Agriculture Report (农业报道)

2015-09-22 Saving the Honeybees, One Hive at a Time

American Billy Davis has been keeping bees since the 1960s. He has followed the sharp drop in the number of…

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2015-09-06 Diseases Jump Borders to Infect African Livestock

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is urging farmers to be on guard against transboundary animal diseases. Officials warn that ticks,…

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2015-08-29 ‘Catch Shares’ Aim for Sustainable Fishing

More than 25 percent of the world's fisheries are overfished, according to the United Nations. Many communities worldwide depend on…

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2015-08-24 Small Farm Is a Hit in the Big City

Community supported agriculture farms, or CSAs, seek people who pay in advance for fresh vegetables and fruits. One farmer has…

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2015-08-15 Kenyan Factory Making Tea Without Firewood

There is a change in the air at the Tea Factory in Thika, Kenya. It is free of the dark…

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2015-08-03 Sri Lanka to Use Wasted Rainwater for Crops, Power

Sri Lanka plans to store and use a billion cubic meters of rainwater each year to support irrigation and power generation. The…

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2015-07-30 In Myanmar, Replacing Poppy Plants with Coffee

Large numbers of opium poppy plants grow in the mountains of Myanmar's Shan State. In fact, Shan State is the…

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2015-07-26 Experts: Let Produce Dry Out to Avoid Bacteria

American researchers say farmers should wait one day after a rain storm or watering their fields to harvest fresh fruits…

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2015-06-18 Test Your Vocabulary Knowledge of Farm Words

Today we have a vocabulary quiz. We start with two questions about terms for plants. First question: What is the…

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2015-05-25 Study: Insecticide Is Killing Wild Bees

From VOA Learning English, this is the Environment and Science Report. A new study says a widely-used insecticide is damaging wild bee…

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