Kenya-China agricultural cooperation aiding hunger fight, rural transformation

STORY: Kenya-China agricultural cooperation aiding hunger fight, rural transformation DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:40 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenya's Rift Valley county of Nakuru 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANNAH WANJIKU, Farmer in Kenya's Rift Valley county of Nakuru 3. various of the Chinese teams working with local people 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD MULWA, Deputy vice-chancellor of Egerton University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAISY OSORO, Post-graduate student majoring in dryland farming 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHARLES KARIUKI GITHIRI, Agricultural extension officer in Nakuru County STORYLINE: Farmers in Kenya's Rift Valley county of Nakuru have benefited from a research project between two universities in Kenya and China. The project, between Egerton University in Kenya and Nanjing Agricultural University in China, has fostered the development of pest-tolerant, drought-tolerant, and disease-tolerant crops to combat hunger, malnutrition, and rural

ITALY-ROME-FAO-GIAHS SITES-NEW CERTIFICATES

ITALY-ROME-FAO-GIAHS SITES-NEW CERTIFICATES

(230523) -- ROME, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A representative of Shexian Dryland Stone Terraced System in China's Hebei Province communicates with an attendee at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, May 22, 2023. The FAO awarded certificates at its headquarters here to 24 new Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites on Monday. The 24 sites, which have been designated by FAO since the last ceremony in 2018, are located in 12 countries, including China, Spain, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Morocco. TO GO WITH "FAO designates 24 new Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems" (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities

STORY: Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERESIA MUTUA, Farm worker 3. various of the farm 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI CHANGHONG, Director of Eshine Agricultural Planting Company Limited STORYLINE: Located about 85 km southeast of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Li Changhong's 25-acre Moringa plantation has withstood a prolonged dry spell to retain some luster. The expansive farm that sits next to the busy highway connecting Nairobi to the port city of Mombasa, is a cherished getaway for the Chinese agripreneur who defied naysayers to introduce Moringa and Aloe Vera farming in a region renowned for acute droughts. The Moringa and Aloe Vera farm has not only thrived in the face of extreme weather events but has also provided steady income flows to the local workforce. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERESIA MUTUA, Farm worker "I send m