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Bangladesh's largest livestock exhibition kicks off in Dhaka

STORY: Bangladesh's largest livestock exhibition kicks off in Dhaka SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock exhibition STORYLINE: The largest exhibition of Bangladesh's livestock industry kicked off here on Thursday to highlight investment opportunities and advanced technology in the dairy, poultry and other livestock sectors of the South Asian country. Organized by the Bangladesh Dairy Farmers' Association (BDFA) and the Bangladesh Poultry Industry Central Council (BPICC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and the Directorate of Youth Development of the Bangladeshi government, the two-day exhibition was attended by a large number of dairy farms, clients, and visitors. The exhibition was opened at the Old Trade Fair Ground at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar beside the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). Some 3,000 farmers of poultry and dairy sector across the country joi

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-JOURNALISTS-FUNERAL

(231122) -- BEIRUT , Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of local TV channel Al-Mayadeen's journalist Farah Omar and photographer Rabih al-Maamari in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2023. Farah Omar, a reporter working for local TV channel Al-Mayadeen, and Rabih Al-Maamari, a photographer working for the same channel, were covering the events in southern Lebanon on Tuesday when two Israeli drones hit them, killing both of them and a civilian named Hussein Akil, Lebanese TV channel Al-Manar reported. The Israel-Lebanon border has been witnessing increased tension for over six weeks since Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-JOURNALISTS-FUNERAL

(231122) -- BEIRUT , Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of local TV channel Al-Mayadeen's journalist Farah Omar and photographer Rabih al-Maamari in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2023. Farah Omar, a reporter working for local TV channel Al-Mayadeen, and Rabih Al-Maamari, a photographer working for the same channel, were covering the events in southern Lebanon on Tuesday when two Israeli drones hit them, killing both of them and a civilian named Hussein Akil, Lebanese TV channel Al-Manar reported. The Israel-Lebanon border has been witnessing increased tension for over six weeks since Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-JOURNALISTS-FUNERAL

(231122) -- BEIRUT , Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of local TV channel Al-Mayadeen's journalist Farah Omar and photographer Rabih al-Maamari in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2023. Farah Omar, a reporter working for local TV channel Al-Mayadeen, and Rabih Al-Maamari, a photographer working for the same channel, were covering the events in southern Lebanon on Tuesday when two Israeli drones hit them, killing both of them and a civilian named Hussein Akil, Lebanese TV channel Al-Manar reported. The Israel-Lebanon border has been witnessing increased tension for over six weeks since Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-MASHGHARA-JOURNALIST-FUNERAL

(231122) -- MASHGHARA (LEBANON), Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of local TV channel Al-Mayadeen's journalist Farah Omar, in Mashghara, eastern Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2023. Two journalists and one civilian were killed on Tuesday morning in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported. The Israel-Lebanon border has been witnessing increased tension for over six weeks since Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MASHGHARA-JOURNALIST-FUNERAL

(231122) -- MASHGHARA (LEBANON), Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of local TV channel Al-Mayadeen's journalist Farah Omar, in Mashghara, eastern Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2023. Two journalists and one civilian were killed on Tuesday morning in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported. The Israel-Lebanon border has been witnessing increased tension for over six weeks since Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MASHGHARA-JOURNALIST-FUNERAL

(231122) -- MASHGHARA (LEBANON), Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of local TV channel Al-Mayadeen's journalist Farah Omar, in Mashghara, eastern Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2023. Two journalists and one civilian were killed on Tuesday morning in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported. The Israel-Lebanon border has been witnessing increased tension for over six weeks since Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-KAFR SHUBA-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231108) -- KAFR SHUBA (LEBANON), Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows Israeli artillery shelling on the vicinity of the town of Kafr Shuba, southern Lebanon. Confrontations on the Lebanon-Israel borders continued on Tuesday, killing two Hezbollah fighters, and raising the death toll of the Shiite military group to 68. The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension for a month after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward several areas in southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AL-KHIAM-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231108) -- AL-KHIAM (LEBANON), Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows the site attacked by an Israeli strike in Al-Khiam town, southern Lebanon. Confrontations on the Lebanon-Israel borders continued on Tuesday, killing two Hezbollah fighters, and raising the death toll of the Shiite military group to 68. The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension for a month after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward several areas in southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-KAFR SHUBA-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231108) -- KAFR SHUBA (LEBANON), Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows Israeli artillery shelling on the vicinity of the town of Kafr Shuba, southern Lebanon. Confrontations on the Lebanon-Israel borders continued on Tuesday, killing two Hezbollah fighters, and raising the death toll of the Shiite military group to 68. The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension for a month after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward several areas in southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AL-KHIAM-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231108) -- AL-KHIAM (LEBANON), Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows the site attacked by an Israeli strike in Al-Khiam town, southern Lebanon. Confrontations on the Lebanon-Israel borders continued on Tuesday, killing two Hezbollah fighters, and raising the death toll of the Shiite military group to 68. The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension for a month after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward several areas in southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AL-KHIAM-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231108) -- AL-KHIAM (LEBANON), Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows the site attacked by an Israeli strike in Al-Khiam town, southern Lebanon. Confrontations on the Lebanon-Israel borders continued on Tuesday, killing two Hezbollah fighters, and raising the death toll of the Shiite military group to 68. The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension for a month after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward several areas in southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AL-KHIAM-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231108) -- AL-KHIAM (LEBANON), Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows the site attacked by an Israeli strike in Al-Khiam town, southern Lebanon. Confrontations on the Lebanon-Israel borders continued on Tuesday, killing two Hezbollah fighters, and raising the death toll of the Shiite military group to 68. The Lebanon-Israel border witnessed increased tension for a month after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Shebaa Farms on Oct. 8 in support of the Hamas attacks on Israel the previous day, prompting the Israeli forces to respond by firing heavy artillery toward several areas in southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Afghan police destroy 80 acres of poppy farms in Jawzjan province

