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Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway 2. various of businesses and traders on the highway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor 4. various of cars 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): EPHRAIM MACHARIA, Driver 6. various of avocado processing factory 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDIAZIZ MOHAMED, Human resource manager at avocado products company 8. various of highway STORYLINE: Before its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to the agriculturally rich central region and Moyale town near the Ethiopian border, was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. Set to be completed by August, the road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor "Kenol-Sagana-

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Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

STORY: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planting areas of coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG JIALU, General manager, Yunnan Simao Beigui Coffee Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAWA, Manager at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village, Menglian County STORYLINE: Coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts, originating from various parts of the world, have been widely grown in China's Yunnan, earning widespread acclaim in the global market. Pu'er City, famous for Pu'er tea, a deep-brewed tea with a sweet aroma, is making a name for itself as China's coffee capital. In 2022, the city's coffee planting area reached 679,000 mu (about 45,267 hectares), and the output value of the coffee industry exceeded 5 billion yuan (about 696 million USD). It has become a leading city within China in terms of both coffee production an

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLIAN-AVOCADO INDUSTRY (CN)

(230920) -- MENGLIAN, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks avocados at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village of Nayun Town, Menglian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 20, 2023. In recent years, local authorities of Menglian County have vigorously developed the avocado industry. The county is now the largest avocado planting base in China, with a cumulative planting area exceeding 103,600 mu (about 6,907 hectares) and an output value of over 600 million yuan (about 82.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLIAN-AVOCADO INDUSTRY (CN)

(230920) -- MENGLIAN, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers sort avocados at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village of Nayun Town, Menglian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 20, 2023. In recent years, local authorities of Menglian County have vigorously developed the avocado industry. The county is now the largest avocado planting base in China, with a cumulative planting area exceeding 103,600 mu (about 6,907 hectares) and an output value of over 600 million yuan (about 82.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLIAN-AVOCADO INDUSTRY (CN)

(230920) -- MENGLIAN, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer shows an avocado at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village of Nayun Town, Menglian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 20, 2023. In recent years, local authorities of Menglian County have vigorously developed the avocado industry. The county is now the largest avocado planting base in China, with a cumulative planting area exceeding 103,600 mu (about 6,907 hectares) and an output value of over 600 million yuan (about 82.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLIAN-AVOCADO INDUSTRY (CN)

(230920) -- MENGLIAN, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an avocado planting base in Nanya Village of Nayun Town, Menglian County, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. In recent years, local authorities of Menglian County have vigorously developed the avocado industry. The county is now the largest avocado planting base in China, with a cumulative planting area exceeding 103,600 mu (about 6,907 hectares) and an output value of over 600 million yuan (about 82.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Kenya hosts int'l avocado conference amid quest to grow Chinese market

STORY: Kenya hosts int'l avocado conference amid quest to grow Chinese market DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:15 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 2. various of International Africa Avocado Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERNEST MUTHOMI, CEO of Avocado Society of Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILLIP KELLO HARSAMA, Principal secretary at the State Department for Crop Development in Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZIA ALI, Operations director of Sunripe Group 6. various of International Africa Avocado Congress STORYLINE: The second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday with senior officials, industry leaders, and small-scale growers expressing a desire to increase the volume of avocados exported to China. More than 90 exhibitors are attending the three-day conference, which will also involve seminars, exhibitions, and the inkin

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 31, 2023 shows the exhibition hall of the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor presents avocado products to a visitor at the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 31, 2023 shows a view of the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor talks to a visitor at the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 31, 2023 shows the exhibition hall of the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor talks to visitors at the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor talks to visitors at the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enter the venue of the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor talks to visitors at the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AVOCADO CONGRESS

(230531) -- NAIROBI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor waits for visitors at the second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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Green channel facilitates Kenya's avocado export to China

STORY: Green channel facilitates Kenya's avocado export to China DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Nairobi/SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GONGMING, Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LYU CUIFENG, Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GU HAO, CEO of More-yogurt STORYLINE: Kenya began exporting fresh avocados to China in August following the implementation of a signed protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh produce. A green channel for imported perishable agricultural products has further boosted trade between China and Africa. Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. has been exploring the Kenyan avocado industry since 2019. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GONGMING, Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. "Fresh Kenyan avocados were successfully exported to China in this August. A lot of work has be

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CIIE presents huge opportunity for Africa to diversify export base: Ethiopian scholar

STORY: CIIE presents huge opportunity for Africa to diversify export base: Ethiopian scholar DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2. various of an avocado processing line 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia 4. various of the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia 6. various of the Shanghai Port STORYLINE: An Ethiopian scholar has said that Africa should tap into the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) to diversify its export base in China and beyond across the global market. In a recent Xinhua interview, Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, a professor of public policy at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, said that the CIIE presents a rare opportunity for Ethiopian and other African companies

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China receives 1st big batch of fresh avocados imported from Africa

STORY: China receives 1st big batch of fresh avocados imported from Africa DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the avocado arriving at the Waigaoqiao Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU MOSU, General manager of a local avocado importer 3. various of the avocado STORYLINE: Forty-five tonnes of fresh avocados from Kenya have arrived at the Waigaoqiao Port in east China's Shanghai, as the first big batch of fresh avocados imported from Africa to China, said Shanghai Customs on Saturday. After ensuring compliance with China's inspection and quarantine requirements, these avocados were allowed to enter the Chinese market last Friday, and then shipped to major fruit markets in the country. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU MOSU, General manager of a local avocado importer "The total import volume is planned to be about 200 tonnes this season. We are confident in the Chinese avocado market, so we have a weekly import plan for the Kenyan avocado season

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Kenya commences shipment of fresh avocados to Chinese market

STORY: Kenya commences shipment of fresh avocados to Chinese market DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenya 2. various of the fresh avocado export ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BENJAMIN TITO, Director, Horticulture Crops Directorate 4. various of avocados packed in containers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD TUWEI, Avocado farmer 6. various of cleaning and packing avocados 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHANG YIJUN, Minister Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenya "Kenya is now the first country in Africa to export fresh avocado fruit to China. What you are seeing here on my side is 22 tonnes of fresh avocado, waiting to be transported all the way to Shanghai. This consignment, I am told, will take exactly 21 days." The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday a

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Turkey seeks to rent foreign farmland to boost food supply: media

STORY: Turkey seeks to rent foreign farmland to boost food supply: media DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Istanbul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the harvest 2 various of views in Istanbul 3 various of the market STORYLINE: Turkey is in talks with more than 10 countries to rent foreign farmland to grow food to meet domestic needs, local newspaper Hurriyet reported on Wednesday. The report said Turkish authorities have been meeting with officials from Venezuela, Ukraine, Sudan, and some other African and Latin American countries in consultation. Vahit Kirisci, minister of Agriculture and Forestry, said even though Turkey is self-sufficient in domestic consumption, the rented foreign farmland would provide Turkey with the capacity to export food. The focus will be on products such as sunflower, corn, cotton, sesame, sugarcane and alfalfa, which have a production shortfall in Turkey. Tropical fruit and vegetables such as pineapple, mango, avocado and canola are planned to

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L.A. sushi chefs try for world's longest California roll

LOS ANGELES, United States - Sushi chefs try to put together the world's longest California roll in Hollywood on Feb. 24. Some 50 cooks and sushi-school students took part in making a 33-meter roll of sushi. Made of crab meat, sliced cucumber and avocado, California rolls are said to have been first created in Los Angeles about 30 years ago. Organizers were aiming for a spot in the Guinness Book of Records.