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Molly Kamakune is a broadcaster at Voice of Tooro, serving the Tooro sub-region in Western Uganda. Since 2022, she has been at the forefront of the Platform Project, hosting and producing the station’s weekly farmers’ program, Obulimi N’obuliisa, which airs every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm. Mrs. Kamakune plays a hands-on role in every step of the program. Alongside program producer Polite Musa and the Kabarole Hub members led by

In Ghana, radio broadcaster Ndo Stephen Kwasi has built a career dedicated to ensuring rural communities receive accurate, practical, and empowering information. As the News Editor at Gaskiya FM, he oversees newsroom content and also hosts and produces the station’s flagship socioeconomic program, Mema’n Nti (“For the sake of my country”). Through this program, he connects agriculture, market trends, health, and community development to support farmers and rural families in making informed

In Soroti City, Uganda, radio broadcaster Charles Akeru has found his work transformed through both broadcasting and agriculture. At 36, Mr. Akeru serves as a radio broadcaster, IT, and digital producer at Voice of Teso 88.4 FM. Since 2011, he has been dedicated to sharing practical agricultural information with his community. His involvement in the Platform project has taken his work to a new level. Voice of Teso was identified

In Fussep, in Cameroon’s West Region, Radio Communautaire Fussep has become a driving force for local development. At its helm is Claude Tiatse Nkue, a passionate communicator and advocate for sustainable development who has turned his love for radio into a tool for citizen education and social change. Born with a physical disability, Mr. Nkue never let obstacles stand in his way. After completing training in socio-cultural facilitation, he discovered

When Amule Daniel steps into the studio at Radio Pacis in Arua City, Uganda, his voice carries across borders. His programs reach farmers in West Nile, northern Uganda, and even into parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. As Assistant Program Manager and producer of Otita Agrikica Ni (“Farmers Talk”), Mr. Daniel blends practical farming advice with local success stories to bring knowledge to life for rural communities. Radio

When Atuhura Charity was a young girl in Bujenje County, Masindi District, she would sit beside her mother’s radio, listening intently to the weekend dramas and educational programs aired on Bunyoro Broadcasting Services (BBS FM). Today, she works at that very station—BBS 98.2FM in Western Uganda—as a Runyoro-language news anchor, talk show host, reporter, and co-host of the farmers’ program Liima Yorora Lisa Ogaigahale. Ms. Charity joined the media industry in

Salisu Hamza is a radio broadcaster with over a decade of experience at Globe FM, part of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, located in Bauchi State. Driven by a deep passion for radio, Mr. Hamza has built a successful career, dedicated to educating and empowering rural communities and small-scale farmers. His broadcasts have made a meaningful impact, providing vital information on agriculture and livestock management. For the past ten

In a major push to digitize rural communities, the government of Zimbabwe, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is set to establish digital hubs in Bikita and Mhondoro-Ngezi districts under the Fostering Digital Villages Through Innovative Advisory and Profitable Market Services in Africa (FDiVi) project. “The FDiVi project aims to transform agricultural and food systems in rural areas through digital technologies,” said Dowsen Sango, the