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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Alfalfa is sometimes grown on marginal land We have a question from Jonah Ojowu in Benue State, Nigeria, about a subject we have discussed in the past. Jonah is a postgraduate student in soil and w

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we discuss the greenhouse effect. Farmers and gardeners have long used greenhouses to extend the growing season in cold weather. Now, hoop houses are gaining popularity. Hoop houses are someti

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Californians Vote on Biotech Crops

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Californians Vote on Biotech Crops By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Voters in the American

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This summer, heavy rains and flooding have caused more than five hundred deaths in South Asia. More than ten million people have been forced from their homes. Huge amounts of cropland, animals and p

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American farmers first planted genetically engineered crops in nineteen ninety-six. Today eighty percent of the cropland for soybeans, maize and cotton in the United States is transgenic. Genetic en

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - Growing Crops With Less Wat

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Scientists are working to develop crop plants that can reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. Almost sixty percent of the world's freshwater withdrawals from rivers, lakes and other water

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have a question from a health worker -- and longtime listener -- in Nigeria. James Uwaifoh says there are many food crops that were grown in the past but not any longer. He wants to know if it w

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Female farmers in Rwanda and Sudan will learn about what kind of seeds to use, how to farm without chemicals and when to harvest The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that poor countries

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. To call something marginal means it is not very good. Farmers have their own way to define marginal land: It is the last to be planted under good conditions, and the first to be avoided under poor c

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Companion planting is the idea that when some crops are planted together, they help each other grow. These compatible plants generally have similar needs for nutrients, soil and moisture. Advice fo

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Strip cropping Nigeria is the world's largest cowpea producer. Cowpeas are also called black-eyed peas. But there is always room for improvement. Recently, before the start of another farming seaso

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers know that if you reduce harmful insects and diseases in your crops, you have a chance for a better harvest. Today, many farmers and experts praise Integrated Pest Management, or IPM. IPM is

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Feed the Soil, Feed the Crops If African farmers are going to feed the continent, they may first want to feed the soil. Studies show farmland is often depleted of vital nutrients. But researchers say a combination of organic farming methods may help.

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry Praises Genetically Modified Crops

Kerry Praises Genetically Modified Crops U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the United States supports the use of biotechnology to develop so-called smart crops that can withstand droughts and floods and require less fertilization. So

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cover Crops By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The idea to grow a crop that improves the land

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cover Crops Are Good for the Soil (and the Farmer) By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Cover crops are

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Scientists are working to develop crop plants that can reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. Almost sixty percent of the world's freshwater withdrawals from rivers, lakes and other water