CTA Seminar 2008 on the Implications of Climate Change for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
CTA Seminar 2008 on the Implications of Climate Change for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems 
Kenya’s Makueni district farmers change livelihoods in response to Climate Change (PDF)
By Ochieng’ Ogodo
Information and participation to reverse the curse (PDF)
By Gerard Guedegbe
Climate change: Drought Coping Mechanisms by farmers in Uganda (PDF)
By Pius Sawa
Conservation Agriculture in northern Namibia yields good results (PDF)
By Wezi Tjaronda
Silkworms weaving a sustainable future (PDF)
By Ebby Nanzala
Communal subsistence farmers in Namibia tackle climate change (PDF)
By Absalom Shigwedha
Commotion as frost turns agriculture upside down (PDF)
By Motheolane Chakela
Climate change wreaks havoc to pastoralist communities in Kenya (PDF)
By Duncan Mboyah
Climate change triggers migration in the Gambia’s North Bank Region (PDF)
By Ismaila N. Senghore
Water Dams: The shelter for farmers against climate change
By Jean Paul Ntezimana
Changing conditions for livestock farming in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland
By Busani Bafana
Shifting livelihoods in the Face of Pest Infestations
By Angella Nabwowe
Small-scale farmers banking on traditional seeds to cope with climate change
By Fidelis Zvomuya
Harsh impact of climate change on Malawi’s agriculture
By Pilirani Semu-Banda
Floods and droughts force Zambian farmers to change their livelihoods
By Sanday Chongo Kabange
In October 2007, Farm Radio International, in collaboration with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), launched “African Farmers’ Strategies for Coping with Climate Change,” a radio scriptwriting competition for African radio organizations. Competition participants were encouraged to seek input from local farmers in developing their entries. . Fifteen winners were selected earlier this year.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) -- Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division -- supported the audio productions of two of the best scripts submitted to the competition. Farm Radio International coordinated the production of these audio recordings, and provided them to FAO for distribution to its network for World Food Day (October 16) 2008.
The two scripts selected to be produced into audio recordings were:
1. “Manure the magic worker”, written by Gladson Makowa of the Story Workshop in Malawi. This script illustrates how composted manure can have advantages over synthetic fertilizer during dry seasons, as it helps retain soil moisture, leading to better yields and decreased erosion.
To read the script, go to:
www.farmradio.org/english/radio-scripts/84-9script_en.asp
To listen to the audio production of the script produced by The Story Workshop, go to:
ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/Radio/MP3/2008/WFD/MWANA SPECIAL.mp3.
2. “Organic fertilizer within easy reach”, written by Adama Zongo of Radio Rurale in Burkina Faso. This script details the steps involved in building a compost ditch and explains how the resulting compost can improve soil fertility and crop yields.
To read the script (in English), go to:
www.farmradio.org/english/radio-scripts/84-10script_en.asp.
To listen to the audio production of the script (in French only) produced by Radio Rurale in Burkina Faso go to: ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/Radio/MP3/2008/WFD/compost.mp3.
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