Ferme Factory: the Senegalese reality TV show that makes you want to grow crops
Audio 48:30
The Farm Factory.
© Willy photography, from the Factory farm
By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow
50 mins
Ferme Factory
is a reality TV show to encourage young Senegalese to turn to agriculture.
No rhinestones or glitter: 20 candidates, two teams and four months of hard work in the fields with one goal, to become a farmer.
All under the watchful eye of the cameras.
Season 2 will be broadcast from May 23, 2021 on RTS1, the leading Senegalese public television channel.
Publicity
Guests:
- Ousmane Faye
, producer and creator of
Ferme Factory
- Mamadou Soumare
, winner of season 1 who now takes care of the agro-farm in the Tiep region
- Houley Kane
, candidate for season 2
- Malick Bâ
, communications officer for
ANIDA
, the National Agency for Integration and Agricultural Development which supports young people
- François Gemenne
, researcher specializing in migration and climate, who has just published
On a tous un ami noir
chez Fayard.
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Also to listen:
Senegal: reality TV in the service of agriculture.
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