Strawberry Harvest Illustrations - India

Strawberry Harvest Illustrations - India

Farmers sort and pack strawberries inside a home in Gassu on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on May 14, 2025. Strawberry is the first fruit that grows after six months of harsh winters and is supplied to various parts of north India including Delhi. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strawberry Harvest Illustrations - India

Strawberry Harvest Illustrations - India

Farmers sort and pack strawberries inside a home in Gassu on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on May 14, 2025. Strawberry is the first fruit that grows after six months of harsh winters and is supplied to various parts of north India including Delhi. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade

STORY: Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pine trees in eastern Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): CHIN MOHAMMAD, Farmer 3. various of pine trees in eastern Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MINA GUL, Farmer 5. various of pine nuts STORYLINE: Once primarily used as a source of fuel for heating homes, pine trees in eastern Afghanistan have become a cash cow for local villagers. Afghanistan's annual export of 5,000 tonnes of pine nuts is mostly destined for neighboring China. Since November 2018, a China-Afghanistan air corridor has offered a lucrative source of income for farmers in Afghanistan's remote mountains. The first air shipment contained 20 tonnes of pine nuts and flew from Kabul to Shanghai. Afghani farmer Chin Mohammad said six years ago that most pine nut buyers in his village were from neighboring countries. They would purchase

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

A Harvest Competition in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Six farmers drive a harvester during a harvest competition in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 7, 2024.

Yemen holds mango festival to boost agriculture sector

STORY: Yemen holds mango festival to boost agriculture sector SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mango festival STORYLINE: A mango festival was held in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa to promote the sales of the country's renowned mangoes and boost the agriculture sector. The six-day event, which concluded on Friday, brought together 120 participants including farmers' associations, local traders, and exporters. The event also aimed to improve mango cultivation techniques and expand export markets, according to organizers. Yemen boasts numerous varieties of mangoes, known for their high quality and distinctive taste. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

Saltwater seafood production brings prosperity to farmers in China's inland Gansu Province

STORY: Saltwater seafood production brings prosperity to farmers in China's inland Gansu Province SHOOTING TIME: April 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aquaculture area in Jingtai County 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU JINCHENG, General manager of Jingtai Jincheng Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., LTD. 3. various of aquaculture area in Jingtai County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN PENG, Technician of Jingtai Jincheng Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., LTD. 5. various of aquaculture area in Jingtai County STORYLINE: Farmers in Jingtai County of northwest China's Gansu Province have been busy working in their fishponds as saltwater seafood production gets prosperous in this inland area over the recent years. Six towns in Jingtai County began to develop aquaculture in 2016 as an alternative to traditional farming as the salinization had made soil not arable anymore. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240326) -- BEIJING, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows the scenery in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea garden in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing, on March 24, 2024. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows a view of tea gardens in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows the scenery in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea garden in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing, on March 24, 2024. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Li Fuyu)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea garden in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea garden in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-FUTIAN TOWN-TEA GARDEN (CN)

(240325) -- CHONGQING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows a view of tea gardens in Futian Town of Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing. The 15,000 mu (about 1,000 hectares) of tea gardens in Futian Town have entered the spring tea picking period. Farmers are taking the time to collect tea leaves to make spring tea. In recent years, Futian Town has vigorously developed tea industry, and established four village collective tea processing plants and six village collective tea gardens. Brand teas such as "Wushan Spring Tea" and "Wuxia Black Tea" have become characteristic agricultural products of the town. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic

STORY: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic SHOOTING TIME: Feb 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Bangui CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fatime harvesting mushrooms 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): FATIME ABBA REKYA, Mushroom farm owner 3. various of the Institute for Agricultural Research in CAR 4. various of Irene Dombeti working 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): IRENE DOMBETI, Laboratory technician of the Institute for Agricultural Research in CAR STORYLINE: In the Central African Republic (CAR), Fatima Kira Aba is a boss lady. About six years ago, she was an ordinary woman struggling to survive in the war-torn Central African country before traveling to China to study Juncao, a Chinese-invented technology using grass to grow mushrooms. Developed by the National Engineering Research Centre of the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) of China, Juncao technology has allowed smallholder farmers to grow mushrooms from dried, c

Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming

STORY: Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shen Yanfen 2. various of people farming and agricultural machinery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "My name is Shen Yanfen, and I am a post-90s 'new farmer.' Before returning to my hometown, I was a white-collar worker in Shenzhen (in China's Guangdong Province), where I worked for six or seven years. In February 2020, I returned to my hometown and took over the management of an agricultural machinery cooperative from my father. Our cooperative mainly provides full-process mechanized services for farmers during the planting process." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "Now,

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Straw bales during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers and National Police officers clash during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers and National Police officers clash during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Bales of straw burned during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, on February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Straw bales during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers and National Police officers clash during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers and National Police officers clash during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers throw tomatoes during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers throw tomatoes during the seventeenth day of protests by tractors on Spanish roads, February 22, 2024, in València, Valencian Community (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to address the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers Protest - Spain

