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Fresh fruits, vegetables delivered to remote villages in SW China's Xizang

STORY: Fresh fruits, vegetables delivered to remote villages in SW China's Xizang SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2-6, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sales stores for fruit and vegetable distribution 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONDRUP, Staff with Xainza Supply and Marketing Cooperative 3. various of the sales stores for fruit and vegetable distribution 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): SHERAB GYATSO, Owner of a direct sales store STORYLINE: The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, is situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Covering an area of over 25,000 square kilometers, the county has a population of only 23,000 people, among which more than 20,000 are herders. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables, due to the region's high altitude and remoteness. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery o

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NAGQU-XAINZA COUNTY-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-PILOT PROJECT (CN)

(240106) -- LHASA, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sherab Gyatso, a store manager, looks at an apple delivered here by Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative at a direct sales store in the remote Beiga No.4 Village in Xainza County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2024. The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery of fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables to the remote townships in Xainza County. The Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, investing nearly 3 million yuan, spearheaded this effort by establishing a fresh storage reserve and revamping 16 direct sales points across counties, townships and villages. They also introduced refrigeration units and transport vehicles. Usually, staff members her

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NAGQU-XAINZA COUNTY-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-PILOT PROJECT (CN)

(240106) -- LHASA, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Store manager Sherab Gyatso (R) and Wuwa, distribution manager of Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, check the delivery list at a direct sales store in the remote Beiga No.4 Village in Xainza County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2024. The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery of fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables to the remote townships in Xainza County. The Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, investing nearly 3 million yuan, spearheaded this effort by establishing a fresh storage reserve and revamping 16 direct sales points across counties, townships and villages. They also introduced refrigeration units and transport vehicles. Usu

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NAGQU-XAINZA COUNTY-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-PILOT PROJECT (CN)

(240106) -- LHASA, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bara (L), a distributor of Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, helps store manager Sherab Gyatso deliver fresh fruits and vegetables at a direct sales store in the remote Beiga No.4 Village in Xainza County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2024. The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery of fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables to the remote townships in Xainza County. The Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, investing nearly 3 million yuan, spearheaded this effort by establishing a fresh storage reserve and revamping 16 direct sales points across counties, townships and villages. They also introduced refrigeration units and transport vehicles.

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NAGQU-XAINZA COUNTY-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-PILOT PROJECT (CN)

(240106) -- LHASA, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sherab Gyatso, a store manager, sorts out vegetables delivered here by Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative at a direct sales store in the remote Beiga No.4 Village in Xainza County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2024. The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery of fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables to the remote townships in Xainza County. The Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, investing nearly 3 million yuan, spearheaded this effort by establishing a fresh storage reserve and revamping 16 direct sales points across counties, townships and villages. They also introduced refrigeration units and transport vehicles. Usually, staff members

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NAGQU-XAINZA COUNTY-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-PILOT PROJECT (CN)

(240106) -- LHASA, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sherab Gyatso, a store manager, sorts out grapes delivered here by Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative at a direct sales store in the remote Beiga No.4 Village in Xainza County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2024. The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery of fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables to the remote townships in Xainza County. The Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, investing nearly 3 million yuan, spearheaded this effort by establishing a fresh storage reserve and revamping 16 direct sales points across counties, townships and villages. They also introduced refrigeration units and transport vehicles. Usually, staff members here

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NAGQU-XAINZA COUNTY-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-PILOT PROJECT (CN)

(240106) -- LHASA, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sherab Gyatso (1st R), a store manager, weighs vegetables for a villager at a direct sales store in the remote Beiga No.4 Village in Xainza County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2024. The Xainza County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, situated at an average elevation of 4,700 meters. Traditionally, local herders' diet relies on meat and tea, lacking fruits and vegetables. To address this, the local authorities initiated a pilot project in 2019, ensuring the delivery of fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables to the remote townships in Xainza County. The Xainza County's Supply and Marketing Cooperative, investing nearly 3 million yuan, spearheaded this effort by establishing a fresh storage reserve and revamping 16 direct sales points across counties, townships and villages. They also introduced refrigeration units and transport vehicles. Usually, staff members here have to prepare goods from cities hundreds

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Tibet's rural residents see fastest income growth in China

STORY: Tibet's rural residents see fastest income growth in China DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in rural areas in Tibet 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): NGAWANG SHERAB, Villager in Chagyab County in China's Tibet 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): CHIMED RIGZIN, Villager in Lhari County in China's Tibet 4. various of general views in Tibet STORYLINE: The per capita disposable income of rural residents in China's Tibet Autonomous Region has maintained double-digit growth for 19 years. In 2021, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Tibet reached 16,935 yuan (about 2,385 U.S. dollars), 2.97 times the income recorded in 2012. The income growth rate has been the highest nationwide for seven consecutive years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): NGAWANG SHERAB, Villager in Chagyab County in China's Tibet "In the past, we could only harvest 200 kg of highland barley for each mu (0.067 hectares) of land. Now we get a