1. Sharing knowledge, giving voice

2. Scaling up/out Pulse Innovation
Participatory Radio Programmes PRPs
Guraghe and Wolayita Zones
May 2016

3. Outline of Presentation
Outcome – Formative research
Participatory Radio Programmes

4. 1. Outcome FR……………………… Purpose of the study
assessing information needs of target farmers regarding production, marketing and consumption of haricot bean and chickpea
assessing the ICT utilization among the target farmers

5. 1. Otucome FR……………………… Methods……………………………..
3 Woredas in Wolayita Zone (Damot Gale, Damot Wolayita, Humbo) and 2 Woredas in Gurage (Abeshigie, Meskan)
selected Kebeles:
Wolayita - 2 kebeles in each woreda = 6 Kebeles
Guraghe – 3 Kebeles in Meskan and 4 kebeles in Abeshigie

6. 1. Otucome FR……………………… Methods…………………………….
An average of 10 FGD participants in each group, separate for male and female farmers (50%)
production potential in haricot bean & chickpea

7. 2. Nutrition Consumption haricot bean, chickpea
Preparation of Common foods (Haricot bean & chickpea)
Farmers Opinions on Benefits of Haricot bean & chickpea
Attitudes towards consumption
Roles in food preparation ፡ women & girls of above 13 age & men & boys

8. Pest & disease mgt (M & F)
3. Agronomy
Agriculture፡ major income source;
maize, sorghum, teff, chickpea, haricot bean, red pepper, faba bean, sesam, Niger seed,
Family members except small children have roles in agr.
Plowing (M)
Cleaning (M & F)
tilizer ap . (M & F)
Weeding (M & F)
Pest & disease mgt (M & F)
Harvesting (M & F)
Post –Harvest (M & F)

9. 3. Agronomy………….. Challenges faced by farmers Their coping mechanisms
Other pest management practices

10. 3. Agronomy………….. Crop rotation Intercropping Opinions
Do not use fertilizer in chickpea production since it is planted after haricot bean that they believe the soil is fertile at that time

11. Subject to changes in the project timelines and availability of funds, the broadcast of PRCs will take place from the second to the fourth quarters of the first and second years of the project period. There will be weeks of PRC broadcasts each year
Communities exposed to radio programs
The outcome evaluation will be conducted in the third year of the project period.
Communities with no exposure to the radio or other uptake promotion (control)

12. 5. ICT……………………. 5 of 7households own functional radio
radio has not been main source of information regarding agriculture & nutrition
favorite times
weekday night (7 – 9 pm)
lunch time (1 pm)

13. 5. ICT……………………. Favorite radio programs Gurage
news, experience sharing, food preparation, updates on government plan,
Amharic Language
Favorite radio stations
Debub FM 100.9,
Wolkitie FM 89.2
Oromiya Radio

14. 5. ICT…………………… Favorite radio programs Wolayita
news, experience sharing, food preparation, updates on government plan,
Wolayita language
Favorite radio stations
Fanna FM Sodo,
Debub FM 100.9
Fanna FM Shashemene
Waka FM

15. 5. ICT…………………… Mobile Phone 5 in 6 have mobile phones in house
some can make and receive a call
few are able in text messaging

17. 6. Participatory Radio Programmes…………………….
Fanna FM Sodo for Wolayita Zone
Wolkite FM for Guraghe Zone
In station and ICT training
Content design workshops (16 weeks PRPs)
Launch of PRPs: Fanna Sodo on the 7th week ( listeners beeptovote)
CLGs: Wolayita zone 11male 10 female; Guraghe 10 male 10 female

18. 6. Participatory Radio Programmes…………………….
Fanna FM Sodo for Wolayita Zone
Wolkite FM for Guraghe Zone
Content focus: Nutrition & Agriculture practices
Interactivity: Use of beeptovote (ICT), call-in and call-out, interviews; online loging of PRPs for feedback; CLGs