Hello to all!
Date Posted: September 28th, 2009
We welcome all our readers to another edition of FRW. A special greeting goes to our latest subscriber, Armel Kouame, from the NGO, Green Cast Africa in Côte d’Ivoire. If you are reading this week’s FRW online, you may wish to take a moment to subscribe. Subscribing is as easy as following this link: http://farmradio.org/english/partners/fr_weekly_subscribe.asp, and providing us with your contact information. You will then start receiving FRW in your e-mail inbox every week.
This week’s news stories are all about fertilizer. First, we look at some examples of national fertilizer subsidies – and how a program that fell out of favour for many years is being revived in several African countries, with some promising results for food security. Our second story reveals how a certain variety of acacia tree can act as a “fertilizer factory in the field,” helping farmers to double or triple their maize yields.
In the Radio Resource section, you’ll learn about a recent declaration, made at a UNESCO conference. The declaration recognizes the importance of broadcast media in communicating relevant information about climate change. And for an update on the African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI), please see the Farm Radio International Action section.
Happy reading!
-The Farm Radio Weekly Team
