Hu leadership unable to disregard problems of farming villages

Hu leadership unable to disregard problems of farming villages

BEIJING, China - A woman, one of about 2,000 farmers who gathered at Beijing Southern Station in protest against the government's policies toward farmers, was arrested by police on March 6 in Beijing, where the National People's Congress was in session.

Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems

STORY: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): AMNA AL-AFIFI, Gaza-based agricultural engineer 3. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): MOHSEN AHMED, Gaza-based agricultural engineer 5. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar STORYLINE: About a year ago, Amna Afifi and Mohsen Ahmed, two agricultural engineers in the Gaza Strip, embarked on a research into the potential soil problems with the besieged Palestinian enclave when they learned that some of their farming relatives have suffered harvest failures. In face of the soil pollution that has changed the taste of vegetables and fruits and may cause cancer, the two engineers found by trial and error that vinegar "extracted from the residues of tree pruning" is a possible solution. SOUNDBI

Ghanaian VP commissions Chinese-assisted road project

STORY: Ghanaian VP commissions Chinese-assisted road project DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ghanaian local language): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAPHAEL BARFUOR AWUAH, Resident of Nyinahin 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region. The 60-km road project, undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, was designed to upgrade these feeder roads in the town to ease the problems faced by the farming communities in transporting their products to market centers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ghanaian local language): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President "This project that we are commissioning today is one of the benefits of the strong bilateral relations between Ghana and China. I

GHANA-ASHANTI-CHINESE-ASSISTED-ROAD PROJECT

GHANA-ASHANTI-CHINESE-ASSISTED-ROAD PROJECT

(220326) -- ASHANTI, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles are seen running at the Chinese-assisted road in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region, March 25, 2022. Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region. The 60-km road project, undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, was designed to upgrade these feeder roads in the town to ease the problems faced by the farming communities in transporting their products to market centers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

GHANA-ASHANTI-CHINESE-ASSISTED-ROAD PROJECT

GHANA-ASHANTI-CHINESE-ASSISTED-ROAD PROJECT

(220326) -- ASHANTI, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia speaks at the commissioning ceremony of a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region, March 25, 2022. Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region. The 60-km road project, undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, was designed to upgrade these feeder roads in the town to ease the problems faced by the farming communities in transporting their products to market centers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)