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Zimbabwe seeks to diversify exports to China

STORY: Zimbabwe seeks to diversify exports to China SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of promotion conference of the China International Import Expo in Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALLAN MAJURU, CEO, ZimTrade 3. various of Allan Majuru STORYLINE: Trade between Zimbabwe and China has been on an upward trajectory, and Zimbabwe is seeking to diversify its exports to the Asian country, Allan Majuru, CEO of the trade promotion agency ZimTrade, said on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (English): ALLAN MAJURU, CEO, ZimTrade "If you look at China, it's one of our biggest trading partners both on exports and on imports. On the export side, you realise that slowly we are diversifying into horticulture, I think quite recently the protocol on export of citrus was put into place. And last year, we managed to export more than 40 containers of citrus into China, and we are currently discussing the one for avocados and this is being

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

STORY: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planting areas of coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG JIALU, General manager, Yunnan Simao Beigui Coffee Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAWA, Manager at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village, Menglian County STORYLINE: Coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts, originating from various parts of the world, have been widely grown in China's Yunnan, earning widespread acclaim in the global market. Pu'er City, famous for Pu'er tea, a deep-brewed tea with a sweet aroma, is making a name for itself as China's coffee capital. In 2022, the city's coffee planting area reached 679,000 mu (about 45,267 hectares), and the output value of the coffee industry exceeded 5 billion yuan (about 696 million USD). It has become a leading city within China in terms of both coffee production an

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Xinhua Headlines: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

(231120) -- KUNMING, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers sort out avocados at a farm in Nanya Village of Menglian County in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Xinhua Headlines: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

(231120) -- KUNMING, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks avocados at a farm in Nanya Village of Menglian County in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLIAN-AVOCADO INDUSTRY (CN)

(230920) -- MENGLIAN, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks avocados at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village of Nayun Town, Menglian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 20, 2023. In recent years, local authorities of Menglian County have vigorously developed the avocado industry. The county is now the largest avocado planting base in China, with a cumulative planting area exceeding 103,600 mu (about 6,907 hectares) and an output value of over 600 million yuan (about 82.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLIAN-AVOCADO INDUSTRY (CN)

(230920) -- MENGLIAN, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers sort avocados at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village of Nayun Town, Menglian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 20, 2023. In recent years, local authorities of Menglian County have vigorously developed the avocado industry. The county is now the largest avocado planting base in China, with a cumulative planting area exceeding 103,600 mu (about 6,907 hectares) and an output value of over 600 million yuan (about 82.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Kenya hosts int'l avocado conference amid quest to grow Chinese market

STORY: Kenya hosts int'l avocado conference amid quest to grow Chinese market DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:15 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 2. various of International Africa Avocado Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERNEST MUTHOMI, CEO of Avocado Society of Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILLIP KELLO HARSAMA, Principal secretary at the State Department for Crop Development in Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZIA ALI, Operations director of Sunripe Group 6. various of International Africa Avocado Congress STORYLINE: The second International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado Africa 2023) kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday with senior officials, industry leaders, and small-scale growers expressing a desire to increase the volume of avocados exported to China. More than 90 exhibitors are attending the three-day conference, which will also involve seminars, exhibitions, and the inkin

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Green channel facilitates Kenya's avocado export to China

STORY: Green channel facilitates Kenya's avocado export to China DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Nairobi/SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GONGMING, Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LYU CUIFENG, Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GU HAO, CEO of More-yogurt STORYLINE: Kenya began exporting fresh avocados to China in August following the implementation of a signed protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh produce. A green channel for imported perishable agricultural products has further boosted trade between China and Africa. Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. has been exploring the Kenyan avocado industry since 2019. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GONGMING, Shanghai Greechain Information Science and Technology Ltd. "Fresh Kenyan avocados were successfully exported to China in this August. A lot of work has be

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Multinational food company sees CIIE as driver of fruitful results

STORY: Multinational food company sees CIIE as driver of fruitful results DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 5th CIIE 2. shot of Dole's imported avocados 3. aerial view of Shanghai 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIE DAN, Product promotion manager of Dole China 5. various of a production line of red conference pears 6. various of fruits 7. various of Dole's booth at the 5th CIIE 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG QIUYANG, Brand communication manager of Dole China 9. various of exhibition areas 10. various of cityscape of Shanghai STORYLINE: The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) is underway in China's economic hub Shanghai. Multinational food company Dole sees the CIIE as a driver of fruitful results as it helps expand the company's sales channel. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIE DAN, Product promotion manager of Dole China "Actually we see CIIE as a great opportunity for us, for Dole and for many other international companies. The Do

