TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-WORKSHOP

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-WORKSHOP

(220309) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Mashimba Ndaki (1st R) speaks at the opening session of a national workshop on "Applications of Juncao Technology and its Contribution to the Achievement of Sustainable Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals in Tanzania" in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 8, 2022. The government of Tanzania recommended the adoption of the Chinese Juncao technology to promote sustainable agriculture and the livestock industry in the east African nation. Juncao, which literally means "mushroom" and "grass," can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to stop desertification. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

Tanzania recommends adoption of Chinese technology to promote sustainable agriculture

STORY: Tanzania recommends adoption of Chinese technology to promote sustainable agriculture DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants in the workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASHIMBA NDAKI, Tanzanian Minister for Livestock and Fisheries 3. various of participants 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN MACHIWA, Former dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technology, University of Dar es Salaam STORYLINE: The government of Tanzania on Tuesday recommended the adoption of the Chinese Juncao technology to promote sustainable agriculture and the livestock industry in the east African nation. Juncao, famed as "magic grass" and discovered by Chinese scientists, is an economical and environmentally friendly substitute for timber, which can be used as a substrate for growing mushrooms. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASHIMBA NDAKI, Tanzanian Minister for Livestock and Fisheries "Dear participants, the government of Tanzania is