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Rural tourism thriving in Anhui ancient town

Hanfu lovers showcase the traditional Chinese dress in Huizhou Ancient Town in September. The coffee shop nestled in Huizhou Ancient Town, a popular tourist destination in Shexian county, Anhui province, is adorned with traditional Chinese calligraphy and decorations such as colorful fish-shaped lanterns. SHI YALEI/FOR CHINA DAILY In Yihuawan Cultural Tourism Town, located in Anhui's Susong county, visitors can hike …

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Rural tourism thriving in Anhui ancient town

China Daily

Hanfu lovers showcase the traditional Chinese dress in Huizhou Ancient Town in September. The coffee shop nestled in Huizhou Ancient Town, a popular tourist destination in Shexian county, Anhui province, is adorned with traditional Chinese calligraphy and decorations such as colorful fish-shaped lanterns. SHI YALEI/FOR CHINA DAILY In Yihuawan Cultural Tourism Town, located in Anhui's Susong county, visitors can hike …

Local Cultural Chinese Town Huizhou Huizhou Ancient Town

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

China Daily

The pillar mandarin orange sector on South Korea's Jeju island is facing mounting challenges as climate change disrupts traditional cultivation practices, with prolonged tropical nights and rising temperatures delaying harvests and impacting fruit quality, according to latest industry reports. "Mandarins develop their yellow color when nighttime temperatures fall below 20 C," said Hyun Jong-ho, manager at the Namwon Agricultural Product …

Climate Change Fruit Oranges Han Mandarin Jeju Subtropical Crops

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

China Daily

The pillar mandarin orange sector on South Korea's Jeju island is facing mounting challenges as climate change disrupts traditional cultivation practices, with prolonged tropical nights and rising temperatures delaying harvests and impacting fruit quality, according to latest industry reports. "Mandarins develop their yellow color when nighttime temperatures fall below 20 C," said Hyun Jong-ho, manager at the Namwon Agricultural Product …

Climate Change Fruit Oranges Han Mandarin Jeju Subtropical Crops

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Solar power has the potential to grow 8x. This company could benefit the most.

Live Mint

India, the third largest electricity producer, is gradually shifting to renewable sources of energy to meet its rising power demand. Perhaps the company best placed is Borosil Renewables Ltd, the largest manufacturer of solar glass in India. The company is the largest solar glass manufacturer in India with a capacity of 1,350 tonnes per day, of which, 350 TPD is …

India China Power Solar Company Solar Power Share

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rich pickings: Swetha Sivakumar takes a look at ‘designer’ fruit

Hindustan Times

I’ll admit I don’t understand high fashion. Today it seems absurd that pineapples were once prized fruits, but look closely and the legacy endures: an intricate, tiny replica of a pineapple still sits atop the Wimbledon men’s singles trophy. Today this seems absurd, but look closely and the legacy endures: an intricate, tiny replica of a pineapple still sits atop …

Japan Fruit King Bottle Square Pineapple Pear

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Terrifying moment holiday island Majorca is hit by floods as hotspot Palma locks down and locals are told not to leave home - with 2,000 still missing after monster Spanish storm smashed Valencia

Daily Mail

Have you been impacted by Spain floods? The terrifying tornado waterspout was captured in the Costa de la Luz resort of Isla Cristina A vehicle from Spain's Military Emergency Unit cleans up destroyed cars on a highway, in the aftermath of floods, in Torrent, near Valencia, Spain, November 1, 2024 A view of the disaster zone as search and rescue …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Spain Searches For Bodies After Unprecedented Flooding Claims At Least 158 Lives

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. “Unfortunately, there are dead people inside some vehicles,” …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unprecedented flooding in Spain kills at least 158 people

NPR

Unprecedented flooding in Spain kills at least 158 people toggle caption Alberto Saiz/AP BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the …

Weather Spain Cars Water National Mediterranean Town

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

LA Times

Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following devastating flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. “Unfortunately, there are dead people inside some vehicles,” Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente said early …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

From little seedlings large profits grow

China Daily

Ji Xue, from a family who relocated from their remote home in the mountains to a modern community as part of the poverty alleviation efforts five years ago, walks with her family in Anshun, Guizhou province, in December. YANG WENBIN/XINHUA At a small plantation on the northern edge of the Himalaya Mountains range in the Xizang autonomous region, lingzhi mushrooms …