STORY: Afghan police destroy 80 acres of poppy farms in Jawzjan province DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan police destroying poppy farms in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): YUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director of counter-narcotics STORYLINE: Afghan police have destroyed around 80 acres of poppy farms and hashish in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province over the past two months, an official said on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): YUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director of counter-narcotics "Over the past two months, during a series of operations, we have destroyed 80 acres of poppy farms and hashish in seven districts of Jawzjan province, including six acres of hashish farms today." In similar operations against illicit crops, police destroyed around 600 acres of poppy farms in three provinces several weeks ago. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of Afghan caretaker administration, issued a decree

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Int'l symposium participants express confidence in China's Juncao technology

STORY: Int'l symposium participants express confidence in China's Juncao technology DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the participants 2. various of Juncao 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIMWE L. RWIGUZA, Director of Grazing Land and Animal Feed Resources, Tanzanian Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ELLY LIGATE, PhD student from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania STORYLINE: As part of an international symposium on Juncao industry development, 57 foreign participants from 13 countries and two international organizations conducted a field trip in the county of Shunchang, east China's Fujian Province on Sunday and Monday. They visited companies, farms, and exhibition centers, where they expressed confidence in the economic, social, and environmental benefits of Juncao technology. Juncao, which literally means "mushroom" and "grass," can be used to grow edible mushrooms, feed livestock or stop deserti

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N. Korea's Kim calls for increase in grain production in key meeting

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on March 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increasing grain production at a key four-day ruling party meeting through Wednesday focused on agricultural development, state-run media reported, amid speculation that the country has been suffering from a chronic food shortage. At the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, which followed the previous plenum by an unusually short interval of two months, Kim said it is "important to concentrate on increasing the per-hectare yield at all the farms," the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. He also stressed the need to enhance the role of the provincial, city and county guidance organs and all the farms in attaining the long-term objective of agricultural development, KCNA said.

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Saga begins culling of 73,000 chickens after detecting bird flu

SAGA, Japan - Wearing white protective gear, workers cull chickens on Jan. 18, 2015, at a poultry farm in Arita, Saga Prefecture, where the prefectural government confirmed a bird flu outbreak. The government began culling about 72,900 chickens at two farms in the town.

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Saga begins culling of 73,000 chickens after detecting bird flu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Workers wearing white protective gear carry chickens on Jan. 18, 2015, outside a poultry farm in Arita, Saga Prefecture, where the prefectural government confirmed a bird flu outbreak. The government began culling about 72,900 chickens at two farms in the town.

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Saga begins culling of 73,000 chickens after detecting bird flu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Workers wearing white protective gear carry chickens on Jan. 18, 2015, outside a poultry farm in Arita, Saga Prefecture, where the prefectural government confirmed a bird flu outbreak. The government began culling about 72,900 chickens at two farms in the town.

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Subway Japan to open lettuce-growing restaurant

TOKYO, Japan - People view a Subway restaurant with an indoor lettuce farm (L) in Tokyo's landmark Marunouchi Building on July 5, 2010, the day before the restaurant's official opening. Subway Japan Inc., the operator of the fast food chain, aims to set up two or three restaurants with lettuce farms to attract health-conscious customers.

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day.

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day.

