Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Nabanna Festival - Dhaka

Artist performs at the celebration ''Nabanna Festival'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2024. ''Nabanna'' or the new time crop is a popular festival in Bangladesh which is celebrated every first day of bengali month Agrahayana. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Ranching

Marine Ranching

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A laver harvester harvests the first crop of laver at the "Ocean Ranch" in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 15, 2024.

Marine Ranching

Marine Ranching

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A laver harvester harvests the first crop of laver at the "Ocean Ranch" in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 15, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

A Planting Base in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Farmers pick the first crop of water chestnut at a planting base in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, July 28, 2024.

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(240718) -- LIUZHOU, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers carry crop bundles to attend a feast celebrating the first month of a newborn baby in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 13, 2024. Wuying Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Miao ethnic group hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. In the past, the impassable mountains and rugged landscape rendered locals extremely poor. In recent years, Wuying Village has made efforts in the fields of economy, education, culture and ethnic unity, etc. to promote rural vitalization for further development. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-MODERN AGRICULTURE (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-MODERN AGRICULTURE (CN)

(240410) -- PANZHIHUA, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farm director Leng Tianhua checks the growing conditions of crop roots based on soilless culture technology at a farm in Binggu Town of Miyi County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 8, 2024. Anning River plain, which is nurtured by Anning River, is the second largest plain in southwest Sichuan. It provides a favorable foundation for agricultural development with its unique natural conditions such as water, soil, light and climate. Miyi County of Panzhihua City, located along the Anning River, is one of the first counties in China to build national agricultural modernization demonstration zone. In recent years, Miyi County has built modern agricultural parks taking advantages of modern science and technology. A "three-level" agricultural mode, with different kinds of crops, fruits and vegetables planted in different altitudes, has been designed to improve economic effectiveness. (Xinhua/Guo Yu)

Disasters cause 3.8 tln USD in crop, livestock losses over 30 years: FAO

STORY: Disasters cause 3.8 tln USD in crop, livestock losses over 30 years: FAO DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of FAO 2. various of "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" report 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAXIMO TORERO, FAO chief economist 4. various of natural disasters affect agricultural production STORYLINE: Over the last 30 years, an estimated 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to disaster events, corresponding to an average loss of 123 billion U.S. dollars per year or 5 percent of annual global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Saturday. A new FAO flagship report entitled "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" brings the first-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock. It a

Ratoon cropping to boost grain yield in east China

STORY: Ratoon cropping to boost grain yield in east China DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of harvests of ratoon rice STORYLINE: East China's Jiangxi Province has made a breakthrough in the practice of ratoon cropping, as the major grain producer adopts ratoon rice to enhance its grain yield. The yield measurement result released on Sunday indicated the average yield per mu (about 667 square meters) in the early season of the rice ratoon crops reached 905.1 kg, nearing the national standard for super hybrid rice. Ratoon cropping is a rice planting model in which rice crops are able to regrow from the stubble after the first harvest, according to experts. Three plots of land were randomly selected for the test within a demonstration area covering 170 mu in the province's Poyang County, said Wu Wenge, head of the expert panel, adding that additional efforts are underway to cultivate the crop. "Ratoon rice can be harvested twice

India's GDP grows 6.1 pct in Q1

STORY: India's GDP grows 6.1 pct in Q1 DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of RBI building 3. various of crop fields and crop harvesting 4. various of food grain wholesale market 5. various of factory STORYLINE: India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the first quarter of this calendar year rose by 6.1 percent, showed the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Wednesday. This is said to be better than the expectations of the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and the leading economists. The RBI had projected a GDP growth of 5.1 percent during January-March 2023, while leading economists had predicted a growth of over 5 percent. A GDP growth of 7.2 percent was recorded during the last financial year, which is also said to be higher than the RBI's estimates of 7 percent. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

Multi-spectral drones help spring farming in central China

STORY: Multi-spectral drones help spring farming in central China DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of drones in flight 2. shot of farmers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG XIANGZENG, Local farmer 4. various of drones spraying pesticides 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUN, Agricultural technician 6. various of remote control 7. various of drones spraying pesticides 8. various of crop field STORYLINE: Drones equipped with multi-spectral technology have been adopted in spring field management in Huaxian County, central China's Henan Province. As a new agricultural tool, multi-spectral drones make spring farming more accurate, saving labor costs and promoting efficiency. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG XIANGZENG, Local farmer "It's my first time to use multi-spectral drones, and they work quite well, saving labor costs and promoting efficiency." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUN, Agricultural technician "We use multi-spectral technology t

China-funded vocational school boosts technical, agricultural training in Cameroon

STORY: China-funded vocational school boosts technical, agricultural training in Cameroon DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vocational school 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): LOUIS DAVID NJENJOCK BANG, Principal, Yabassi Technical and Professional Agricultural High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MONTHE MEMBA, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JEAN MIRABEAU EBA, Mayor of Yabassi Council STORYLINE: A technical and professional high school funded by China in the Cameroonian town of Yabassi has been dedicated to providing agricultural training for local students. Constructed over four hectares of land, the vocational school is the first of its kind in Cameroon. It offers courses in crop and animal production, maintenance of agricultural equipment and processing and conservation of agricultural products. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): LOUIS DAVID NJENJOCK BANG, Principal, Yabassi Technical and Professional Agricultural High School "The goal of this high

Xbox One put on sale in China, 1st game console in 14 years

Xbox One put on sale in China, 1st game console in 14 years

BEIJING, China - A retail store clerk tries Xbox One put on sale by Microsoft Crop. of the U.S. on Sept. 29, 2014, in Beijing, the first foreign game console in 14 years officially launched in China.

