Women breaking out in song - Brong Ahafo Ghana,

Whilst conducting focus group discussions with women farmers  I was lucky enough to have been recording this working song.

Womans Focus Group Singing

During July 22800 Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) vines were distributed to farmers in the Central and Western Region in Ghana where there is a growing demand for the Vitamin A-rich crop, said Victoria Dansoa Abankwa, Extension Officer and host of the OFSP Radio Program.
“We are making the necessary arrangements for farmers who have registered their interest in receiving vines,”she said. 
“We hope to see the vines sent to places that need them and help to increase food security.”
22800 OFSP cuttings cultivated by the WARP project, have been funded and distributed by CIP (International Potato Center) to selected farmers in the Central and Western Region. Those who requested and showed interest in the vines have received them.

OFSP is an important crop because it is high in Vitmain A and Vitamin A deficiency leads to poor health and weakness in children, who can become hospitalised. However, farmers have had difficulty cultivating OFSP, due to lack of funding, accessibility to vines and knowledge within the community.

OFSP Interview - Fighting Vitamin A deficiency

You can find more details in the article here: http://www.farmradio.org/ourblog/2013/08/01/audio-postcard-understanding-climate-change-leads-to-change-in-ghana/

Lisa FRI Bolgatanga Climate Change Interview

Farm Radio International launched the Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) project July 26 to combat Vitamin A deficiency with the power of radio.

Farm Radio International’s project promotes the production and consumption of Vitamin A rich OFSP and will be a big thing in maintaining healthy levels, especially in children.

Here's an interview with Ted Carey a Regional Sweetpotato Breeder from International Potato Center Ghana.



OFSP Launch - sweetpotato breeder interview

OFSP Presenter Interview Janelle Intro

Frank K Ackar is a Senior Research Assistant in the Crop Science Department at the School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast.
He talks about this research poster produced by colleague Ester Jan which features the 7 varieties of sweet potato located in Ghana. Ester wanted to evaluate different potato types in terms of the yield and consumer preferences including ‘Apomoden’ which is the local name for Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato.
Esters findings included a lot on dry matter content. Farmers choose the dry varieties to grow based on how firm the potato is once cooked and the flavor of the potato rather than choosing to grow a potato for the nutrients. The community needs more education on the importance of Apomoden and people need to learn how to cook the OFSP for less time. Frank recommends the local dish Potong Potong, which is made from mashed sweet potato with added sauces; it is mashed whilst it is being cooked. For this dish the fast time it takes for cooking is a plus. Frank says, more research should go into ways to cook it, when nutritionists come up with ways to cook it will be more attractive to the farmers. How are people going to cook and prepare it? What kind of dish are they going to prepare? Then this will hopefully be the new variety that farmers will grow and consumers will eat. We have to find a way to convince farmers to grow it.

Interview: Research into 7 varieties of potato grown in Ghana

An example of what I produce for commercial radio in Ghana

Radio Commercial Ghana

This is my commercial radio demo from 2008 which is made up of snippets of my favourite commercials I have directed, recorded and post produced! 

Janelle's Commercial Radio Demo (Australian Version)

Rastamouse_demo_lhill_jmeager.mp3

Showcasing snippets of corporate Sound Design for Flying Aya 2016. 
Reel_1 here

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