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Farm Radio Weekly is a news and information service for rural radio broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa. It is published by Farm Radio International.

Farm Radio Weekly

In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:

African Farm News in Review
1. Kenya: Indigenous technology fights banana diseases (by Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Mombasa, Kenya)

2. Africa: South Africa’s president says biofuel crops must not crowd out food (BuaNews, Business Day)

3. East Africa: Fishers and scientists back seasonal fishing ban for Lake Victoria (New Vision)

Upcoming Events

-November 17-28, 2008: Virtual Forum on mobile telephony in rural areas

Radio Resource Bank

-African Press Organization offers a database of press releases

Farm Radio Action

-Journalists reflect on climate change seminar

Farm Radio Script of the Week

-The importance of making soup

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