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