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Farm Radio supports 10 Radio stations to Fight Covid-19

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ehhtxvq8" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; right&semi;">Farm  Radio Internationalm has offered a grant of 12 thousand <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;canadiantire&period;ca&sol;en&period;html">Canadian<&sol;a> Dollars to 10 Nigerian radio stations each as emergency funds during the lockdown and to fight COVID -19&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ZDUH3baE" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Projects’ Co-ordinator in Nigeria Hajiya Jamila Gezawa stated this in a special interview with the <strong>Nigerian Tracker&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jamila Gezawa said the aim of granting the funds to the 10 Nigerian Radio stations was to ease their operations during Lock-down and to fight COVID 19&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She said the benefitting Radio stations were credited with 1200 Canadian dollars to fight Covid-19<&sol;p><div class&equals;"j4EBJPru" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>She said the funds were also meant to purchase personal protective equipment and to fuel their vehicles when going for operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a class&equals;"LinkSuggestion&lowbar;&lowbar;Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 dcwLhi" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;06&sol;04&sol;multi-million-dollars-agro-pastoral-project-set-to-reduce-poverty-in-kano&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Multi million Dollars Agro Pastoral project set to reduce poverty in Kano <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Jamila Gezawa&comma; the Radio stations that benefitted are Rahma Radio in Kano&comma; Globe FM in Bauchi&comma; Progress FM Gombe&comma; Gotel Radio&comma; and Voice of Nigeria among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She further said the funds were also provided by RFI to make sure that the stations have a smooth operation in time of COVid 19<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It also includes the purchase of face-mask noting that only Rahma Radio benefitted from the grant in Kano state Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The funds have been credited to all the 10 Radio stations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Radio Farm International is also sensitizing Nigerian Farmers to ensure good yield on Cash crops including Tomato&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Farm Radio is an international non-profit organization focused on using radio to help African farming communities help themselves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The seed for Farm Radio International was planted nearly 40 years ago in rural Zambia when a man named George Atkins had a simple&comma; but a really good idea<strong>&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It was 1975 and George&comma; a Canadian farm radio broadcaster&comma; was out in the Zambian countryside with his African colleagues as part of a workshop he was running&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As they traveled around interviewing farmers&comma; George asked them about the radio shows they had created recently&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; 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