The mixed assembly composed of journalists from the Radio,

FARIDA, a mobile solution to increase the income of community radio stations
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Community radios in Africa and in the Democratic Republic of Congo are most often faced with insufficient material, financial and technical resources to meet their editorial needs. However, with new information and communication technologies, it is nowadays possible to maximize your audience and attract more advertisers on the radio and also on online platforms. It is in this context that the Internews organization and the Online Media Association in the

Julieth Muunga, runner-up for the 2022 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio
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At Radio Maria in Tanzania, Julieth Muunga is the sole presenter and producer of a 30-minute program called Jinsia na Maendeleo (Gender and Development), which was named the runner-up for the 2022 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio. Ms. Muunga started broadcasting in 2007 as a volunteer at two different radio stations while studying for a university certificate in Journalism at the University of Dar es Salaam. When she began her