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Archive for March, 2009

Welcome to all!
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #60, Past Issues

In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #60, Past Issues

1. Sierra Leone: Former diamond miners seek new treasures from the earth (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks)
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review

2. Africa: Weather forecasts to reach more rural communities (ReliefWeb)
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #60, Past Issues

3. Uganda: Farmers should beware of fake seeds (New Vision, Farm Radio Weekly)
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #60, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on miners switching to farming:
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #60, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

April 20, 2009: Deadline to apply for HIV and AIDS training for journalists
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #60, Past Issues, Upcoming Events

Community Media Sustainability Guide
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #60, Past Issues, Radio Resource Bank

Farm Radio partners win prizes!
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio International Action, Issue #60, Past Issues

Frafra potato: Bringing a useful crop back from the edge of extinction
Date Posted: March 30th, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio Script of the Week, Issue #60, Past Issues

Hello to all!
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #59, Past Issues

In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #59, Past Issues

1. Tanzania: Farmers improve livelihoods with chickens (Farm Radio Weekly)
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #59, Past Issues

2. Southern Africa: Better management of water in agriculture needed (Relief Web, allafrica.com, Lusaka times, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, World Water Development report)
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #59, Past Issues

3. Africa: Stopping the spread of a new fruit fly (Bloomberg, UN Integrated Regional Information Services, allAfrica.com)
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #59, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on floods and water management:
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #59, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

August 31-September 3, 2009: First All Africa Horticultural Congress
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #59, Past Issues, Upcoming Events

Journalist’s guide to gender equality
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #59, Past Issues, Radio Resource Bank

Stories on the power of community radio
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio International Action, Issue #59, Past Issues

Creative farmers modify borehole to irrigate fruit trees in the dry season
Date Posted: March 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio Script of the Week, Issue #59, Past Issues

Greetings to all!
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #58, Past Issues

In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #58, Past Issues

1. Uganda: Turning trash into treasure (by Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Kampala)
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #58, Past Issues

2. Guinea: Unprecedented cold weather kills crops and livestock (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks)
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #58, Past Issues

3. Uganda: Farmers learn to fight Banana Bacterial Wilt (New Vision, UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #58, Past Issues

4. Ghana: Peasant farmers lobby for access to credit (The Chronicle)
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #58, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on compost:
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #58, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on cold weather:
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #58, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

April 15, 2009: Deadline to contribute to “Women Make the News 2009”
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #20, Issue #58, Past Issues, Upcoming Events

Why broadcasters should use Skype and Pamela for Skype
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Issue #58, Past Issues, Radio Resource Bank

FRW Editor honoured to meet her audience (by Heather Miller)
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio International Action, Issue #58, Notes to Broadcasters

Dr Compost talks about compost piles
Date Posted: March 16th, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio Script of the Week, Issue #58, Past Issues

Dear FRW subscribers!
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Past Issues

In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Past Issues

1. Cameroon: A woman agricultural engineer discusses her passion for mushrooms (written by Lilianne Nyatcha, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Douala, Cameroon)
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #57, Past Issues

2. Uganda: Mulago Positive Women’s Network discovers potential of mushroom cultivation (written by Joshua Kyalimpa, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Kampala, Uganda)
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #57, Past Issues

3. DRC: Women farmers who are victims of rape cannot return to their lands because of the armed forces (Agro Radio Hebdo, Women’s eNews, Radiookapi.net)
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #57, Notes to Broadcasters

4. Africa: Changemakers competition invites farmers to submit innovations and offers a chance to win cash prizes (Ashoka and Farm Radio Weekly)
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: African Farm News in Review, Issue #57, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on mushroom growing and HIV positive women:
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on women farmers affected by sexual violence:
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

Notes to broadcasters on Changemakers competition:
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Notes to Broadcasters, Past Issues

March 31st, 2009: Deadline to submit nomination for the Women’s World Summit Foundation award
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Past Issues, Upcoming Events

April 1, 2009: Deadline to apply for human rights journalism fellowship
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Past Issues, Upcoming Events

AMARC’s 2009 celebration of International Women’s Day!
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Issue #57, Past Issues, Radio Resource Bank

Gender Equality and Radio Workshop in Ghana (written by Blythe Mckay, Development Communication Coordinator, Farm Radio International)
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio International Action, Issue #57, Past Issues

Women produce most of our food
Date Posted: March 2nd, 2009
Posted in: Farm Radio Script of the Week, Issue #57, Past Issues