Kodon Yiriba amplifies voices for gender equality
Radio Jamana’s program Kodon Yiriba, runner-up for the 2024 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio, plays a crucial role in addressing gender equality and social issues in Mali’s Koutiala region. This 60-minute weekly program, co-hosted by Ibrahim Dembele and Maïmouna Ouattara, raises awareness on the consequences of sexual harassment and rape, particularly its impact on adolescents and young adults. The program empowers listeners to report incidents to local authorities, fostering
Call for papers: FAO, IAMCR announce 2025 Rural Communication Services research award
The Rural Communication (RUC) Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of abstracts for its 2025 conference, which will be held in Singapore from 13 to 17 July 2025, hosted by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. As part of the conference, IAMCR, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Voice of Kono’s Woman Talk (Tok) : Winner of the 2024 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio
Voice of Kono is dedicated to amplifying women’s voices and promoting gender equality in the Kono district, Sierra Leone. Their program, Woman Talk (Tok), was selected as the 2024 winner of the recently the 2024 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio, which recognizes radio programs that address women’s rights and gender equality in their communities. The goal of Woman Talk (Tok) is to address the everyday challenges faced by women and children,
Radio programme: Kenyan youth involvement in agriculture
Under the Yenkasa Africa rural radio initiative, Radio Maisha, in collaboration with the Kenya National Farmers Federation (KENAFF) and Sigor Youth Vision Group from Bomet County, aired a Kiswahili-language program titled Kenyan youth involvement in agriculture. This episode aimed to shed light on the role of young people in transforming agriculture into a sustainable and profitable sector despite the challenges they face. The program emphasized opportunities available for young people,
Special feature: World Fisheries Day 2024 -The role of small-scale fisheries in building a resilient future
On 21 November 2024, World Fisheries Day is celebrated worldwide to highlight the vital role of fisheries in providing food, supporting livelihoods, and conserving biodiversity. This day emphasizes the importance of sustainable fishing and the responsible management of aquatic resources to ensure food security and socio-economic growth for future generations. Global fisheries and aquaculture production reached an all-time high of 223.2 million tonnes in 2022, with 185.4 million tonnes coming
Farm Radio partner broadcasters bring the voices of family farmers to the World Food Forum
In a cozy wooden gazebo outside the FAO headquarters in Rome, Precious Kadwala from Malawi and Ali Mubiru from Uganda, two partner broadcasters with Farm Radio, sat down with Qu Dongyu, the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). They were there to produce impactful audio content for the Global Family Farming Forum, held from Oct. 15 to 18 as part of the World Food Forum. The forum
Radio Programme: Marketing Efficiency and Value Chain of Garlic: A Spotlight on Mbulu District’s Collective and Value-Added Garlic Production in Tanzania
In collaboration with YenKasa Africa and MVIWAMA, Habari Njema Radio 87.5 FM produced a radio episode in Swahili titled “Marketing Efficiency and Value Chain of Garlic.” This was produced under the radio programme “Kilimo Bora, Maisha Bora” (Good Farming, Better Lives), which is dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture and improving farmer livelihoods. The program explores the garlic value chain in the Mbulu District of Tanzania, focusing on the efforts of
Elisabeth Hilim: A leader in promoting gender equality through radio
Elisabeth Hilim’s journey in radio shows her strong passion for helping women and promoting gender equality. As a child, she looked up to radio hosts on national stations and dreamed of becoming one herself. Although she initially studied economics because of financial challenges, her love for sharing information and communicating never faded. After earning her degree and spending time in an NGO, Mrs. Hilim realized her true calling was in
Solar-powered solutions transform lives in Northern Ghana
The long dry season—from November to April every year—used to be a hardship for the village of Kunkua in the Bolgatanga-East District of Ghana. But now, a solar-powered water system has transformed their fortunes in a remarkable way. Catastrophic climate change The northern region of Ghana is believed to be one of the most vulnerable to climate change. Longer and more frequent periods of drought have spelt disaster for the
Pan African FO Exchange Platform-UNFCCC Webinars JOINT SESSION: African Farmers’ Organizations, and the COP29 – Priorities, Advocacy, Finance
Date: 31 October 2024 Time: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM (Kigali Time, GMT+2) Registration Link: CLICK HERE Introduction In the current global climate crisis, the impacts of climate change are particularly felt in African agriculture, a crucial sector for food security and rural livelihoods. African Farmers’ Organizations (FOs), as key players in agricultural production, face the necessity of strengthening their resilience to these changes while actively participating in global decision-making