Serving Agriculture, The Basic Industry

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR The days of the CBC radio “Farm Broadcast” have passed into history, perhaps inevitably with the decline in farm numbers. But many still fondly remember the noon-hour market reports and general agriculture news, including city dwellers who appreciated the link to their farm cousins. (For a recent glimpse back into farm

Radio helps African farmer boost yields

In Nanga Eboko, a city in the Central Province of Cameroun, people face many difficulties, made worse because the city is isolated. Not a single piece of road over 170 km between the agricultural city and the political capital, Yaoundé. This forces the farmers to either sell their products to local dealers, or to the