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Agriculture Report - UN Aims to Raise Potatoes' Appeal High grain prices and the International Year of the Potato bring greater attention to the vegetable. Transcript of radio broadcast: 26 May 2008 Some governments and agricultural experts have thi

新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT2 Grow rice

[00:02.70]Module 8 LIFE ON AN AMERICAN FARM [00:07.90]Unit 2 They started to grow rice in the fields. [00:13.88]Listen and read. [00:16.67]Rice is a cereal grain that has been grown [00:19.91]since ancient times. [00:22.70]It is a member of the grass

Ways to Improve Rice

Broadcast: January 7, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Rice is the world's most important crop. Much has been done to increase its productivity. Modern genetic

VOA慢速英语2012--Agriculture Report - Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere

Agriculture Report - Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United Nations is expecting the world to harvest more rice in twenty twelve than was produced last year. The UNs Food and Agricultu

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere

Agriculture Report - Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United Nations is expecting the world to harvest more rice in twenty twelve than was produced last year. The UNs Food and Agricultu

稻农担心泰国干燥天气影响稻米收成

AS IT IS 2015-07-20 Rice Farmers Worried As Dry Weather Hits Thailand 稻农担心泰国干燥天气影响稻米收成 Very dry weather is limiting the growing season of Thailands rice crop. Thai farmers are blaming the government for not doing more

AGRICULTURE REPORT - World Food Prize Winners

AGRICULTURE REPORT - World Food Prize Winners By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists from China and Sierra L

U.S. study concludes rice originates in China

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Rice originated(起源) in China, a team of U.S. genome researchers has concluded in a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary（进化的） history through large-scale gene re-sequencing. Their findings,

VOA常速英语2008年-OPEC to Boost Production Targets, Blames High P

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 April 2008 OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Foru

VOA标准英语2008年-Burma Rice Production Hurt by Cyclone, Adding t

By Chris Simkins Washington 12 May 2008 U.S. officials say Burma's government has agreed to allow a single U.S. military aircraft carrying relief supplies to land in the country on Monday. Also, the UN's World Food Program says it will resume aid fli

OPEC Reaffirms Pledge to Cut Production Quotas

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VOA常速英语2008年-US Rice Farmers Boost Production as World Faces

By Greg Flakus Dayton, Texas 15 April 2008 A dramatic surge in the international price for rice has U.S. producers planting more fields in an effort to increase profits. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from the rice-growing area of Dayton, Texas, h

VOA常速英语2008年-Economic Stresses, Biofuel Production Add to Fo

By Mil Arcega Washington 28 April 2008 The World Food Program warns that rising food prices could turn into a global crisis unless the world acts quickly. The U.N. food agency has issued an urgent appeal to the international community for immediate a

VOA常速英语2008年-Philippines Takes Steps to Secure Rice Supplies

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 March 2008 The Philippines, one of the world's largest importers of rice, is taking steps to ensure supplies as international rice prices rise and stocks come under pressure. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. Philipp

Animation production base opens in Tianjin

TIANJIN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's first state-level animation production base opened Friday in northern Tianjin Municipality, with a total investment of 4.5 billion yuan (690 million U.S. dollars). More than 180 firms have signed up for animation p

China mulls new green production laws

BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese legislators on Monday started their second deliberation on a draft amendment to the country's Law on the Promotion of Clean Production. At the three-day bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the Na

Saudis Set to Boost Oil Production

Saudi Arabia is signaling that it is going to boost its supply of oil on its own after failing to convince other oil producers to jointly agree to more production. Several news agencies reported Saturday that the Saudis could increase their oil produ

美国国家公共电台 NPR Erratic Weather Threatens Livelihood Of Rice Farmers In Madagascar

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In Madagascar, rice is often served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not only is it a staple of the local diet, it's also one of the primary crops grown across the island. But erratic rains are disrupting rice production on

VOA双语新闻 ---国际大米需求上涨美国农民增产量

A dramatic surge in the international price for rice has U.S. producers planting more fields in an effort to increase profits. But, in the rice-growing area of Dayton, Texas, high costs could limit their margins. 国际大米价格显著增加使美国

Flower & Rice

Two Americans laid a wreath (花圈）on a comrade's grave and saw, nearby, a Japanese laying rice on the grave of a countryman. One American asked, When do you expect your comrade to come and eat that rice?The Japanese replied, When your friend come