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-AFRICAN PRODUCTS (CN)

(221107) -- SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows avocados from Kenya displayed at the food and agricultural products exhibition area of the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Kenyan avocados to be showcased at import expo in China's Shanghai

STORY: Kenyan avocados to be showcased at import expo in China's Shanghai DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of avocados from Kenya being packaged and transported 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KELVIN GATHEE, Extension officer of Kakuzi PLC from Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): VIVIAN WANG, Marketing Director of Dole China STORYLINE: Fresh avocados from Kenya will be displayed at the upcoming 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. They will be presented by the multinational food company Dole. It will be the fifth time for the company to make a presence at the CIIE. SOUNDBITE (English): KELVIN GATHEE, Extension officer of Kakuzi PLC from Kenya "The main variety of avocados that Kakuzi plants is the health (variety). So why Kakuzi does the health variety and not the traditional varieties of the indigenous and the food varieties? It's because of customers or consumers are preferring more healthy lifestyles. And the health variety i

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China receives 1st big batch of fresh avocados imported from Africa

STORY: China receives 1st big batch of fresh avocados imported from Africa DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the avocado arriving at the Waigaoqiao Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU MOSU, General manager of a local avocado importer 3. various of the avocado STORYLINE: Forty-five tonnes of fresh avocados from Kenya have arrived at the Waigaoqiao Port in east China's Shanghai, as the first big batch of fresh avocados imported from Africa to China, said Shanghai Customs on Saturday. After ensuring compliance with China's inspection and quarantine requirements, these avocados were allowed to enter the Chinese market last Friday, and then shipped to major fruit markets in the country. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU MOSU, General manager of a local avocado importer "The total import volume is planned to be about 200 tonnes this season. We are confident in the Chinese avocado market, so we have a weekly import plan for the Kenyan avocado season

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Kenya commences shipment of fresh avocados to Chinese market

STORY: Kenya commences shipment of fresh avocados to Chinese market DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenya 2. various of the fresh avocado export ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BENJAMIN TITO, Director, Horticulture Crops Directorate 4. various of avocados packed in containers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD TUWEI, Avocado farmer 6. various of cleaning and packing avocados 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHANG YIJUN, Minister Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenya "Kenya is now the first country in Africa to export fresh avocado fruit to China. What you are seeing here on my side is 22 tonnes of fresh avocado, waiting to be transported all the way to Shanghai. This consignment, I am told, will take exactly 21 days." The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday a

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KENYA-KIAMBU-FRESH AVOCADOS-EXPORT-CHINESE MARKET

(220802) -- KIAMBU, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, on Aug. 2, 2022. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday at a ceremony attended by senior government officials, diplomats, and industry executives. Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China in a move set to further boost the economic ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIAMBU-FRESH AVOCADOS-EXPORT-CHINESE MARKET

(220802) -- KIAMBU, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members make final preparations for the departure of the first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, on Aug. 2, 2022. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday at a ceremony attended by senior government officials, diplomats, and industry executives. Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China in a move set to further boost the economic ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIAMBU-FRESH AVOCADOS-EXPORT-CHINESE MARKET

(220802) -- KIAMBU, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A truck, with the first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market, departs from Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, on Aug. 2, 2022. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday at a ceremony attended by senior government officials, diplomats, and industry executives. Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China in a move set to further boost the economic ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIAMBU-FRESH AVOCADOS-EXPORT-CHINESE MARKET

(220802) -- KIAMBU, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member stamps the label on a box with fresh avocados at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, on Aug. 2, 2022. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday at a ceremony attended by senior government officials, diplomats, and industry executives. Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China in a move set to further boost the economic ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIAMBU-FRESH AVOCADOS-EXPORT-CHINESE MARKET

(220802) -- KIAMBU, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges boxes of fresh avocados at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, on Aug. 2, 2022. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday at a ceremony attended by senior government officials, diplomats, and industry executives. Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China in a move set to further boost the economic ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIAMBU-FRESH AVOCADOS-EXPORT-CHINESE MARKET

(220802) -- KIAMBU, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members put fresh avocados into boxes at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, on Aug. 2, 2022. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market was flagged off Tuesday at a ceremony attended by senior government officials, diplomats, and industry executives. Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China in a move set to further boost the economic ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)