Kenya: Farmers search for ways to reduce the impact of locusts
It’s around midday and Douglas Kinyua is trying to scare away a swarm of locusts, swatting with a banana leaf […]
Radio spots on the desert locust situation in East Africa
Notes to broadcaster: This series of seven radio spots addresses the desert locust outbreak in East Africa in 2020. The […]
World Radio Day 2019
World Radio Day is celebrated every year on February 13. Farm Radio International joins UNESCO in inviting all radio stations […]
Broadcaster how-to guide: Effective emergency response programming for farmers
This week’s Farmer stories from Zambia and Ghana talk about weather-related services that, respectively, guide farmer’s monthly activities and provide […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Razed villages and empty fields await Congo’s displaced (IRIN)
Militia fighters and military checkpoints dotted Congo-Brazzaville’s Pool region for nearly two years. More than 100,000 people fled their villages […]
DRC: While conflict forces many farmers to abandon fields, others remain
Kavira Kakese walks slowly on the stony trail to her field in Mayangose, a village in Virunga National Park, in […]
Reporting on violence
In this week’s Farmer story from Democratic Republic of Congo, we share the experience of women villagers who remain in […]
Soil conservation saves the land, even when a hurricane strikes
This week’s Farmer story from Tanzania talks about special measures taken by farmers to save soil on steep hillsides. But […]
Nigeria: Conflicts between herdsmen and farmers bring hunger to communities
It’s morning and the weather looks friendly. Bulus Rimankante and other farmers are in their fields keeping watch and carrying […]
Tanzania: Farmers and researchers scramble for solutions to Fall armyworm ahead of maize season
After 35 years of farming, Joachim Joseph thought he knew what was eating his maize. Mr. Joseph manages Tumaini Farm, […]