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Charles Kikoricho : Promoting environmental awareness and empowering communities through radio
Rural Communication Services

Charles Kikoricho is a presenter and producer at Standard Radio FM in Central Tanzania’s Singida Region who has been broadcasting for 12 years, and holds a journalism diploma and a degree in marketing. Mr. Kikoricho’s great passions include helping his listeners understand how to take care of the environment, grow safe food, and oppose sexualized violence. He hosts and produces programs on a wide range of topics, including gender equality,

Radio Programme: The future of youth in the agro-silvo-pastoral and fisheries sector: opportunities and challenges
Rural Communication Services

The future of Togo’s agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors hinges on the active involvement of its youth. This was the resounding message from two insightful radio programs broadcast in Togo’s local languages, Tem and Ewé, on Radio Tchaoudjo and Radio La Prix, respectively, both produced by Coordination Togolaise des Organisations Paysannes (CTOP). The programs delved into the immense potential of these sectors for driving economic growth, ensuring food security, creating jobs, and fostering

Gregoire Salaki: a passionate voice for rural communities in Burkina Faso
Rural Communication Services

Gregoire Salaki is the director of programming at Radio Salaki in Burkina Faso’s Boucle de Mouhoun region, and has cultivated a 22-year broadcasting career rooted in childhood passion. Volunteering at local radio stations in high school led to being recruited for a local station. But Mr. Salaki is not merely a radio lover; he is a linguist who speaks many languages, making it easier for rural listeners to understand and

Rural women: Strengthening leadership and influence
Gender and youth

The leadership program dedicated to francophone rural women, launched last year, recently held its second edition. From May 27 to 31, 2024, in Munich, Germany, an intensive workshop brought together rural women from the 5 regions members of PAFO and their German counterparts from the German Rural Women’s Association (Dlv). Designed as an interactive training session, the workshop aimed to strengthen women’s decision-making skills within farmers’ organizations. Participants had the

Radio programme: Access to finance for smallholder forest and farm producers
Rural Communication Services

As part of the YenKasa Africa radio initiative, we are thrilled to share this week’s feature, which delves into the vital topic of “Access to finance for smallholder forest and farm producers.” Read the feature to discover valuable insights and expert advice, and then listen to the recorded programme on the YenKasa Africa website in Ghana’s local language, Gurune. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and empower your

EAFF and e-granary in the rural and digital finance ecosystem
Communication and ICTs

The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) has undertaken a significant project with the deployment of its integrated digital farmer services platform, e-Granary. This initiative, launched in partnership with AGRA’s Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers in Africa (FISFAP) program, aims to transform agricultural services for smallholder farmers in Eastern Africa. This learning brief captures the key lessons learned from the project, providing valuable insights for practitioners, researchers, and funders involved in

Tanzanian radio station runs competition. The prize? Trees!
Spotlight

When Hamida Ally Hoza learned she had won 20 tree seedlings for her participation in a radio program, she heard the news in the excited voices of her children, neighbours, and relatives. Mrs. Hoza, a 40-year-old farmer, lives in Ngulwi village in the lush landscape of Lushoto District in Tanzania’s Tanga Region. She tends to her half-acre farm, filled with various fruit-bearing trees. She says: “As an environmentalist, I was

Rhoda Adeniyi: Bridging farming and community through radio
Rural Communication Services

Rhoda Adeniyi is a presenter at Crowther 88.5 FM in Oyo Town, Nigeria. Mrs. Adeniyi got her start on the radio in 2015 as a guest extension worker on the University of Ibadan’s radio station, Diamond FM. That sparked her interest in pursuing a radio career. Volunteering was followed by writing scripts and dramas. Mrs. Adeniyi’s program features a mix of interviews, vox pops, phone-ins, and discussions in Yoruba. It’s

Family farming and climate-resilient agrifood systems
Family Farming

Food and agricultural production practices applied by family farmers – including agroecological and integrated systems; recycling of nutrients, energy and waste; natural pest control; crop diversification; and efficient management of natural resources and soil health – present promising opportunities to address climate change given that they allow high-level adaptation capacity to new environmental circumstances. This adaptation capacity is embedded in the local knowledge that is being continuously renewed through observations

Planting trees in their own backyard
Spotlight

When Eva Abiba walks out her front door, there’s a tree planted in front of her house. Eva’s house is not unique in Shelanyili, where she lives, but it is unique compared to many communities in Ghana. Typically when afforestation projects are undertaken in Ghana, they involve large, dense plantations of trees next to farms or rural communities. But in Shelanyili, a small village in the Karaga District of the Northern Region,