Dar es Salaam, Aug. 18 -- IT is a typical afternoon somewhere in rural Tanzania. Farmers are busy with their daily chores, tending crops, checking on livestock and navigating the unpredictable rhythms of weather that seem to have a mind of their own.

But recently, many of these farmers tuned into something different and that is a radio programme that didnt just entertain but gave them a platform to speak, question and challenge policies that directly impact their lives.

Farm Radio International (FRI), partnering with national stakeholders, just wrapped up an unprecedented On Air Dialogue series in Dodoma that got more than 3,800 farmers from across Tanzania actively talking about the big issues: climate change adaptation, local seed sys...