FM Green @ 90.8

Contact Person: Ms. Annu

Broadcasting Language: Hindi and Angika

Genesis: FM Green was established in 2019 by Bihar Agriculture College Sabour. The CRS was established to empower the farmers in the community by providing them necessary information related to agriculture and its allied sectors. The CRS serves as a source of knowledge dissemination and knowledge exchange in the community, and contributes to the upliftment of the target community through its  programmes. 

Thematic Focus: The primary focus area of the radio station has been agriculture. It adopts practices for knowledge dissemination and exchange in the farming community to enhance their yield and income. The CRS also focuses on environmental concerns as they directly and indirectly affect the farming community. Apart from this, the CRS promotes the holistic development of the local communities through its programmes and initiatives. 

Sustainable Development Goals: FM Green aspires to achieve the given SDGs:

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 5: Gender Equality

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Primetime Programmes: : The primetime programmes of Radio Green are Unnat Krishi, Career Watch, Ladies First, Swasth Rahein Hum, and Radio Revision. Unnat Krishi is a programme in which the scientists from the university give expert advice to the farming community regarding the best crops for the season, and things that they need to be careful about. Career Watch is a youth guidance programme that discusses career prospects and employment opportunities available for the youth. Swastha Rahein Hum is a health programme that covers topics on health, hygiene, and lifestyle. Radio Revision is a programme that intends to help school children by discussing concepts relevant to their academic interest.  

Innovations in format or any other way: In addition to conventional broadcasting, the CRS also has to regularly engage in narrowcasting activities to ensure that important information and messages reach the farmers who spend most of their day in fields, engaged in agricultural activities. 

Core Team: The core team of Radio Green comprises ten members including the Station Manager, Sound Engineer, Content Creator, Editor, and a group of radio jockeys. Members of the team are also responsible for community coordination and field reporting.

Major Projects Undertaken: Radio Green has been a part of projects that have major focused on the areas of agriculture, climate change, and environmental concerns. The CRS has also featured in health-based initiatives. The CRS has developed many internal initiatives to directly address the relevant and exclusive concerns of the farmers in the locality. 

 Sustainable Strategies: Radio Green is funded by the parent organisation, Bihar Agriculture College. The CRS also manages to generate revenue through the means of externally funded projects. 

Number of listeners and Potential Outreach: Radio Green caters to the people in the areas of Goradih, Babupur, Fatehpur, Chanderi, and Sabour. This area has a population of nearly two lakh people. 

Major concerns in the Community: Changing weather patterns resulting from climate change are a threat to the yield of the farming community. The farmers will be able to produce better yield and earn more if they have access to the latest equipment and practices in agriculture. Pollution, contamination of resources, and scarcity of water for irrigation are also factors that can affect the farming community.