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China's Juncao technology sows seeds of hope in Africa

Juncao expert Chen Kehua (L) and a local technician check bags of mycelium at Central African Institute of Agronomic Research in Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 6, 2024. Since the 1980s, Lin Zhanxi, a professor of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, has led a research team on Juncao technology in China's southeastern Fujian Province. Juncao means "mushroom" and "grass" in Chinese. Its versatility is a key feature, allowing it to grow edible mushrooms, provide livestock feed and help battle desertification. Since the 1990s, China has shared the technology with over 100 countries by opening training classes and conducting on-site demonstrations. By now, Juncao technology has taken root in more than 40 African countries, helping African farmers combat poverty and promoting cooperation between China and Africa. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Juncao technology sows seeds of hope in Africa

Fatime Abba Rekya checks bags of mycelium in Damara, the Central African Republic, Feb. 6, 2024. Fatime Abba Rekya learns Juncao technology on a training class in Bangui in 2022. Since the 1980s, Lin Zhanxi, a professor of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, has led a research team on Juncao technology in China's southeastern Fujian Province. Juncao means "mushroom" and "grass" in Chinese. Its versatility is a key feature, allowing it to grow edible mushrooms, provide livestock feed and help battle desertification. Since the 1990s, China has shared the technology with over 100 countries by opening training classes and conducting on-site demonstrations. By now, Juncao technology has taken root in more than 40 African countries, helping African farmers combat poverty and promoting cooperation between China and Africa. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Irene Dombeti, laboratory technician of the Institute for Agricultural Research in the Central African Republic, makes bags of mycelium in Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fatime Abba Rekya checks bags of mycelium in Damara, the Central African Republic, Feb. 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2024 shows bags of mycelium in Damara, the Central African Republic. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-BANGUI-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY

(220726) -- BANGUI, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fatime Abba Rekya, 40, an agronomist and mushroom producer, checks the mycelium bags on the outskirts of Bangui, Central African Republic, on May 31, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese Juncao technology brings hope to mushroom growers in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Luo Yu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-BANGUI-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY

(220726) -- BANGUI, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A laboratory technician checks the mycelium bottle in Bangui, Central African Republic, on June 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese Juncao technology brings hope to mushroom growers in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Luo Yu)