{"id":4553,"date":"2026-05-12T09:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/led.li\/radio-as-an-agricultural-advisor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:30:32","slug":"radio-as-an-agricultural-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/radio-as-an-agricultural-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio as an agricultural advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you reach farmers in rural regions of Tanzania when there is a lack of advisory services, the internet is often unstable and many people have little access to up-to-date knowledge about sustainable agriculture?  <br\/><br\/>The answer is surprisingly simple: with radio.<br\/><br\/>The Liechtenstein Development Service (LED) is supporting a project run by the Biovision Foundation, which starts exactly where many people actually receive information. Interactive radio broadcasts, cell phones and the agricultural newspaper <em>Mkulima Mbunifu<\/em> provide smallholder families with practical knowledge about sustainable agriculture, food security and ecological farming methods. <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><strong>When the radio becomes an agricultural advisor<\/strong><br\/>In many regions of Tanzania, radio is one of the most important sources of information. This is precisely why the project focuses on interactive radio broadcasts.<br\/>Farmers can ask questions, share their experiences or interact directly with the presenters via cell phone. The content is not created at a desk in a city, but together with farmers, experts and local radio stations.  <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/>The topics covered include:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Natural methods against pests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate-resilient agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable nutrition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced use of chemical fertilizers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher yields on small areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><br\/>Particularly important: the content is also aimed specifically at women in agriculture. Female moderators are strengthened and topics that particularly affect women in everyday life are addressed. <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Sustainable agriculture to combat hunger and poverty<\/strong><br\/>Agriculture is the basis of life for millions of people in Tanzania. At the same time, many regions are suffering from depleted soils, the consequences of climate change and increasing food insecurity. The project therefore focuses on agroecology. This is an agricultural approach that strengthens natural cycles, protects soils and makes them more resilient in the long term. The impact goes far beyond individual farms. Experience shows: When farming families see or hear that sustainable methods work for others, they often adopt them themselves. Hundreds of radio broadcasts, printed magazines, training sessions for radio stations and dialog events with politicians, researchers and farmers are planned.      <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Knowledge that stays<\/strong><br\/>Another exciting aspect of the project is its long-term approach. Not only are the agricultural radio broadcasts financed, but the local radio stations also receive technical support and their independence is strengthened. The aim is to ensure that the programs can continue after the end of the project. In addition, a network of agriculture, research, media and authorities is being created. As a result, scientific findings are brought directly to the people in the fields in an understandable and practical way. The LED is supporting the project until 2026 with a total of CHF 860,000. The project shows impressively that development does not always begin with large machines or expensive technology. Sometimes it starts with a voice on the radio that conveys the right idea at the right time.       <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you reach farmers in rural regions of Tanzania when there is a lack of advisory services, the internet is often unstable and many people have little access to up-to-date knowledge about sustainable agriculture? The answer is surprisingly simple: with radio. The Liechtenstein Development Service (LED) is supporting a project run by the Biovision &#8230; <a title=\"Radio as an agricultural advisor\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/radio-as-an-agricultural-advisor\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Radio as an agricultural advisor\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4554,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions\/4554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/led.li\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}