Posts Tagged ‘Program development’
How to establish and manage successful radio listening groups
Farmer listening groups make it possible for farmers with common interests to come together and share experiences. Farmers can discuss the program content and gain better understanding. They can also encourage and support each other to adopt new and better farming practices that are presented on the program.
Read MoreHow to use music in your farmer program
Music can help make your farmer program more effective. But it must be the right kind of music, and played at the right time. Here are some tips for using music in your farmer program.
Read MoreHow to get farmers talking about important things (Facilitating farmer voice)
One of your most important tasks is to help farmers speak on matters of importance to them. We call that “facilitating farmer voice.” Here’s how.
Read MoreHow to conduct a focus group
A focus group discussion is simply a group of people, guided by a facilitator, talking freely about specific issues. Focus group discussions often ask people to respond to specific questions, though the questions can be very broad or narrower and more specific.
Read More75 ways to fix your farmer program
Too often, radio lets farmers down. Farmers tune out when the most important information isn’t here or when lectures by professors, politicians and promoters drown out farmers’ voices. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Read MoreHow to learn about your audience and what audience members need from your program
To effectively create farm programming that is relevant to your listener’s needs, you must 1) know your audience, 2) know what kinds of farming information is important to them 3) know how to engage farmers in a radio discussion of issues that are important to them.
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