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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saline-alkali Soil Improvement in Lianyungang

Large machinery works on the saline-alkali soil improvement project at Yangqiao Village, Xufeng Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 24, 2025. Through the improvement of saline-alkali land and the restoration of soil ecological form, the project has managed 1,700 mu of saline-alkali land and added 1,540 mu of arable land.

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Saltwater seafood production brings prosperity to farmers in China's inland Gansu Province

STORY: Saltwater seafood production brings prosperity to farmers in China's inland Gansu Province SHOOTING TIME: April 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aquaculture area in Jingtai County 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU JINCHENG, General manager of Jingtai Jincheng Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., LTD. 3. various of aquaculture area in Jingtai County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN PENG, Technician of Jingtai Jincheng Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., LTD. 5. various of aquaculture area in Jingtai County STORYLINE: Farmers in Jingtai County of northwest China's Gansu Province have been busy working in their fishponds as saltwater seafood production gets prosperous in this inland area over the recent years. Six towns in Jingtai County began to develop aquaculture in 2016 as an alternative to traditional farming as the salinization had made soil not arable anymore. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):

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Technology helps transform saline-alkali soil into fertile land in China's Baicheng

STORY: Technology helps transform saline-alkali soil into fertile land in China's Baicheng DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: BAICHENG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenery of Baicheng 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAO YINHUA, Head of Lihua Family Farm, Baicheng City 3. various of scenery of Baicheng STORYLINE: Modern technologies have been helping farmers in Baicheng City in China's Jilin Province reap bumper harvests on saline-alkali land. Mao Yinhua contracted 150 hectares of saline-alkali land in 2015 and tried to convert it into farmland. However, due to a lack of technology, the rice yield was very low, which resulted in a loss of over 3 million yuan (about 410,900 U.S. dollars) in the first three years. Later, experts from the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences imparted their knowledge to Mao on the techniques for converting saline-alkali soil into arable land, and introduced saline-alkali tolerant rice varieties. In 2022, Mao's rice fields produced 8,000 kg of gr

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Saline-alkali soil turns into fertile land in Baicheng, China

STORY: Saline-alkali soil turns into fertile land in Baicheng, China DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: BAICHENG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenery of Baicheng 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WEI, Associate researcher at Institute of Rice, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences 3. various of scenery of Baicheng STORYLINE: Saline-alkali land is becoming a new growth point for grain supply in western Jilin. In the city of Baicheng, efforts have been made to turn the saline-alkali soil into arable land. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WEI, Associate researcher at Institute of Rice, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences "Firstly, our approach involves land transformation before introducing a rice variety. The soil needs to be improved before we can cultivate this rice variety. However, we've made a shift in our strategy. We are now focusing on cultivating salt and alkali-tolerant varieties first. Once they are ready, we plant them in saline-alkali soil. This approach helps us s

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CHINA-HEBEI-WEIXIAN-PEAR FARMING (CN)

(230728) -- WEIXIAN, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers sort out freshly picked pears at an orchard in Zhangying Township, Weixian County, north China's Hebei Province, July 27, 2023. Pears, a specialty produce and leading bread earner for many farmers in Weixian, are growing in over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of arable lands in Weixian, with an annual output of more than 130,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-WEIXIAN-PEAR FARMING (CN)

(230728) -- WEIXIAN, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers load freshly picked pears for delivery at an orchard in Zhangying Township, Weixian County, north China's Hebei Province, July 27, 2023. Pears, a specialty produce and leading bread earner for many farmers in Weixian, are growing in over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of arable lands in Weixian, with an annual output of more than 130,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-WEIXIAN-PEAR FARMING (CN)

(230728) -- WEIXIAN, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks pears at an orchard in Zhangying Township, Weixian County, north China's Hebei Province, July 27, 2023. Pears, a specialty produce and leading bread earner for many farmers in Weixian, are growing in over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of arable lands in Weixian, with an annual output of more than 130,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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China's total amount of arable land grows for 2 consecutive years: minister

STORY: China's total amount of arable land grows for 2 consecutive years: minister DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English): WANG GUANGHUA, China's Minister of Natural Resources STORYLINE: China's Minister of Natural Resources Wang Guanghua said in a press conference held in Beijing on Tuesday that China's total amount of arable land has grown for two consecutive years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English): WANG GUANGHUA, China's Minister of Natural Resources "We earnestly ensured the security of food, energy, resources, industrial chains, and supply chains. To ensure a new development paradigm that is guarded by new security architecture, on food security, we saw that all the occupied arable land be compensated steadily and orderly. We froze the additional arable land quota for illegal occupation of arable land and promoted the stability of its total amount. We continued to carry out stringent law enforcement inspections for the pro

