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Dream of "father of hybrid rice" takes root in Africa

STORY: Dream of "father of hybrid rice" takes root in Africa SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023/file DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of delegates planting hybrid rice seedlings 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Yuan Longping, Chinese agronomist 3. various of farmers planting hybrid rice in Africa 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): GAOUSSOU SANOU, secretary general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources of Burkina Faso 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DEMBA SABALLY, Minister of Agriculture, Gambia STORYLINE: In front of a bronze statue of Yuan Longping, scores of African visitors planted hybrid rice seedlings in memory of the "father of hybrid rice." The delegates to the Second Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Agriculture visited the Paddy Field National Park in Sanya, China's Hainan on Tuesday. Four years ago, when attending the First Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Agriculture in Sanya, Yuan Longping expressed the hope that hybrid

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Tracing Belt and Road stories along China-Laos Railway in Yunnan

STORY: Tracing Belt and Road stories along China-Laos Railway in Yunnan DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:40 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHANTHARANGSONE PHOMSANH, Lao student at Kunming University of Science and Technology 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHUANCHAI PONGSAI, Thai agronomist with CP Seeds Tropical International Maize R&D Center 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LAMPHONE THIPMALA, Lao student at Kunming Railway Vocational and Technical College 4. various of the China-Laos Railway and passengers 5. various of street views of Kunming 6. STANDUP 1 (English): HUANG AIPING 7. various of the China-Laos Railway and passengers 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YANG JINGWEN, Head of Kunming South Railway Station, China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 9. various of the Kunming cargo terminal 10. STANDUP 2 (English): HUANG AIPING 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): XU CHAO, Deputy general manager of China United International Rail Containers Co., Ltd. (CRIntermodal) Ku

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China's bumper summer harvest key stabilizer to inflation-plagued world

STORY: China's bumper summer harvest a key stabilizer to an inflation-plagued world DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of harvesters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE JINGMING, Grain Grower, Dongzhuang Village, Dongzhuang Town, Ningyang County, Shandong Province 3. various of harvesters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHA WENCHONG, Head of Jinfeng Agricultural Machinery Service Cooperative, Ningyang County, Shandong Province 5. various of harvesting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI ZHUJIE, Villager of Shangguo, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province 7. various of harvesting 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG YONG, Agricultural machinery operator 9. various of harvesting 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI RUISHENG, Deputy Secretary and Mayor of Shangguo Township, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province 11. various of measurement 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): XU JUNMING, Director of the Agricultural Technology Promotion Station and Senior Agronomist, Yuncheng City, Shanxi

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Chinese experts imparting rice-growing technology in Dominican Republic

STORY: Chinese experts imparting rice-growing technology in Dominican Republic DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Santo Domingo CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese experts in the Dominican Republic 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU YUNXIANG, Chinese agricultural expert 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JULIO CESAR LOPEZ, Agronomist at Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Research STORYLINE: A team of Chinese experts is imparting China's rice-growing technology in the Dominican Republic to help the country improve the yield and quality of rice. Since October, the three-member team has been experimenting on 1.3 hectares of land provided by the Dominican National Rice Training Center in Banao, a town some 80 km northeast of the capital Santo Domingo. The initiative is part of a cooperation project between the department of agriculture and rural affairs of central China's Hunan province and the Dominican Agriculture Ministry's department of international cooperation. SOUNDBITE

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Türkiye's elderly population expects incoming gov't to tackle cost-of-living crisis

STORY: Türkiye's elderly population expects incoming gov't to tackle cost-of-living crisis DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): METIN BOZBAY, 85-year-old pensioner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ISA ESEROGLU, Agronomist STORYLINE: Millions of Turkish senior citizens, heavily impacted by high inflation, are expecting the new government to be formed after the May general election to improve their living conditions. On May 14, voters across Türkiye will elect the president and 600 members of parliament for a five-year term. Hoping to stimulate the economy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced record public spending. The Turkish leader who is facing a tight race for a new term of office, has increased pensions and wages in the past year amid high inflation. However, the cost-of-living crisis has hit households hard and inflation has eaten into the pay rises affecting especiall

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Xi Jinping: Distinctive rural industries have broad prospects

STORY: Xi Jinping: Distinctive rural industries have broad prospects DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a lychee orchard in Maoming City, Guangdong Province, south China 2. various of photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping inspecting a lychee orchard and a longan and lychee cooperative in Gaozhou City of Maoming 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LYU HUAQIANG, Senior agronomist, Agricultural Science and Technology Affairs Center in Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIAN SHIQING, Vice head of Maoming Academy of Forestry 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIN CHANGZHEN, Head of Agricultural Innovation Park of Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIN DONG, Secretary-general of E-commerce Association in Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): HE XIA, First Party secretary of Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province STORYLINE: Xi Jinping visited a lyc

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African students help with spring farming in China

STORY: African students help with spring farming in China DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of African students from China Agricultural University in north China's Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LYU ZHENYU, Agronomist, Quzhou Experimental Station, China Agricultural University 3. various of African students from China Agricultural University in north China's Hebei Province STORYLINE: As the spring plowing is set to start, African students from China Agricultural University came to the field in Quzhou County, north China's Hebei Province. With professional knowledge, those students provided guidance for local farmers in targeted wheat field management. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LYU ZHENYU, Agronomist, Quzhou Experimental Station, China Agricultural University "Since 2018, Quzhou experimental station of China Agricultural University has trained more than 60 agronomy students for 12 African countries." The students hope their guid

