FAO radio training initiative supports improving and sustaining food security in rural Somalia

In September 2020, FAO launched a radio training initiative airing various episodes across eight Somali radio stations. The ongoing radio programmes are divided into different series with 30 episodes in total, offering information on good agricultural practices, livestock, fisheries and nutrition, and targeting farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk across Somalia. Radio is one of the most far-reaching and popular tools of communication in Somalia. In light of the low literacy levels in rural areas, a medium such as radio enables farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk to listen to news, access information, stay up to date and learn new things. The format of the radio programme encourages listeners to actively participate, with anyone able to phone in to ask the FAO experts questions.