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu arranges Nigerian specialties at the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park (Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market) as a volunteer in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 1, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (R) plays soccer at the playground in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (2nd R) views experiment result under the guidance of supervisor Zhou Yaoyu (2nd L) at a laboratory in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (C) conducts experiment with schoolmates at a laboratory in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu studies at Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu is pictured at a greenhouse in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (C) goes to play soccer in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (C) conducts experiment under the guidance of supervisor Zhou Yaoyu (R) at a laboratory in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (R) checks the growth of rice at a greenhouse in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (L) checks the growth of rice at a greenhouse in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-ARABLE LAND-SCI-TECH INNOVATION (CN)

(230618) -- CHONGQING, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows an agricultural machine harvesting at a "desert soilization" base in Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Sci-tech innovation turns desert sands into arable land" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ARABLE LAND-SCI-TECH INNOVATION (CN)

(230618) -- CHONGQING, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2023 shows an agricultural machine working to prepare for crop planting at a "desert soilization" base in Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Sci-tech innovation turns desert sands into arable land" (Xinhua)

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Sci-tech innovation turns desert sands into arable land

STORY: Sci-tech innovation turns desert sands into arable land DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pilot fields in the Ulan Buh Desert in Inner Mongolia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YA, Desert soilization team, Chongqing Jiaotong University 3. various of the pilot fields in the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHIXIANG, Desert soilization team, Chongqing Jiaotong University STORYLINE: Using an innovative technique called "desert soilization," a group of Chinese scientists have turned barren desert sands into productive, farmable land at an affordable cost in northwest China. In 2013, Professor Yi Zhijian and his team from Chongqing Jiaotong University patented the technique after years of research, giving sands the same properties as soil -- with the same capacity to sustain water, air and fertilizer. The first test plot was established in the Ulan Buh Desert in

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AfCFTA secretariat vows to boost Africa's food security

STORY: AfCFTA secretariat vows to boost Africa's food security DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the banner of the 7th African Leadership Forum 2. various of participants of the forum 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat 4. various of plenary discussion 5. various of Accra's central business district 6. various of the 7th African Leadership Forum STORYLINE: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will prioritize intraregional agricultural trade to unlock the region's agricultural potential and achieve regional food security, Wamkele Mene, the secretary-general of the secretariat, said Thursday. Mene made the vow in his opening remarks at the 7th African Leadership Forum in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, stressing the need to reverse the continent's food import bill by utilizing its abundant arable lands to become self-sufficient in food production. The AfCFTA chie

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China's major grain producer develops high-standard farmland

STORY: China's major grain producer develops high-standard farmland DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmland STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, one of the country's major grain-producing regions, has so far developed 49.89 million mu (around 3.3 million hectares) of high-standard farmland, local authorities said. The figure represents 29 percent of the total arable land area and supports more than two-thirds of the grain production capacity of the region, according to the regional agriculture and animal husbandry department. Of the total high-standard farmland, the high-efficiency water-saving irrigation area in Inner Mongolia has reached 32.73 million mu, saving 3.3 billion cubic meters of water annually and achieving a win-win result between high grain yield and green ecological agriculture development. Inner Mongolia is one of the four regions with over 100 million mu of cultivated land and also one

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Food security matters most | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: Food security matters most | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: INDUSTRY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of arable land across China 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YI YUETAO, Chinese Academy of Sciences 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG GUANGMEI, Chinese Academy of Sciences 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG GUANGMEI, Chinese Academy of Sciences 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG GUANGMEI, Chinese Academy of Sciences 6 SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WANG GUANGMEI, Chinese Academy of Sciences 7 SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YU YANG, Farmer in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province 8 SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 9 SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): LU AIDONG, Farmer in Kaifeng, Henan Province 10 SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): LU AIDONG, Farmer in Kaifeng, Henan Province 11 SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): LU AIDONG, Farmer in Kaifeng, Henan Province STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping always attaches great importance to China's food security. March 2022 Xi visited national political a

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Ghanaians celebrate traditional yam festival

STORY: Ghanaians celebrate traditional yam festival DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:33 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FIDELIA KUKAH, Resident in Ho 3. various of the participants of the celebrations STORYLINE: A spectacular display of rich Ghanaian culture and tradition last weekend climaxed a week-long celebration of this year's yam festival by the people of Asogli in Ho, the capital of Ghana's Volta Region. Traditional leaders, elders, and youth in Asogli state in the region went to the Jubilee Park amid drumming, dancing, and firing of musketry for the celebration. "Africa is blessed with rich natural resources and arable lands that can be cultivated to feed our people and for export to create wealth," said Togbe Afede XIV, the traditional ruler of the Asogli state. He said the annual festival is to honor yam farmers and all other farmers, and encourage young people to take farming as a career. Yam is a staple for Ghanaians an

