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Fighting ‘Witch Weed’ with the Radio

Five years ago, nothing grew well in Barafo Théra’s family farm, which lies in the community of Damy ...

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Feeding the Demand for more radio

Radio is the only place where the Minister of Agriculture and the small farmer meet, says Rex Chapota, ...

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Noé Diarra: “I will avenge my field this year”

Mariam Koné is a writer for Farm Radio Weekly. Recently, she met three farmers in Mali and captured ...

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Farm Radio is a Winner of The Rockefeller Foundation 2012 Innovation...

In June of this year, Farm Radio International’s Regional Field Manager in Mali – Modibo Coulibaly – entered ...

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Canadian Journalism Student in Arusha

This summer, four students of the Carleton University Journalism Program interned with Farm Radio International and their partners ...

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Farm Radio International scripts now available in Swahili and Hausa!

In May1979, Farm Radio International founder, George Atkins, sent the first script package to 34 radio broadcasters in ...

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Farm Radio International joins in Farmer's Day celebrations in Arusha, Tanzania

August 8 is Farmer’s Day in Tanzania, and is celebrated with week-long agricultural fairs up and down the ...

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Volunteer Profile — Janette McDonald: Board member offers lifetime of...

Farm Radio International benefits from the dedication of Board members who bring expertise in management, agriculture, radio broadcasting, ...

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Online course will train African broadcasters to design effective programs...

Jefferson Massah calls himself part of the Farm Radio International Family. As a rural radio journalist in Liberia, ...

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Fall issue of Network News is here!

The fall issue of Network News, the newsletter we produce three times a year to keep our supporters ...

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Press release: Champion of radio appointed to Order of Canada

Farm Radio International’s Doug Ward celebrated for his work transforming radio for public good in Canada and Africa […] The post Press release: Champion of radio appointed to Order of Canada appeared...

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A little drama can be good for you

My Children radio drama returns to the airwaves for season 2 The story of love, strife, money and […] The post A little drama can be good for you appeared first on Farm Radio International.

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Radio programs inspire students to create discussion groups on sexual and...

This young Burkinabe started discussion groups after listening to radio programs on sexual and reproductive health When Bamba Ramatou started listening to a radio program on sexual and reproductive...

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WEBINAR: The case for inclusive communication in food systems

Who is missing at dinner?Bringing farmers into the conversation on food systems through inclusive communication platformsA UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue exploring the role of...

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Watch: Communication is key in creating equitable food systems

“There is no equitable food system without the voices of farmers.”  It was on that note that the Farm Radio International-led Independent Food Systems Dialogue started, and it was that point that was...

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5 things to consider when designing digital agriculture projects

At Farm Radio International, we field the question “why radio” more often than we care to admit. And, in a world where apps, blockchain, and AI are exciting new ways of improving agriculture, we get...

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EVENT | Rural Voices: Listening to small-scale producers and agri-entrepreneurs

Affiliated Session during the Pre-Summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 Tuesday, 27 July 202113:30-14:20 CEST / 7:00-8:20am EDTHeld virtually | Session website and RSVP (HERE) Ahead of...

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On Air Dialogues: Amplifying rural voices during the 2021 Food Systems Summit

The 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit aims to identify solutions that improve livelihoods and food security. Small-scale farmers and rural people should play an essential role in this process....

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An update on our commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice

In June 2020, prompted by the death of George Floyd and the growing Black Lives Matter protests, the essential importance of truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada, and related...

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Farming faba beans—a source of income and equality

It’s the start of the growing season in Ethiopia and farmers are preparing their fields. As they ready the soil for tillage, and are thinking about the procurement of seeds, another sort of...

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