In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:

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African Farm News in Review

1. Malawi: Villagers lose land to sugar plantation (by Gladson Makowa, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Malawi)

2. Kenya: Local resistance to land grab captures government, investor attention(The National, UN Integrated Regional Information Services)

3. Tunisia: Treaty amendment affirms farmers’ rights to save seeds (Pambazuka News)

Upcoming Events

–August 31-September 3, 2009: First All Africa Horticultural Congress

Radio Resource Bank

–An introduction to the “right to food”

Farm Radio Action

–Annual meeting of AFRRI Coordinators reveals importance of listener engagement (by Kevin Perkins, Executive Director of Farm Radio International)

Farm Radio Script of the Week

–Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 5