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Farmers busy with rice harvest in SW China's Guizhou

STORY: Farmers busy with rice harvest in SW China's Guizhou DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice paddies 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG ZHENGXIONG, Agro-technician, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zunyi City, Guizhou Province STORYLINE: In Zunyi City of southwest China's Guizhou Province, farmers are busy with harvesting rice. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG ZHENGXIONG, Agro-technician, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zunyi City, Guizhou Province "This year, we have 9.53 million mu (about 635,000 hectares) of crop fields, including 1.74 million mu of rice. At present, rice is in the harvest season. Zunyi has typical mountainous terrain, with more hilly areas and less arable land. To raise the production, we managed to improve the land conditions. In recent three years, we built 1.03 million mu of high-quality farmland. Besides, we tried to promote new rice varieties and mechanized rice production to greatly increas

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Drought threatens Romania's agricultural production

STORY: Drought threatens Romania's agricultural production DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cropland 2. various of firefighters extinguishing fire 3. various of a government meeting discussing drought problems STORYLINE: Romania's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Thursday that persisting drought threatens to reduce agricultural production in most of Romania's counties this year as thirsty cropland is expanding in acreage day by day. According to data from the ministry, the drought has affected 375,423 hectares of cropland in 33 of Romania's 41 counties, causing damages. About 54 percent of the damages are reported in wheat and triticale cultivation, 17 percent in corn and 16 percent in rapeseed and sunflower. Romania has about 10 million hectares of arable land, only 3 million hectares of which are irrigated. Farmers believe the actual acreage of drought-hit cropland is still much larger t

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Egyptian agricultural sector in boom despite challenges: think tank

STORY: Egyptian agricultural sector in boom despite challenges: think tank DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's farms and agricultural lands STORYLINE: A recent study issued by an Egyptian think tank found that the country's crop production is seeing a boom despite the global challenges. The Egyptian Center for Thought and Strategic Studies said that the government has implemented several projects to enhance the performance of the agricultural sector and create job opportunities for young people. The Egyptian government has been working to turn deserts into arable land to meet the growing need for food in the most populous Arab country, it added. The study noted that the Egyptian government has allocated more than 73.8 billion Egyptian pounds (3.94 billion U.S. dollars) to expand farmland in the fiscal year of 2021/2022. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Impressions of China: In eyes of Dominican PM

STORY: Impressions of China: In eyes of Dominican PM DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister "China eliminated poverty in 2020, and when you view back, (about) 100 million citizens were lifted out of poverty, and this is a tremendous success story for any leader. The Chinese government has expanded huge sums of money to end poverty. The features of this campaign, as I understand it, include the relocation of millions of households from remote rural regions to new villages. Access to housing, new roads and all the infrastructure projects, and access to arable lands, small business support, lifting people out of poverty, and also access to educ

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EGYPT-MONUFIA-COTTON PLANTING

(220426) -- MONUFIA, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Ahmed Al-Tarsh walks at a cotton-planting field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on April 25, 2022. In April, Egypt enters the season of cotton planting. Local farmers make full use of their limited arable lands at the Nile valley and delta to plant cottons in the right season, which are an important annual source of income for them. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MONUFIA-COTTON PLANTING

(220426) -- MONUFIA, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Ashraf plants cotton amid onions at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on April 25, 2022. In April, Egypt enters the season of cotton planting. Local farmers make full use of their limited arable lands at the Nile valley and delta to plant cottons in the right season, which are an important annual source of income for them. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MONUFIA-COTTON PLANTING

(220426) -- MONUFIA, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Ahmed Al-Tarsh shows a cotton seedling at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on April 25, 2022. In April, Egypt enters the season of cotton planting. Local farmers make full use of their limited arable lands at the Nile valley and delta to plant cottons in the right season, which are an important annual source of income for them. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MONUFIA-COTTON PLANTING

(220426) -- MONUFIA, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Ahmed Al-Tarsh (front) plants cotton amid onions at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on April 25, 2022. In April, Egypt enters the season of cotton planting. Local farmers make full use of their limited arable lands at the Nile valley and delta to plant cottons in the right season, which are an important annual source of income for them. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MONUFIA-COTTON PLANTING

(220426) -- MONUFIA, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Ashraf plants cotton amid onions at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on April 25, 2022. In April, Egypt enters the season of cotton planting. Local farmers make full use of their limited arable lands at the Nile valley and delta to plant cottons in the right season, which are an important annual source of income for them. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)