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Norway wins Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Norwegian team slide down the landing area of a ski jump on their bellies in celebration after winning gold in the Winter Olympics Nordic combined team event in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

STORY: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farming in Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): JOYNAL ABEDIN, Farmer 3. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): ALHAJ RAFIQUL, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE (English): LING JIAHU, Chongqing Zhongyi Seed Co., Ltd STORYLINE: "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Joynal Abedin, a farmer in Nilphamari district, some 360 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, had been living under the shadow of monga for more than 50 years. Today, the monga cycle is not entirely broken, but the hardships of agrarian communities in northern Bangladesh have been greatly alleviated by high-yielding Chinese rice varieties. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): JOYNAL ABEDIN, Farmer "I've planted National AgriCare hybrid Dhan-4. It gives me an excellent r

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers process newly harvested rice paddy in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 16, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer carries bundles of harvested rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer carries newly harvested rice paddy in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers load bundles of rice straws into a van-rickshaw near a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer shows bundles of newly harvested rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers thresh rice near a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer threshes rice near a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer shows newly harvested rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies