A nine part video series, entitled "Sustainable Agriculture: A Tour of Small Farms and Their Communities in the United States," will be broadcast this summer on China Central Television (CCTV), producers said Wednesday.
The video series was jointly produced by CCTV, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Global Village of Beijing (GVB), an active local non-governmental organization for environmentalists.
Larry M. Senger, minister-counselor of the agricultural section of the U.S. Embassy to China, said that as two leading producers of agricultural products in the world, the United States and China have much in common. They face similar challenges and difficulties, and they can learn much from each other.
Exchanges and cooperation will help the two countries improve their management of limited agricultural resources and benefit both countries, he said at a news briefing.
Video series to help China develop agriculture
The video series focuses on small, economically viable U.S. farms that have adopted environmentally friendly agricultural techniques, and introduces the experiences to promote sustainable agricultural development patterns in the United States.
Liao Xiaoyi, producer of the video series and founder of the GVB, said China now faces an urgent problem on how to develop agriculture and protect the rural environment at the same time.
"What small U.S. farms have done to protect the local environment can be learned by Chinese farmers," she said. "We also have something to learn from the US about the partnership between the government, farmers and non-governmental organizations."
( May 23, 2002)
