Saltwater rice from S China turns alkaline soil in Xinjiang into fertile land

STORY: Saltwater rice from S China turns alkaline soil in Xinjiang into fertile land DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the saltwater rice fields 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Farmer in Pahatikri Township 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Farmer in Pahatikri Township 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG JIGUN, Chairman of Zhongnong Saltwater Rice Biotech Company in Shenzhen STORYLINE: In September, the rice in the fields of Pahatikri Township, Kashgar in China's Xinjiang becomes ripe. Around 10,000 mu (667 hectares) of saltwater rice has grown well and the yield is estimated to reach 600 kg per mu. In 2018, the salt-tolerant rice strains were brought here by researchers from Shenzhen. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Farmer in Pahatikri Township "I have 12 mu of farmland and we contracted the land to a company to grow rice. Except for the income for contracted land, I also work for the company, and take part in the management of the workers. Now my family has