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PAKISTAN-MULTAN-CHINA-CHILI FARMING PROJECT

(230125) -- MULTAN, Jan. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Jianhua (L), a Chinese agronomist, guides Pakistani technician Muhammad Sajjad in a greenhouse of the Pakistan-China red chili project in Multan, Pakistan, Jan. 16, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pakistan-China red chili project to help uplift Pakistan's agriculture sector" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-MULTAN-CHINA-CHILI FARMING PROJECT

(230125) -- MULTAN, Jan. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Jianhua (R) , a Chinese agronomist, guides Pakistani technician Muhammad Sajjad to examine the saplings in a greenhouse of the Pakistan-China red chili project in Multan, Pakistan, Jan. 16, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pakistan-China red chili project to help uplift Pakistan's agriculture sector" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Vertical farms seen in Israel's supermarkets

STORY: Vertical farms seen in Israel's supermarkets DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter 2. various of "vertical farms" 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONEN REDEL, Vice President of Business Development at Vertical Field 4. various of a supermarket 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GILAD MAREK, Chief Agronomist of Vertical Field STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter "I'm standing at the sterilized container and that's why I'm dressed like that, so I wouldn't bring any bacteria or viruses inside of this environment. And the Israeli company Vertical Field that's in charge of this facility believes it would be the future of agriculture, where plants, and in the future more kinds of crops and vegetables and fruits would be able to be grown in the sterilized environment without any added chemicals or pesticides and the fully clean products would be without any viruses or bacteria and the prices

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86-year-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China

STORY: 86-year-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cheng Xiangwen working at corn fields 2. file of Cheng Xiangwen working in Hainan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist STORYLINE: 86-year-old Cheng Xiangwen is an agronomist and spends most of his life studying and cultivating corn. Cheng is a native of central China's Henan Province, a massive corn production base. After graduating in 1963, Cheng became an agrotechnician in Henan's Xunxian County. In 1964, he came to Hainan, where it was warmer, and started corn breeding work there. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist "The living conditions were difficult when we first came here, we lived in local farmers' homes. To reduce expenses, we bought a sewing machine to sew bags." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese

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How China's breadbasket province ensures grain output through new technologies

STORY: How China's breadbasket province ensures grain output through new technologies DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: HARBIN CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farming 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YANHUA, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI GUANGXU, Technician, Jiansanjiang National Agricultural Science and Technology Park 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MENG QINGSHAN, Heilongjiang Agriculture Company Limited STORYLINE: Heilongjiang has remained China's top grain producer for 12 years in succession. From seed breeding to the protection of black soil and the promotion of mechanical and digital farming, a great deal of innovative science and technology has been applied in Heilongjiang to promote the rapid development of modern agriculture. Agronomist Li Yanhua is the brain behind a number of popular soybean varieties grown in China. The "Dongsheng" series of soybean developed by Li have become popular in Heilongjia

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Israeli smart irrigation system helps manage quality, quantity of grape yields

STORY: Israeli smart irrigation system helps manage quality, quantity of grape yields DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of vineyard 2. various of Netzer working 3. various of the smart irrigation system 4. various of grapes 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 9. various of Netzer working in the vineyard STORYLINE: Growing grapes in Israel used to waste a lot of water as the country suffers from water shortages. But thanks to the invention of a smart irrigation system, it is now possible to not only save water but also manage the quality and quantity of grape yields. In the decades before the invention of smart irrigation technology, Israeli farmers used to largely rely on their exp

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-BANGUI-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY

(220726) -- BANGUI, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fatime Abba Rekya, 40, an agronomist and mushroom producer, checks the mycelium bags on the outskirts of Bangui, Central African Republic, on May 31, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese Juncao technology brings hope to mushroom growers in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Luo Yu)

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CPC's achievements in eyes of experts, political leaders

STORY: CPC's achievements in eyes of experts, political leaders DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADAM ABDUL RAHAMAN, Minister-Counsellor at Ghanaian Embassy in Burkina Faso 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ELIAS JABBOUR, Associate professor, Economic Science College, Rio de Janeiro State University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VINNIE MOLINA, National President, Communist Party of Australia (CPA) 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): THEONESTE HIGANIRO, Chairman of Rwanda China Alumni Organization (RCAO) 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, U.S. 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): DAVID RICHMAN RAKOTOMAVO, Office assistant at the Constitutional Court of Madagascar 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DAVE BROMWICH, President of New Zealand China Friendship Society 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): FRANCOIS SERNEELS, Belgian agronomist, Ce

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Direction is key characteristic of Communist Party of China: Belgian expert

STORY: Direction is key characteristic of Communist Party of China: Belgian expert DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANCOIS SERNEELS, Belgian agronomist, Center for Agronomy and Agro-Industry of the Province of Hainaut in Belgium (CARAH) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANCOIS SERNEELS, Belgian agronomist, Center for Agronomy and Agro-Industry of the Province of Hainaut in Belgium (CARAH) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FRANCOIS SERNEELS, Belgian agronomist, Center for Agronomy and Agro-Industry of the Province of Hainaut in Belgium (CARAH) STORYLINE: Belgian agricultural engineer Francois Serneels said that direction, which also means leadership, is the word that best describes the Communist Party of China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANCOIS SERNEELS, Belgian agronomist, Center for Agronomy and Agro-Industry of the Province of Hainaut in Belgium (CARAH) "I think the right word is direction. Direction i

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen observes the growth of corns at the field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen works at the corn field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen (1st R) instructs as the workers learn the pollination methods at the corn field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen observes the growth of corns at the field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen observes the growth of corns at the field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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