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In southern côte d ' ivoire, in the gugdu culinary area of divo province, an endless paddy field was shown in the curtains. This is a model project for china's agricultural technical cooperation for côte d ' ivoire. Since the first chinese agricultural technical cooperation group was involved in the project in 1997, after 11 periods of tireless efforts by chinese agricultural experts, the gugdu zone has become a well-known rice farm throughout côte d ' ivoire。
"everybody knows this is a high-yielding, high-quality rice
"mac!"
When he heard the shout, simpole seni stood up from the field and waved at chinese agricultural experts on the side of the field。
Séné is an old friend of the chinese team of experts for technical cooperation in agriculture in côte d'ivoire, who kindly calls him “mac” and lives in the village of kim spundu, in obudu, divo province. In the 1990s, because of the size of the family and the lack of food, seni left his home town and came to divo province to earn a living by renting land. At that time, he said, a year of hard work had gone by, and income was simply not enough to cover the daily expenses of the family。
In 1997, seni met a chinese expert who planted rice in the gugdu culinary area and found that chinese experts were very efficient in rice cultivation. "as opposed to the traditional way of sowing here, chinese experts are planting seeds in a flat bed, where they grow strong. The seedlings are then evenly planted into the fields, and their strength and the harvest of rice are good.” after learning that chinese experts would conduct training courses in seeding techniques, seni immediately announced his name. As a result of training and practice, seni has mastered new rice cultivation techniques。
Seni was the first demonstration of new varieties of rice. By the time the rice harvest matured, the harvest of seni exceeded that of other farmers. In the first year alone, his annual income doubled. Today, under the guidance of chinese experts, more than 20 demonstration households in the zone of reclamation have grown new localized varieties, and rice cultivation techniques have been taught to farmers in the surrounding areas to promote new varieties of rice。
Thanks to the temperature conditions in côte d ' ivoire and the abundant rainfall during the rainy season, farmers grow regular rice for two seasons per year, but local rice units do not produce much because of lack of good varieties and technology. After many years of testing, the china agricultural technical cooperation group for côte d ' ivoire has introduced high-yielding and high-quality rice varieties that are more adapted to the local natural environment on several occasions. Experts of the collaborative group made a presentation and each year to the major production nodes, the group conducts on-site training for farmers. From incubation, management of fertilizers, pest and grass control to harvesting and drying, the team is guided by specialists and many growers in the provinces。
As a result of the training, farmers in the areas have increased rice production and household income. A growing number of farmers in surrounding villages have also begun to grow rice, and the emergence of groups of rice growers, rice managers and farm operators has given a powerful impetus to the development of the ivorian rice industry. “it is known in côte d'ivoire that the gugdu culinary area is one of high-yielding quality rice.” says séné。
"these seeds are as precious as gold."
As a result of a year-long effort by chinese agricultural experts, cropping areas have been improving their rice varieties, their quality and the harvest of growers. The group has now completed the certification of four new varieties in cÔte d ' ivoire, of which c26 rice have an annual production of about 7 tons per hectare, which has been replicated throughout cÔte d ' ivoire; the cb1 is a black rice variety, filling a gap in the local market。
According to guo changtou, head of the china-china agricultural technical cooperation group for côte d ' ivoire, the latest batch of experimental rice seeded from mid-september 2023, covering an area of about 10 hectares, including several certified varieties and a new one in the process of certification. The data on the new species have been collected by the expert and the feedback is good, and certification is expected to be completed this year。
"the rice that comes out of the new stuff is delicious, and everyone loves it." on each occasion, chinese experts studied and produced new varieties, seni was the first to apply for them. Through the planting of new varieties and the expansion of the area under cultivation, senegal now has an annual income of 3 million cfa francs (1 cfa francs or approximately 84 cfa francs). He took rice seeds in his hand and said to journalists: “these seeds are as precious as gold, and i will try to plant them well.”
According to kwok, by the end of 2023, the cooperative group had cumulatively supplied over 45,000 kilograms of rice seeds to kwok. Through the introduction of new varieties, rational fertilization and field management, rice production in the reclaimed areas has increased from an average of 2. 5 tons per hectare to 4 tons, with some demonstration households producing more than 5 tons per year. The average annual income of growers in reclaimed areas is 1. 5 million cfa francs. “in the next step, we will continue to promote new varieties of rice on a large scale, helping more growers to increase rice production and incomes.” guo said。
“we value china's agricultural cooperation.”
Over the years, chinese experts have helped growers in reclaimed areas to improve rice production and quality through the development and extension of new rice, training in rice cultivation techniques, demonstration and training of agricultural machines, management of water facilities in reclaimed areas, and to promote the transformation of local traditional rice cultivation into a modern, modern rice-growing industry with high yields, high returns, sustainable and environmentally friendly, making an important contribution to the aid community's goal of making rice self-sufficiency by 2025 and rice exports by 2030。
On both sides of the road, about 18 kilometres from the cooperative group site to the test field, the resident population also increased from around 2,000 to tens of thousands. In long-term relations, the team's experts have established a deep friendship with the farmers in the settlements. The cooperation groups provide local wells, roads, schools, etc. To help needy farmers solve their living problems. Wherever they went, the experts of the cooperation group were warmly welcomed. Local farmers often say, “with guidance from chinese agricultural experts, our harvest is better than one year”
“the gugdu zone project is an example of cooperation in agricultural development in the country, and chinese agricultural experts have provided us with quality rice varieties and modern agricultural technologies. In the future, it is hoped that cooperation with chinese agricultural experts will continue and that more quality rice varieties, agricultural technologies and machinery will be introduced.” alan, president of the rice farming association of the gugdu zone, said that。
The minister of agriculture and rural development of côte d ' ivoire, cobénan, stated that in recent years, friendly contacts and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries had intensified. He said, “we greatly value china's agricultural cooperation and express our sincere gratitude for the help we have received.” (source: people's daily)
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