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African agriculture thrives with Chinese technology, market access

STORY: African agriculture thrives with Chinese technology, market access SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:32 LOCATION: Abuja/Kigali/GUIGUIDOU AREA, Cote d'Ivoire/NANYUKI TOWN, Kenya CATEGORY: SOCIETY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of Abuja 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG MIAO, Director, China-Africa Green Agriculture Development Center 3. Kigali 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NYAMBO OBED, Rwandan entrepreneur 5. various of the Tambuzi flower farm in Kenya 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): PETER NDONGA, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): REGINA WAIRIMU, Sales assistant at Tambuzi flower farm 8. various of Guiguidou area 9. Guiguidou area STORYLINE: In recent years, agricultural cooperation between China and Africa has flourished under the frameworks of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative. Abuja, Nigeria With years of dedicated work, experts from a Chinese company have developed a high-yield rice seed tailored to local conditions i

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Guo Changyou, chief of the 11th Chinese Agricultural Technical Assistance Mission (MATAC) in Cote d'Ivoire, helps Yacouba Dembele (R), general director of the Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector in Cote d'Ivoire, operate an agricultural machine in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agricultural machines work in the new rice variety experimental field in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Jing, an expert from the 11th Chinese Agricultural Technical Assistance Mission (MATAC) in Cote d'Ivoire, guides a local farmer in his work in the rice fields in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A farmer operates an agricultural machine in a rice field in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Local farmers walk on a road beside the rice fields in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agricultural machines are seen during a handover ceremony of agricultural equipment in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer operates an agricultural machine in a rice field in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Changyou, chief of the 11th Chinese Agricultural Technical Assistance Mission (MATAC) in Cote d'Ivoire, helps Yacouba Dembele (R), general director of the Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector in Cote d'Ivoire, operate an agricultural machine in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural machines work in the new rice variety experimental field in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Local farmers walk on a road beside the rice fields in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing, an expert from the 11th Chinese Agricultural Technical Assistance Mission (MATAC) in Cote d'Ivoire, guides a local farmer in his work in the rice fields in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO PROVINCE-CHINA-COOPERATION-RICE HARVEST

(240610) -- DIVO PROVINCE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural machines are seen during a handover ceremony of agricultural equipment in Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, May 31, 2024. On May 31, farmers in the Guiguidou area, Divo Province in southern Cote d'Ivoire, gathered around several brand-new agricultural machines, chatting with one another about how to use them against a backdrop of newly planted rice seedlings swaying in the wind. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China boosts rice harvest in Cote d'Ivoire" (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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China's agricultural cooperation helps Cote d'Ivoire on its road to rice self-sufficiency

STORY: China's agricultural cooperation helps Cote d'Ivoire on its road to rice self-sufficiency SHOOTING TIME: May 31, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ALAIN BEUGRE, President of Guiguidou Rice Farmers Cooperative 3. various of the rice field in Guiguidou area 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): YACOUBA DEMBELE, General director of Agency for Development of Rice Sector in Cote d'Ivoire STORYLINE: China sent a new batch of agricultural equipment to the Guiguidou area, Divo Province, Cote d'Ivoire on Friday. The equipment includes combine harvesters, rice selectors, small rice milling machines, among others. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ALAIN BEUGRE, President of Guiguidou Rice Farmers Cooperative "We are very happy with this donation that we just received from China. We must take care of this gift because we produce millions of tonnes (of rice) annually during the two cycles. With this donation, we will be able to

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Guangyu (2nd L), a member of China's agricultural technology cooperation team in Cote d'Ivoire, marks the packs of newly harvested paddy rice grains with local farmers in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024 shows a view of ripe paddy rice fields in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A reaepr harvests paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024 shows a reaper harvesting paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer packs newly harvested paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer driving a reaper harvests paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Guangyu (2nd L), a member of China's agricultural technology cooperation team in Cote d'Ivoire, marks the packs of newly harvested paddy rice grains with local famers in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Changyou (L), leader of China's agricultural technology cooperation team in Cote d'Ivoire, communicates with local farmers in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer driving a reaper harvests paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-DIVO-CHINESE EXPERTS-PADDY RICE HARVEST

(240109) -- DIVO, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers are pictured as they harvest paddy rice in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)