Farm Radio Weekly is a news and information service for rural radio broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa. It is published by Farm Radio International.
Archive for July, 2010
Hello everyone!
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
1. Global: Stem rust returns to threaten wheat crops again (IPS, IRIN, The Economist)
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
2. Zambia: Poachers turn to agriculture (by Nawa Mutumweno for Farm Radio Weekly in Zambia, with additional information from Worldwatch Institute)
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
3. Zimbabwe: Renewed interest in traditional food creates opportunities for entrepreneurs and farmers (IPS)
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on stem rust:
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on poaching:
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on dried and traditional foods:
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
1st African Youth Summit on Climate Change
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
IPS Gender Reporting Toolkits published online
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
Prizes for everyone who completes the online scriptwriting course!
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
Powder of Little Pepper Protects Stored Rice
Date Posted: July 26th, 2010
Greetings!
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
1. Mozambique: A farmer builds a silo with local materials to reduce post-harvest losses (Helvetas Mozambique, Farm Radio Weekly)
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
2. Congo: Milk from pumpkin seeds (Spore, Syfia, La Semaine Africaine)
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
3. Uganda: Reactions to the new East African Community Common Market (by Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Uganda)
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
4. Global: New international cocoa agreement signed (IPS, ICCO)
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on the Tethere silo and preventing post-harvest losses:
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on pumpkin and squash:
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
Deadline July 31, 2010: Africa Rural Connect essay contest with World Policy Journal
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
Total Recorder
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
From extension officer to farm radio broadcaster: Mr. Asio Koku
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
Low-cost Food Processing: Preserving Foods as Jams or Sauces
Date Posted: July 19th, 2010
Hello all!
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
1. East Africa: New initiative supports pastoralist livelihoods (IRIN, Daily Nation, UNEP)
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
2. Burkina Faso: FAO fights drought and high food prices by distributing seeds (UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO)
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
3. East Africa: Common market begins July 1 (BBC, AllAfrica, New York Times)
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on Security in Mobility initiative:
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on relief efforts and seed distribultion:
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
July 31 2010: Deadline to apply for the 2010 Environmental Media Awards
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
The Twenty Ten Project: Africa Media on the Road to 2010
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
Discussion: Rural Radio and Agricultural Development ? Linking Farmers, Extension Workers and Researchers
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
Catch rain from your roof
Date Posted: July 12th, 2010
Greetings!
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
1. Uganda: Drama and song raise awareness of climate change (by Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Uganda)
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
2. Zambia: Better incomes through sorghum (Farming Matters, Inspiris)
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
3. Global: G8 meeting and the outcomes for Africa (IPS, IFAP, Reuters Africa, Oxfam International)
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on drama for development and raising awareness:
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on contract farming:
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
Notes to broadcasters on the G8 meeting:
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
5th African Agricultural Science Week and FARA General Assembly 2010: Deadline July 10, 2010
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
Climate Change Media Partnership: Fellowship program deadline July 11, 2010
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
To all new and longtime radio partners: please fill in the Broadcasting Partner Participation Agreement with Farm Radio International
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010
Changing farming production in Africa to adapt to climate change
Date Posted: July 5th, 2010