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is held on the surface of the frozen Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012 to predict the year's social situations and the prospects for crop harvests and weather from a streak of elevated ice cracks, a natural phenomenon observed two days earlier on the Nagano Prefecture lake for the first time in four years.

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is held on the surface of the frozen Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012 to predict the year's social situations and the prospects for crop harvests and weather from a streak of elevated ice cracks, a natural phenomenon observed two days earlier on the Nagano Prefecture lake for the first time in four years.

Season's first shipment of American cherries arrive in Japan

Season's first shipment of American cherries arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Two airline assistants show off the season's first shipment of American cherries which arrived at Narita Airport from California on May 21. Importers said that the cherries will retail at roughly half the prices in 2006 due to a bumper crop.

Season's first crop of 'Yubari' melon fetches 150,000 yen

Season's first crop of 'Yubari' melon fetches 150,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - These ''Yubari'' melons, the season's first crop grown at a Hokkaido farm, were knocked down to a Sapporo department store for 150,000 yen (about 1,170 dollars at current exchange rate) apiece in an auction held May 14. ''The price makes me lose all my appetite,'' commented a housewife who visited the fruit section of the department store.

Year's first apple crop auctioned

Year's first apple crop auctioned

AOMORI, Japan - The year's first crop of apples in the northern Japan prefecture of Aomori is auctioned at the Hirosaki central fruit and vegetable market August 3.

India's GDP grows at 13.5 pct in April-June period: gov't data

STORY: India's GDP grows at 13.5 pct in April-June period: gov't data DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of gov't buildings 3. various of RBI (Reserve Bank of India) building 4. various of agriculture field and crop harvesting 5. various of wholesale market area STORYLINE: India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.5 percent during the April-June quarter, according to the official data released by the country's National Statistical Office on Wednesday. April to June is the first quarter of India's financial year, which begins in April and ends in March of the following year. The country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, had forecast the growth rate to be around 16.2 percent during the quarter. While the agriculture sector grew at 4.5 percent versus 2.2 percent in the same quarter a year ago, the manufacturing sector witnessed a growth rate of 4.8 percent as compared to 4.9 percent in the same

India achieves highest ever goods export target of 400 bln USD

STORY: India achieves highest ever goods export target of 400 bln USD DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of market area 3. various of crop harvesting 4. various of farmers working in fields 5. various of manufacturing unit 6. various of transportation of containers STORYLINE: India achieved its highest ever goods export target of 400 billion U.S. dollars Wednesday, nine days ahead of schedule, officials said. The country had set this ambitious export target for FY22. The milestone was hailed by the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who lauded the farmers, weavers, manufacturers, exporters and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). "India set an ambitious target of 400 billion U.S. dollars of goods exports and achieves this target for the first time ever. I congratulate our farmers, weavers, MSMEs, manufacturers, exporters for this success," Modi wrote on social media. "This is a key milestone i

World's 1st seedless persimmons of sweeter variety go on sale

World's 1st seedless persimmons of sweeter variety go on sale

A woman holds a box containing two "Akiou" (king of autumn) persimmons, the world's first seedless persimmons of a sweeter variety developed by Fukuoka Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2015. The boxes of two Akiou persimmons fetched up to 100,000 yen ($834) at the first sale of the crop at a market on Oct. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Season's first shipment of American cherries arrive in Japan

Season's first shipment of American cherries arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Two airline assistants show off the season's first shipment of American cherries which arrived at Narita Airport from California on May 21. Importers said that the cherries will retail at roughly half the prices in 2006 due to a bumper crop. (Kyodo)

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is held on the surface of the frozen Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012 to predict the year's social situations and the prospects for crop harvests and weather from a streak of elevated ice cracks, a natural phenomenon observed two days earlier on the Nagano Prefecture lake for the first time in four years. (Kyodo)

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is held on the surface of the frozen Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012 to predict the year's social situations and the prospects for crop harvests and weather from a streak of elevated ice cracks, a natural phenomenon observed two days earlier on the Nagano Prefecture lake for the first time in four years. (Kyodo)

Spring Tea

Spring Tea

A farmer shows the first tea picking this spring at Laoshan Yunwu Tea Farm in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, April 11, 2021. The first crop of spring tea after picking, airing, finishing, forming, bright pot and other processes, made into Laoshan spring tea, batch listing, soon the citizens can taste the taste of this spring.

Spring Tea

Spring Tea

Tea leaves at Laoshan Yunwu Tea Farm in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 11, 2021. The first crop of spring tea after picking, airing, finishing, forming, bright pot and other processes, made into Laoshan spring tea, batch listing, soon the citizens can taste the taste of this spring.