Farm Radio International publishes 100th edition of Farm Radio Weekly
February 26, 2010 | Category: Guest Post, News Update
Posted By: Brenda Jackson
Heather Miller, editor of Farm Radio Weekly visiting David Angango at Trans World Radio, a Farm Radio broadcast partner in Kenya.
December 3, 2007, was a big day for us at Farm Radio International. We published the first edition of Farm Radio Weekly. It was the fulfillment of a vision by Doug Ward, the Chair of Farm Radio International’s Board of Directors. As a former CBC broadcaster, Doug wanted to expand Farm Radio’s services to broadcasters. Our script packages are sent to broadcasters three or four times a year, but he knew that broadcasters need information and ideas more often than that.
It was an important day for me and my colleague, Nelly Bassily, Farm Radio International’s Research and Production Officer, as well. We were both hired to turn the idea of FRW a reality. We had pulled together some of the most compelling news stories in African agriculture, as well as some resources, crossed our fingers, and sent the first edition of Farm Radio Weekly to a small number of subscribers.
Nelly Bassily, Research & Production Officer for Farm Radio International, being interviewed with Mahamadou Diarra, who works for Farm Radio broadcast partner Radio Kayira in Mali.
More than two years later, we have an established routine of searching for news stories that are truly for and about African farmers – stories that feature the voices and experiences of farmers; that celebrate their innovations and achievements; that highlight specific challenges farmers face and provide tangible solutions. We have shared with our subscribers information about hundreds of competitions, training opportunities, guides to radio journalism and radio equipment, and other resources.
Still, it was hard to believe that we published the 100th edition of Farm Radio Weekly this week. And it went out to more than 700 subscribers – more than 500 of whom were African! We are thrilled to have become a resource that African radio broadcasters, and other supporters of small-scale agriculture and radio, rely on every week.
In a recent subscriber survey, we received some great encouragement to continue our work:
I must admit that my subscription (to Farm Radio Weekly) has allowed me to develop my project of creating a Rural Radio with greater ease.
Mireille Mumba N’Gandwe, from L’Association pour le developmmement par le civisme in Cameroon.
FRW has no rival in terms of content.
Vince Nana, from GRADES-AFRICA
& CAPP FM RADIO in Benin.
The 100th edition of Farm Radio Weekly features some of our best stories from the past two years. The topics include farmland grabbing, climate change adaptation, farmer innovation, and preservation of traditional seeds. You can find it online, here: http://weekly.farmradio.org. If you’ve never looked at an edition of Farm Radio Weekly before this is a great place to start.
Happy reading!
-Heather Miller, Farm Radio Weekly Editor
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Even in very poor communities, radio penetration is vast. There are more than 800 million radios in developing countries. An average of one in ten people has a radio.
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Farm Radio International is a Canadian-based, not-for-profit organization working in direct partnership with approximately 300 radio broadcasters in 39 African countries to fight poverty and food insecurity.
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on March 12th, 2010Il est vrai que je me suis toujours demandé si l’agriculture était synonyme de développement durable (je tiens à préciser que je suis issue d’une famille agricole).
Quand l’agriculture est le seul moyen de revenu, quel est le meilleur choix entre agriculture biologique et agriculture traditionnelle(en terme de rendement et/ou de revenu)?
Borowik
on July 11th, 2011Bonjour,
je suis le constructeur de l’émetteur FM
Pour Infos!
http://www.aborcas.com/aborcas-kayira-fm-mali-ascom.htm
Et: http://www.aborcas.com/audicom_8_1.htm