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Archive for June, 2009
Hello to all!
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
1. Uganda: Urban farmers fight eviction (by Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Kampala, Uganda)
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Local bank reaps local benefits (Syfia Grands Lacs)
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
3. Global: Food prices fall from record high (New York Times)
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on urban agriculture
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on farmers’ bank
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
Young journalists invited to enter Earth Journalism Awards Competition
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
Network of Climate Journalists of the Greater Horn of Africa
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
How Farm Radio International changed one farmer’s life
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 7
Date Posted: June 29th, 2009
Welcome to all!
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
1. Republic of the Congo: Land deals on hold (Reuters, Wall Street Journal)
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
2. Burkina Faso: Burkinabe farmers say food comes before fuel (by Nourou-Dhine Salouka/Jade Productions for Farm Radio Weekly in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
3. Re-capping the first half of FRW’s Land Grab Series
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on jatropha:
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
July 1-August 1, 2009: Submissions accepted for climate change adaptation fund
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
A practical guide to reporting on loss of biodiversity
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
New script package looks at the benefits of caring for the environment
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 6
Date Posted: June 22nd, 2009
Hello to all!
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
1. Malawi: Villagers lose land to sugar plantation (by Gladson Makowa, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Malawi)
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
2. Kenya: Local resistance to land grab captures government, investor attention(The National, UN Integrated Regional Information Services)
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
3. Tunisia: Treaty amendment affirms farmers’ rights to save seeds (Pambazuka News)
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on biofuels and land grabbing:
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
August 31-September 3, 2009: First All Africa Horticultural Congress
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
An introduction to the “right to food”
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
Annual meeting of AFRRI Coordinators reveals importance of listener engagement (by Kevin Perkins, Executive Director of Farm Radio International)
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 5
Date Posted: June 15th, 2009
Warm greetings to all!
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
1. Land grabbing in Africa: an overview (Various Sources)
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
2. Sudan: Madi community fights land grab attempts (by David De Dau, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Juba, Southern Sudan)
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
3. Southern Africa: Farm workers become farm owners (Inter Press Service, The Namibian)
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on farmland grabbing:
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on farm workers:
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
Internews launches awards for climate change reporting
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
GRAIN land grab website and resource page
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
Interview reflects on 30 years of Farm Radio
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 4
Date Posted: June 8th, 2009
Hello to all!
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
1. Burkina Faso: Women live better thanks to cooperative’s fair trade certification (Farm Radio Weekly)
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
2. Uganda: Organic certification allows farmers to tap export market (By Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Kampala, Uganda)
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
3. Kenya: Rice from small-scale farmers sent to areas hit by drought (UN News Service)
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on shea butter:
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Notes to broadcasters on fair trade and organic certification:
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Investigative journalism awards
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Database of African journalism schools
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Malawian radio station shut down and staff arrested for election coverage
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Opsett Media/Africa Farm Radio Bureau develops content that makes a difference
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth – Part 3
Date Posted: June 1st, 2009
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