TOF Radio Program gives useful tips on organic farming and answers questions by farmers. TOF Radio is broadcast on KBC Kiswahili Service every Thursday from 8.15 to 8.30 pm. Listen to programs on various farming practices. Radio practitioners can download and use audio clips in their programming.
Animal
Bee Keeping - An Alternative Source of Income in Arid Lands
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Bee keeping is an important economic activity for farmers in West Pokot district. With 5 collection centres, more than 2,000 bee-keepers sell their honeycombs to CABESI, a self help group. The honey is refined, packaged, while candles are made from the wax, providing an alternative source of income.
FCP Launch 4 Swiss Ambassador to Kenya
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Farmer Communication Launch at icipe on 24th Feb 2011
Breeding
Diseases
A disease prevention strategy that works at Baraka Farm in Eldoret
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Cattle diseases are a big threat to livestock production in Kenya. For a long time, farmers have approached disease control from a treatment point of view where clinical cases are isolated and treated. This is a very risk affair as the success of treatment depends on early detection of disease. It is trickier in a farm with many animals. This audio is an interview with Josef Creemers, the farm of Baraka Farm in Eldoret.
Rinderpest is eradicated in Kenya
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Kenya has attained a rinderpest free status. In a ceremony to commemorate the eradication of the cattle and wildlife disease scientists, pastoralists, veterinarians, development partners and government representatives including the president, highlighted the fact that the eradication of rinderpest was the result of concerted effort of development partners at local, national and international levels. It is a landmark success that has high economic benefits for the country and region.
Feeding
Housing
Environment
Farmers Conserving Kakamega Forest
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Kakamega forest is the only surviving rainforest in Kenya. It is an invaluable resource for the people living around it. This program is an interview with Mr. Thomas Mmasi, a farmer in Kasali village, Shinyalu district at the outskirts of Kakamega forest in Western Kenya. He grows Ocimum kilimandscharicum, a medicinal plant that is processed by Muliru farmers group to make an Naturab ointment. By so doing, farmers have an alternative source of income and reduce pressure on the forest.
Energy
Farmer in Gatanga replaces firewood with biogas
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The pressure on forests for firewood and charcoal in Kenya has speeded up the encroachment of forest areas. This has led to the destruction of many water catchment areas and in the long term, causing the drying - out of agricultural land, which would further diminish the country’s already limited agricultural potential. This is the story of a woman who is has done away with firewood by turning to biogas as an alternative source of energy in her kitchen.
Soil management
Farmers' group in Kitale makes organic fertilizer from biodegradable municipal waste
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The high cost of farm inputs is driving small scale farmers to look for affordable on-farm alternatives. Composting is one such option. Dajopen Waste Management Group in Kitale makes organic fertilizer from bio-degradable municipal waste.
Sustainable and organic agriculture
Water management
Farm management
Congratulations to winners of farmers competition
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Congratulations to Ibrahim Wakayula and Salome Nanjala who emerged at the top of the 172 farmers, who took part in the farmers’ competition marking 5 years of The Organic Farmer magazine. What a bulk of knowledge, of encouraging ideas, of hard working farmers.
Human
Hospitality the Italian way
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The fun side of my FAO visit
Diseases
Hygiene and sanitation
Nutrition
Social and economic
Marketing
FCP Launch 1 Amudavi Introduction
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Farmer Communication Program Launch at icipe on 24th Feb 2011
FCP Launch 2 icipe DG Borgemeister
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Farmer Communication Launch at icipe on 24th Feb 2011
FCP Launch 3 Biovision CEO Scriber
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Farmer Communication Program Launch at icipe 24th Feb 2011
FCP Launch 5 Chief Guest Dr Songa
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Farmer Communication Launch at icipe on 24th Feb 2011
FCP Launch 6 Arutani School Gloria
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FCP Launch 6 Bustani Janet
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Farmer Communication Program Launch at icipe on 24th Feb 2011
FCP Launch 6 Friend of Kinangop Ruth
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FCP Launch 6 Katoloni Regina
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Farmer Communication Program Launch at icipe on 24th Feb 2011
FCP Launch 7 Dr Mukabana
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Farmer Communication Program Launch at icipe 24th Feb 2011
Plant
Harvesting and handling
Pests and diseases
Disease Resistant Cassava in Western Kenya
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The African Cassava Mosaic Disease and Brown Streak Virus devastated Cassava field in western Kenya in the 90s and early 2000 reducing harvests by up to 100 percent. Farmers abandoned the crop, compromising food security in the region. Researchers have in the recent past developed and disseminated disease resistant Cassava varieties.
In this radio program, we visit a community based organization that is involved in bulking and distributing clean cassava cutting among its members.
Farmers in Muranga Discover Push-Pull
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Maize is the most important food crop in Kenya. One of the biggest challenges facing farmers is the stem borer that attacks the maize plant and leads to great losses to farmers. This radio program looks at how farmers in Muranga, Kenya are making use of two forage plants; Desmodium and Napier grass to control this destructive insect pest.