Int'l conference on salt-affected soils kicks off in E China

STORY: Int'l conference on salt-affected soils kicks off in E China DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: WEIFANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of the conferenceSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MURRAY WATT, Minister of Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestrySOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIAM BINT MOHAMMED SAEED HAREB ALMHEIRI, Minister of UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment STORYLINE: International conference on salt-affected soils kicked off Wednesday in Weifang, a city in east China's Shandong Province. Themed "Salt-affected Soils and Food Security", the conference has attracted more than 180 representatives home and abroad. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MURRAY WATT, Minister of Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry "I hope this conference will help establish critical connections and prompt discussion among policy-makers, food producers, scientists and practitioners for the sustainable management of salt-affected soils. I'd like to thank Ch