FARMERS RURAL RADIO

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We are reaching rural poor farmer listeners living in remote communities of Imo State, Nigeria with appropriate and sustainable agricultural development information in Igbo Language through The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio.

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SCHOOL
GARDENS

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We impart sustainable agricultural, environmental conservation and agri-business management skills on young people through the establishment of modern school gardens in primary and secondary schools.

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RADIO BROADCAST SCRIPTS

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We develop informative and educational radio broadcast scripts, jingles and drama which informs, educates and improves the economic development of smallholders in south eastern and south southern Nigeria.

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DEMOSTRATION AND EDUCATION

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We have educated and demonstrated to poor rural farmers modern approaches in crop cultivation, livestock rearing and sustainable environmental conservation.


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Welcome

FieldEducation1 (120K)The Smallholders Foundation is a non-governmental organization which promotes sustainable agricultural development and environmental conservation beneficial to rural poor small farmers, through educational radio programs and on field practical demonstrations.






Latest News

29
JUL
2010

Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio wins World Summit Youth Awards

WSYA_WinnerSeal_2010 (30K)The World Summit Youth Awards (WSYA) has selected "The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio" as one of the most outstanding examples of creative and innovative e-Content addressing the UN Millennium Development Goals
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19
JUL
2010

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu participates in the Unreasonable Institute

Our Executive Director, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu participated in the maiden Unreasonable Institute, in Boulder Colorado.
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13
JUL
2010

Smallholders Foundation wins the UNDP Equator Prize

The Smallholders Foundation was chosen by UNDP Equator Initiative as one of 25 outstanding winners of the Equator Prize 2010.
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23
JUN
2010

UN-HABITAT and Smallholders Foundation trains' urban youths

United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UN - HABITAT) is supporting us to train 335 junior and senior urban secondary school students, aged 12 - 25 in practical crops cultivation and animal husbandry techniques.
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3
JUN
2010

IYF - Starbucks and Smallholders Foundation trains rural girls

Through the support of International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Starbucks Coffee we trained 435 girls selected from junior and senior classes of St Catharine's Girls Secondary School, Nkwerre, Imo State with sustainable crops
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11
MAY
2010

Rolex Awards for Enterprise

We are greatly honored to announce that our Executive Director, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu has been announced Winner of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise; Young Laureates Program.
Nnaemeka's project The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio was chosen from a pool of nearly 200 candidates worldwide by an international jury of experts. Nnaemeka, impressed the judging panel with his passion and conviction to overcome challenges in agricultural development with applied technology.
Through the support of Rolex SA he will boost the living standards of smallholder farmers in Imo State, Nigeria through the interactivity of The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio.
The Young Laureates Program is an expansion of the long-standing Rolex Awards for Enterprise. The program honors men and women between the ages of 18 and 30 with inventive ideas. Each Young Laureate will receive funding, networking and mentorship support.

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu

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15
MAR
2010

Rural radio show secures livelihood for small farmers in Nigeria

Twenty-seven year old Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu has a passion for information, agriculture and protecting the environment.
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