XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wait to be served with freshly fried mushrooms in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. 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, chopped grasses, without chopping down trees and damaging the environment. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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

AfDB commits to support climate-resilient farming in Africa

STORY: AfDB commits to support climate-resilient farming in Africa DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the University of Nairobi 2. various of the conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCAL SANGINGA, Regional Sector Manager for Agriculture and Agro-Industries at AfDB 4. various of the conference 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PASCAL SANGINGA, Regional Sector Manager for Agriculture and Agro-Industries at AfDB STORYLINE: The African Development Bank (AfDB) will dedicate greater resources to promote climate-smart agriculture in the continent, tackle food insecurity and boost rural incomes, a senior official said Tuesday. Pascal Sanginga, the regional sector manager for Agriculture and Agro-Industries at AfDB, said the lender has earmarked additional funding to ensure African smallholder farmers have access to skills, technology and inputs required to withstand climatic stresses. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCAL SANGINGA, Regional Sector Manager for A

Tobacco auction season brings cheer to Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers

STORY: Tobacco auction season brings cheer to Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:59 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tobacco farmers, tobacco floors workers putting selling codes on tobacco bales 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): TANIA ZARANYIKA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 3. various of a smallholder tobacco farmer inspecting tobacco 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): KUDAKWASHE CHINYOWA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 5. various of more tobacco floors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): TANIA ZARANYIKA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 7. various of another tobacco farmer on the floors 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona): PETER MAPUNGA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 9. various of a tobacco farmer 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Shona): RWISAI PHIRI, Smallholder tobacco farmer 11. various of a minister inspecting tobacco 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ANXIOUS MASUKA, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development 13. SOUNDBITE 7 (Shona): RWISAI PHIRI, Smallholder tobacco farmer 14. SOUNDBITE 8 (Sho