Pakistan: Sindh Agriculture University to help Niger develop its agriculture sector
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) will help Niger, the West African country, to develop its agriculture, livestock and poultry sectors besides impart education to African students and extend expertise to establish agriculture education departments in universities of Niger. A delegation from Niger visited Sindh Agriculture University in Tando […]
Nepal Embassy organizes investment seminar in Seoul, Korea
By Seok-Jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: The Embassy of Nepal in Seoul, Korea hosted an investment seminar for Korean investors at the Korea Press Center in downtown Seoul on July 3, 2024. Under the title “Nepal: A Potential Destination for Investment,” the seminar attracted journalists and Korean business people. The purpose of the […]
Nearly half a million S. Koreans move to rural areas in 2018
Nearly half a million South Koreans relocated to farms and other rural areas last year, government data showed Thursday, as the government strengthened measures and support for rural settlements. The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed 490,330 people moved to rural areas in 2018. Among them, 17,856 people from 11,961 households migrated to rural areas […]
China’s agriculture ready for a harvest year
The string of encouraging figures, optimized planting structure, accelerated pace of rural revitalization, and diversified income sources of farmers indicate that China’s agriculture sector, a strategic backyard and ballast stone for economic growth, is ready for a harvest year, which also boosts the country’s confidence and capability to take all kinds of risks. “This year […]
China’s professional farmers rise to drive modernized agriculture
In a flower farm in Cixi, a city of east China’s Zhejiang province, the owner Chen Suchao is busy with pruning branches in the early morning, as the Rosa Chinensis and French hydrangea are ready for blossom after spring rain awakens the soil. The golden season for flower business is coming along with the soft […]
China will help farmers to build up modern agriculture
The proportion of professional farmers with a high school education or above should be above 35% by 2022. China has vowed to realize agriculture modernization by 2035 and make “decisive progress” in improving agricultural quality, the latest government guideline showed. According to the guideline issued by seven government bodies, including the Ministry of Agriculture […]
US farmers face risk of losing Chinese market: official
The escalation of the trade friction between China and the US will obviously bring impacts on the US agriculture, said Han Jun, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, during an interview with People’s Daily. Han, who is also the deputy director of the office of the central agricultural work leading group, said that although […]
French Development Agency supports agricultural development in Uzbekistan
French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement – AFD), a financial institution and the main implementing agency for France’s official development assistance to developing countries, is taking an active role in the development of agriculture and modernization of the sector in Uzbekistan. Nowadays a group of experts from the France office of Agency is investigating […]
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