Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income

STORY: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: BUTALEJA, Uganda CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice fields in Butaleja 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FAZILA MUNABA, Rice farmer in Butaleja 3. various of Chinese experts and local farmers in the rice fields 4. various of Chinese experts training farmers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUO ZHONGPING, Chinese rice expert 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBERT SAGURA, Rice farmer in Butaleja 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LUO ZHONGPING, Chinese rice expert 8. various of people drying rice STORYLINE: Dubbed as Uganda's rice hub, the district of Butaleja, located about 250 km east of Uganda's capital Kampala, features a large expanse of lush green rice paddies. The production of paddy rice has been the main source of income for local farmers for generations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FAZILA MUNABA, Rice farmer in Butaleja "I have studied, I have gone up to the university through rice. My parents

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

(230828) -- BUTALEJA, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Robert Sagura, a rice farmer, takes care of rice grain at a rice collection center in Butaleja, eastern Uganda, on Aug. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

(230828) -- BUTALEJA, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fazila Munaba, a rice farmer, speaks to Xinhua during an interview in Butaleja, eastern Uganda, on Aug. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

(230828) -- BUTALEJA, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Robert Sagura, a rice farmer, shows a hybrid rice farm during a field visit at Doho II rice experimental farm in Butaleja, eastern Uganda, on Aug. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

(230828) -- BUTALEJA, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese expert Luo Zhongping (C) speaks to rice farmers during a rice farm field visit in Butaleja, eastern Uganda, on Aug. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

(230828) -- BUTALEJA, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023 shows a hybrid rice sample at a rice farm in Butaleja, eastern Uganda. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

UGANDA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION-RICE GROWING

(230828) -- BUTALEJA, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese expert Luo Zhongping (C) speaks to rice farmers during a farmers' training session in Butaleja, eastern Uganda, on Aug. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese know-how helps Ugandan rice farmers boost production, income" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)