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

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)

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

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)

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