International Conference Looks at Agricultural Science and T

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: July 1, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, an international meeting in Sacramento, California, brought together agricultu

Land Reform in South Africa Multi-Faceted

By Delia Robertson Changing the demographics of land ownership in South Africa is an ongoing and enormous challenge. Under apartheid, 87 percent of the land mass was earmarked for whites who comprised

US Immigration Reform Likely a Significant Issue in Race for

Dan Robinson Congressional Democrats have presented principles for immigration reform they say will be fairer than what President Bush has proposed. The announcement sets up an election year battle be

VOA标准英语2009年-US Soldiers Lead Agricultural Development in Af

The U.S. Department of Defense is sending agricultural teams to Afghanistan to supplement the war effort nad help Afghans rebuild their country's largest and most important economic sector. Pentagon officials said the Agricultural Development Teams

2016年CRI Agricultural cooperation becomes highlight in China-Russia ties

Dongning Huaxin is a conglomerate based in northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. The company set up an agricultural joint venture with Russian partners in the southeastern Russian province of Primorskiy Kray in 2004, aiming to create an inte

Agricultural Universities

Broadcast: January 23, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT. We continue our series of reports about how students from foreign countries can attend a college or uni

THIS IS AMERICA - Agricultural Fairs

THIS IS AMERICA - Agricultural Fairs By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 11, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Fa

VOA标准英语2009-Major Agricultural Countries Agree to Restar

Major agriculture exporting nations have agreed to revive negotiations for the Doha Development Round at a meeting in Indonesia. The commitment to finalize a framework for the eventual elimination of export subsidies and import tariffs has been prai

VOA标准英语2010年-Global Agricultural Conference Hears C

Joe DeCapua 29 March 2010 Rural agri-business can drive economic growth. Rural agri-businesses can provide a career opportunity for youth. And rural agri-businesses can mean a pathway out of poverty. The first Global Conference on Agricultural Resear

VOA标准英语2009年-Official says Agricultural Development Key

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 October 2009 Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief of New Partnership for Africa's Development -NEPAD The Chief of the New Partnership for Africa's Development, or NEPAD, says agricultural development is the key to prosperity f

New Agricultural Organization for Africa

Broadcast: April 15, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soon a new organization will be established to help agricultural development in Africa. The African Agricu

China's health reform cuts drug prices

NANJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- At a time when almost every commodity in China is getting more expensive, the dwindling cost of medicine is a rarity. Zhang Jinkui, a hypertension patient, buys medicines from the community health center of his neighborh

China to reform prices in energy sector

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will reform its energy and resource pricing system this year, but will time it to minimize impacts on consumer prices, the country's price regulator said Tuesday. The move is aimed at letting the market play a role

China to deepen agricultural cooperation with U.S

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The agricultural ministries of China and the United States will further enhance agricultural exchanges and cooperation, deepening mutual understanding and trust, so as to achieve mutually beneficial development in the fut

Vice premier urges agricultural technology progress

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Thursday called for accelerating innovation and promotion of agricultural science and technology. It is vital to the overall economic and social development to obtain grain harvests and

2016年CRI Supply-side Reform Highlighted in China's Rural and Agricultural Development

Chen Xiwen, deputy head of China's Central Rural Work Leading Group, explained that the supply side reform is aimed at making products meet market demand. We continue to import grain from foreign countries, which implies there must be some problems w

2018年CRI Chinese students impressed by Israel's agricultural achievements

A number of Chinese students studying in Israel say they're impressed by the progress being made in that country's agricultural sector. The praise follows a trip to an agricultural research center located in a desert in southern Israel. The agricultu

CCTV9英语新闻：Ongoing reform in agricultural sector

CPPCC Standing committee member Chen Xiwen -- who is overseeing China's agricultural reform -- gave us more details on how the country will deal with the supply-side issue in the sector. There are three major areas where we can push forward supply-si

2018年CRI China-Africa Agricultural Modernization

In opening this week's FOCAC sessions in Beijing, Chinese Presient Xi Jinping said that all ten cooperation plans launched by China 3-years ago are now being implemented. CRI's Xu Yawen with more on how agricultural development in Africa - one of the

CCTV9英语新闻：Xi stresses importance of supply-side reform, food security

President Xi Jinping has stressed to promote the supply-side reform and improve people's livelihood in China's Hunan province. When joining a panel discussion with lawmakers from that province. Xi said it's important to propel the supply-side reform