Farmers and ranchers protest during the seventeenth day of protests of tractors on Spanish roads, at the Government delegation, February 22, 2024, in Zaragoza, Aragon (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads for the seventeenth consecutive day, to demand improvements in the sector, including aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. This mobilization takes place six days after the meeting that the Minister of Agriculture had with agricultural associations in Madrid and ended without agreement despite the measures offered by Planas. Photo byRamón Comet/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wen tours Kyoto - chats with farmers in Kyoto

Wen tours Kyoto - chats with farmers in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) chats with farmers during a visit to a farm in Kyoto on April 13. Wen, the first Chinese leader to visit Japan in six and a half years, was on a day trip to Kyoto and Osaka on the last day of a three-day ''ice-melting'' visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

Farmers demand gov't compensation over mad cow

Farmers demand gov't compensation over mad cow

TOKYO, Japan - Some 120 farmers and breeders from around the country, leading six dairy cows, gather in front of the building of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in central Tokyo on Feb. 22 to demand compensation from the government over losses incurred as a result of the outbreak of mad cow disease.

Narita runway construction begins near farmers' lands

Narita runway construction begins near farmers' lands

NARITA, Japan - Crews begin work April 17 on part of a new runway for Narita airport, Chiba Prefecture, near lands owned by six farmers who oppose its construction (foreground). Some 230 workers began erecting 3-meter-tall fences at two locations around construction sites.

Young Tanzanians use organic waste to produce fish feed

STORY: Young Tanzanians use organic waste to produce fish feed DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:0: LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.Various of samaki farms members preparing feeds. 2.Various of insects and larvae in the production farm. 3.SOUNDBITE (English) ARNOLD SHOKO, Co-founder of Samaki Farms. 4.SOUNDBITE (English) ARNOLD SHOKO, Co-founder of Samaki Farms. STORYLINE: Six young aquatic and fisheries science graduates from Tanzania's leading state-run university have joined hands to save fish farmers from the headache of finding suitable fish feeds. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) ARNOLD SHOKO, co-founder of Samaki Farms. "What we are doing now is very friendly to environment, like using organic waste and converting organic waste by using larvae to produce insect larva that can be used as food is like killing two birds with one stone. We offer ingredients to fish farmers but also we clean environment. That's why we use the tagline 'clean world, sustainable world.' We are cleaning the wo

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

(220422) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Arnold Shoko, a co-founder of Samaki Farms, shows dried insect larvae in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 21, 2022. Six young aquatic and fisheries science graduates from Tanzania's leading state-run university have joined hands to save fish farmers from the headache of finding suitable fish feeds. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Young Tanzanians use organic waste to produce fish feed

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

(220422) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Catherine Fizidoline, a co-founder of Samaki Farms, prepares organic wastage at a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 21, 2022. Six young aquatic and fisheries science graduates from Tanzania's leading state-run university have joined hands to save fish farmers from the headache of finding suitable fish feeds. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Young Tanzanians use organic waste to produce fish feed

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

(220422) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Arnold Shoko, a co-founder of Samaki Farms, shows black soldier flies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 21, 2022. Six young aquatic and fisheries science graduates from Tanzania's leading state-run university have joined hands to save fish farmers from the headache of finding suitable fish feeds. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Young Tanzanians use organic waste to produce fish feed

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ORGANIC WASTE-FISH FEED

(220422) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Samaki Farms co-founders pose for a photo at their workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 21, 2022. Six young aquatic and fisheries science graduates from Tanzania's leading state-run university have joined hands to save fish farmers from the headache of finding suitable fish feeds. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Young Tanzanians use organic waste to produce fish feed

Wen tours Kyoto - chats with farmers in Kyoto

Wen tours Kyoto - chats with farmers in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) chats with farmers during a visit to a farm in Kyoto on April 13. Wen, the first Chinese leader to visit Japan in six and a half years, was on a day trip to Kyoto and Osaka on the last day of a three-day ''ice-melting'' visit to Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Narita runway construction begins near farmers' lands

Narita runway construction begins near farmers' lands

NARITA, Japan - Crews begin work April 17 on part of a new runway for Narita airport, Chiba Prefecture, near lands owned by six farmers who oppose its construction (foreground). Some 230 workers began erecting 3-meter-tall fences at two locations around construction sites.

Golf: Matsuyama misses cut after disastrous 2nd round

Golf: Matsuyama misses cut after disastrous 2nd round

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, on Jan. 29, 2016. Matsuyama missed the cut by one stroke after a 4-over 76 that included six bogeys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Farmers demand gov't compensation over mad cow

Farmers demand gov't compensation over mad cow

TOKYO, Japan - Some 120 farmers and breeders from around the country, leading six dairy cows, gather in front of the building of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in central Tokyo on Feb. 22 to demand compensation from the government over losses incurred as a result of the outbreak of mad cow disease.