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Chinese agricultural technology helps with oilseed harvesting in Pakistan

STORY: Chinese agricultural technology helps with oilseed harvesting in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of agriculture in Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU XUSHENG, Director, International Business Department of Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Company STORYLINE: Pakistan is an agriculture-centric economy, which depends on imports for approximately 89 percent of its edible oil needs. Due to the high cost of imported edible oil and scarcity of quality oil seeds in the local market, many villagers had to resort to cheaper but unhealthful alternatives such as mustard oil. In line with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor cooperation in agriculture, Chinese company Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Co., Ltd. and Pakistan's Evyol Group signed a memorandum of understanding in 2022 to help Pakistan produce and harvest ample amounts of canola oilseeds. In Pakistan's eastern Bhakkar district, farmers are increasi

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Spain to import more wheat, corn, barley to make up for crop reduction due to drought

STORY: Spain to import more wheat, corn, barley to make up for crop reduction due to drought DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of crops affected by drought in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUIS PLANAS, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3. various of Spanish agriculture 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUIS PLANAS, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 5. various of Spanish agriculture STORYLINE: The Spanish government said it would import more wheat and corn, whose output has been reduced by drought, in addition to the already reported annual deficit in olive oil. Yields of crops, including cereals, oilseeds and legumes, were significantly reduced this year due to drought. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUIS PLANAS, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food "We forecast that we should buy 20 to 21 million tons from abroad to meet usual consumption, which is between 30 and 35 million tons." Cereal production

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Pakistan's oilseed industry to bloom under China-Pakistan agriculture cooperation

STORY: Pakistan's oilseed industry to bloom under China-Pakistan agriculture cooperation DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: GUJRANWALA, Pakistan CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MISBAH SABA MALIK, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the farmland 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GHAZANFAR ALI, Head of marketing, Evyol group 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHOU XUSHENG, Director of the int'l business department, Wuhan Qingfa-Hesheng Seed Co., Ltd. 5. various of the farmland STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MISBAH SABA MALIK, Xinhua reporter "The bloom in canola flowers is the harbinger of established oil seed industry in Pakistan through Pak-China agriculture cooperation." Chinese seed company Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng and Pakistani company Evyol group jointly provide high-quality hybrid seeds to Pakistani farmers to help the country meet its edible oil demand. Pakistan's annual consumption of cooking oil is around 5 million tonnes, but due to the low economic potential of oilseeds in the local m

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CIIE offers wider market to Ethiopia's agricultural products: businessman

STORY: CIIE offers wider market to Ethiopia's agricultural products: businessman DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CIIE 2. various of Ethiopia 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SISAY ASMARE, President, Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Processors-Exporters Association 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SISAY ASMARE, President, Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Processors-Exporters Association 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SISAY ASMARE, President, Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Processors-Exporters Association STORYLINE: An Ethiopian businessman has said that the upcoming fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) presents a huge market for the nation's major agricultural exports. Sisay Asmare, president of the Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Processors-Exporters Association (EPOSPEA), said the CIIE serves as an efficient platform for Ethiopian companies to tap the vast Chinese market and forge partnerships with potential Chinese cust

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-KEEN INTENT-CHINA'S HUGE SESAME MARKET

(220625) -- ADDIS ABABA, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sisay Asmare, president of Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Processors-Exporters Association (EPOSPEA), speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia eyes China's huge sesame market: official" (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-KEEN INTENT-CHINA'S HUGE SESAME MARKET

(220625) -- ADDIS ABABA, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sisay Asmare, president of Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Processors-Exporters Association (EPOSPEA), speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia eyes China's huge sesame market: official" (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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