Broadcaster how-to guide: How to create ear-catching promos, intros and extros
From our most recent Resource Pack, we bring you a broadcaster how-to guide with detailed instructions on how to create promos, intros and extros. You work hard to produce a weekly farmer program that...
View ArticleFree access: BBC opens up College of Journalism websites
The BBC College of Journalism’s international language websites focus on three key aspects of journalism practice that are particularly important in the regions of the world they serve: skills,...
View ArticleFarm Radio International helps farmers standardize bag sizes for food crops
For many years, the system for bagging and pricing agricultural products in Ghana has been problematic for farmers, especially for maize. Many crops are sold using crude measures such as baskets and...
View ArticleCall for applications: Earth Journalism Scholars
The Earth Journalism Scholars program is inviting non-US journalists, particularly those from developing countries, to apply for a scholarship to attend the University of California-Berkeley’s Graduate...
View ArticleFRW news in brief
Farm Radio Weekly has a new trial resource for you: Farmer news briefs. These are stories from across the continent which have been adapted from print or online sources and are suitable for use in your...
View ArticleSenegal: Farmers angered by large-scale land purchases (IRIN)
Doudou Sow is furious. For the last 10 years, small-scale farmers in his area have been steadily losing their land to an influx of private investors. The Senegalese farmer says that outsiders have been...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Low prices mean tough choices for farmers (By Vladimir Mzaca, for...
Stanley Jena is frustrated. The farmer is stuck without a buyer for his maize. If he accepts the price offered by the Grain Marketing Board, or GMB, his losses will be heavy. But other buyers are...
View ArticleComoros: Young farmer meets success by building customer loyalty (by Ahmed...
Youssouf Mmadi was born in Djoumoichongo, a village 10 kilometres north of the Comoran capital, Moroni. The 33-year-old father of one grew up in a farming family, accompanying his parents to their plot...
View ArticleGood business, bad markets, and serious land issues
Welcome to Issue #297! This edition of Farm Radio Weekly brings you stories from the Comoros Islands, Zimbabwe and Senegal. Youssouf Mmadi grew up farming, and was put in control of the family farm...
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