In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:

African Farm News in Review

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

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

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

Upcoming Events

–August 31-September 3, 2009: First All Africa Horticultural Congress ^[4]

Radio Resource Bank

–An introduction to the “right to food” ^[5]

Farm Radio Action

–Annual meeting of AFRRI Coordinators reveals importance of listener engagement (by Kevin Perkins, Executive Director of Farm Radio International) ^[6]

Farm Radio Script of the Week

–Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 5 ^[7]