China's Juncao technology sows seeds of hope in Africa

China's Juncao technology sows seeds of hope in Africa

Nyambo Obed checks mushroom tubes at his workshop in Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda, on August 14, 2024. Nyambo Obed has been to China twice for Juncao technology training. Since the 1980s, Lin Zhanxi, a professor of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, has led a research team on Juncao technology in China's southeastern Fujian Province. Juncao means "mushroom" and "grass" in Chinese. Its versatility is a key feature, allowing it to grow edible mushrooms, provide livestock feed and help battle desertification. Since the 1990s, China has shared the technology with over 100 countries by opening training classes and conducting on-site demonstrations. By now, Juncao technology has taken root in more than 40 African countries, helping African farmers combat poverty and promoting cooperation between China and Africa. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China's Juncao technology sows seeds of hope in Africa

China's Juncao technology sows seeds of hope in Africa

Nyambo Obed checks mushroom tube at his workshop in Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda, on August 14, 2024. Nyambo Obed has been to China twice for Juncao technology training. Since the 1980s, Lin Zhanxi, a professor of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, has led a research team on Juncao technology in China's southeastern Fujian Province. Juncao means "mushroom" and "grass" in Chinese. Its versatility is a key feature, allowing it to grow edible mushrooms, provide livestock feed and help battle desertification. Since the 1990s, China has shared the technology with over 100 countries by opening training classes and conducting on-site demonstrations. By now, Juncao technology has taken root in more than 40 African countries, helping African farmers combat poverty and promoting cooperation between China and Africa. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

RWANDA-CHINA-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURS

RWANDA-CHINA-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURS

(240419) -- KIGALI, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nyambo Obed shows the cultivated mushrooms at his workshop near Muhanga in Southern Province, Rwanda, April 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology empowers Rwandan entrepreneurs" (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

RWANDA-CHINA-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURS

RWANDA-CHINA-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURS

(240419) -- KIGALI, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nyambo Obed views the cultivated mushrooms at his workshop near Muhanga in Southern Province, Rwanda, April 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology empowers Rwandan entrepreneurs" (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)