Category: Agriculture Report (农业报道)

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. European Union officials estimate that twenty percent of all fish are caught illegally. They say honest fishermen and their communities lose as…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Real estate agents usually handle property sales for other people. But ten years ago David Masika, an agent in Kenya, bought a…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Pastoralism remains a way of life in East Africa. Herders travel from place to place in the dry, dusty deserts to find…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Bulbs are underground plant stems. They provide food for a shoot. Some bulbs produce flowers year after year. Gardening experts say tulips,…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some trees can survive a long time without water. Think of trees that grow in the desert. But other trees may need…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. East Africa’s drought is the worst in sixty years. Scientists say the dry conditions in the Horn of Africa are at least…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A movie from Cameroon called “The Big Banana” has come to the United States. It looks at issues with the banana industry…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week we discussed how to grow vegetables in partial sun. This week we learn how to protect vegetables from too much…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Not all vegetables need lots of sunshine. Mark Hoffman and his wife, Guia, own a bed-and-breakfast guesthouse in rural Kempton, Illinois. They…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Weeds compete with plantings for water and nutrients. So farmers and gardeners may have good reason to hate them. But weeds can…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. George Ballas of Houston, Texas, lived a long life. He was a businessman and property developer. A university lecturer and author. A…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soil conservation methods help farmers protect their land from the damage caused by farming and the forces of nature. One method of…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. What can you do with earthworms? Some people use the creepy crawlers to catch fish. But others put worms to work making…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Onions come in different sizes, shapes, colors and flavors, from mild and sweet to hot and strong. A full-grown onion plant has…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Antibiotics are used to cure bacterial infections. But about fifty years ago, farmers started to give small amounts of these drugs to…