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350 acres of hashish land destroyed in W. Afghanistan

STORY: 350 acres of hashish land destroyed in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of counter-narcotics police destroying the hashish crops in Herat province STORYLINE: Afghan security forces have destroyed 350 acres of hashish farms over the past two months in western Herat province, head of the counter-narcotics force in the province Mawlawi Hayatullah Rohani said Monday. The operations have covered Enjil, Gazara, Shindand, Adraskan, Farsi, Obe and Zawal districts, the official said, adding that his administration would continue to fight poppy cultivation, hashish and all kinds of illegal crops used in manufacturing illicit drugs in the province. The counter-narcotics police have destroyed more than 5,000 acres of poppy and hashish fields across Herat province over the past five months, according to the official. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration, in a decree issued in April banne

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Zimbabwe's premier agriculture expo ends

STORY: Zimbabwe's premier agriculture expo ends DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:26 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the expoSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOKGWEETSI MASISI, President, Botswana PresidentSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOKGWEETSI MASISI, President, Botswana PresidentSOUNDBITE 3 (English): KUNDAI KATSANDE, Sales Representative, Kurima MachinerySOUNDBITE 4 (English): LIFE NECHAVAVA, Sales Executive, Poly PackingSOUNDBITE 5 (English): TAKUDZWA MAPANZURA, Representative, Zvikomborero Farms STORYLINE: Zimbabwe's premier agriculture expo concluded Saturday, with hundreds of exhibitors showcasing their products and services at the annual event. Running under the theme, Unequalled Business Opportunities, Accessibility, Accountability and Abundance, the 112th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show saw more than 400 exhibitors participating in the annual event. Speaking while officially opening the expo on Friday in Harare, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who is on a two-day visit to the co

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African swine fever cases detected in southern Indian state

STORY: African swine fever cases detected in southern Indian state DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India Gate 2. various of village area 3. various of pigs STORYLINE: African swine fever (ASF) cases have been reported from two farms in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Friday. The cases were detected at Mananthavady in Wayanad district, about 468 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. "The disease was detected among pigs of two farms in the district and later confirmed after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal," an official at the district magistrate office in Wayanad said. "The samples were collected after pigs died last week." According to officials, measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and an order to cull pigs has been issued. "After confirming the infection orders have been issued to cull 300 pigs from all the n

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Israeli strike injures two civilians in coastal Syrian village

STORY: Israeli strike injures two civilians in coastal Syrian village DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of destruction and damages at the targeted site (courtesy: SANA) STORYLINE: Two civilians were wounded at dawn Saturday by an Israeli strike targeting areas in the northwestern province of Tartous, a military statement said. The Israelis carried out the attack from the Mediterranean west of the Lebanese city of Tripoli, targeting poultry farms in the vicinity of Hamidiya town, south of Tartous, the statement read. The attack caused material damage too, it added. The attack is the latest in a series of Israeli military strikes on Syrian sites, which Israel usually claims as Iranian-linked targets. The Syrian government has repeatedly condemned the attacks, accusing Israel of supporting terrorist-designated groups in Syria. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus. (XHTV)

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Egyptian citrus fruits enter New Zealand market

STORY: Egyptian citrus fruits enter New Zealand market DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Agriculture Ministry in Cairo 2. various of orange farms 3. various of workers picking oranges 4. shot of oranges prepared for exporting 5. various of open-air markets selling oranges and lemon STORYLINE: Egypt has opened a new market for the country's citrus, for the first time, to New Zealand, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. The Egyptian authorities announced that "the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Al-Qusair, received a report from the head of the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine stating that a new market had been opened to export all Egyptian citrus varieties to New Zealand, after the successful opening of the market to oranges two years ago." The step came after two-year negotiations and technical visits between the two countries. The negotiations led to a protocol that has been signed between the Egyptian agricultural quarantine

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Cartoon: Agricultural machines extensively used in China's farms

STORY: Cartoon: Agricultural machines extensively used in China's farms DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cartoon about agricultural machines STORYLINE: Sowing, fertilizing, spraying pesticides, reaping... On the farmland in rural China, agricultural machines have been introduced to assist farming and harvest. The period from the end of May to the beginning of June each year is crucial for crop planting and harvest in east China's Anhui Province. Farmers need to harvest wheat and transplant rice seedlings within around two weeks. Thanks to the application of smart agriculture technology and modern agricultural machines, the farmland productivity has been greatly increased. Three small-sized harvesters can handle approximately 60 mu (about 4 hectares) of farmland in 2 hours. The highly efficient combine harvesters also reduce crop losses. The color sorter for seeds will tell a seed's quality and sift out inferior ones. Agr

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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

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Subway Japan to open lettuce-growing restaurant

TOKYO, Japan - People view a Subway restaurant with an indoor lettuce farm (L) in Tokyo's landmark Marunouchi Building on July 5, 2010, the day before the restaurant's official opening. Subway Japan Inc., the operator of the fast food chain, aims to set up two or three restaurants with lettuce farms to attract health-conscious customers. (Kyodo)

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Saga begins culling of 73,000 chickens after detecting bird flu

SAGA, Japan - Wearing white protective gear, workers cull chickens on Jan. 18, 2015, at a poultry farm in Arita, Saga Prefecture, where the prefectural government confirmed a bird flu outbreak. The government began culling about 72,900 chickens at two farms in the town. (Kyodo)

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