Grow Lingzhi Manling Lingzhi Mushrooms Large Profits

2 months, 3 weeks ago

From little seedlings large profits grow

China Daily

Ji Xue, from a family who relocated from their remote home in the mountains to a modern community as part of the poverty alleviation efforts five years ago, walks with her family in Anshun, Guizhou province, in December. YANG WENBIN/XINHUA At a small plantation on the northern edge of the Himalaya Mountains range in the Xizang autonomous region, lingzhi mushrooms …

Grow Lingzhi Manling Lingzhi Mushrooms

2 months, 3 weeks ago

From little seedlings large profits grow

China Daily

Ji Xue, from a family who relocated from their remote home in the mountains to a modern community as part of the poverty alleviation efforts five years ago, walks with her family in Anshun, Guizhou province, in December. YANG WENBIN/XINHUA At a small plantation on the northern edge of the Himalaya Mountains range in the Xizang autonomous region, lingzhi mushrooms …

Manling Lingzhi Mushrooms Grow Medicinal

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical fruit production backed by smart agriculture

China Daily

Wax apples, a tropical fruit typically grown in southern regions of China like Guangdong, Fujian, and Yunnan provinces, require an optimal growing temperature of 25-30 degrees Celsius and are highly sensitive to water and light conditions. Utilizing advanced agricultural monitoring and control systems from the Internet of Things, the greenhouse precisely regulates the environment and nutrient supply according to the …

Greenhouse Wax Apples Laiwu

3 months, 2 weeks ago

How Manling became hub for medicinal herbs

China Daily

To boost supply, farmers grow lingzhi in greenhouses in Manling, Xizang. In 2010, authorities introduced policies aimed at developing Manling into a hub for medicinal herbs. Sensing the business potential, Nima shifted gears and founded a medicinal farm focusing on raising a herb named tianma or gastrodia elata. Aided by the local government, Nima in 2012 renamed the company Red …

Manling Nima Business Took

5 months ago

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

Associated Press

From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside greenhouses inspired them to study the heat in the indoor structures. Bharat Jayram Venkat, associate professor and founding director of UCLA’s Heat Lab, said that “there’s a lot of research on agricultural workers. Laws such as California’s recently-approved indoor heat …

India Research University Heat Tiwari Davis Agricultural

5 months ago

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bharat Jayram Venkat, associate professor and founding director of …

India Research Heat Workers Tiwari Agricultural Venkat

5 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers

Associated Press

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Many farms, from vertical farming startups to traditional specialty crop growers, are marketing greenhouses as a way to shelter crops from climate extremes. The data, along with stories of current and former greenhouse workers, shows a growing population of people increasingly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, injuries and death as global temperatures rise and greenhouses become more popular. …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Digital technologies empower shiitake mushroom industry in Longyou

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-06-26 A smart climate control system used in a shiitake mushroom plantation in Longyou county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province. In Xiaonanhai town, Longyou county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province, a shiitake mushroom plantation exemplifies the integration of traditional agriculture with modern information technology. This innovative approach has transformed mushroom cultivation through the use of smart technology greenhouses, utilizing advanced systems to …

Mushroom Quzhou Longyou

6 months, 1 week ago

State power supplier ramps up output for local specialty businesses

China Daily

Technicians of State Grid Anyang Power Supply Co conduct onsite safety checks at a greenhouse in Anyang, Henan province, in January. The local power supplier has proactively checked our electrical equipment and guided us in adjusting our power usage plan according to our production schedule and load, helping save over 1,000 yuan in electricity costs each month," said Liu Weihao, …

China Local Power Production State Laiwu Mashang

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Zhoukou farmers get help to develop unique industries

China Daily

Staff members from State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Company at work in Zhoukou city, Henan province. The aid for him came as State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Co launched a campaign over the past few years to help spur local rural vitalization, such as offering funds to help farmers learn cultivation technologies and develop their own unique industries. Staff members …

Power State Help Grid Yuan Yang Village

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese scientists achieve speed breeding of rice in desert

China Daily

BEIJING -- Amid the sprawling desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Chinese scientists are harnessing advanced greenhouse technologies to unleash the agricultural potential of the otherwise infertile land. "The rice is cultivated on three-layer frames along with precise environment control in desert greenhouses, rather than conventional methods, which nearly halves the growth cycle, harvesting in just two months," …

Xinjiang Yang Chinese Scientists Desert Hotan Greenhouse Greenhouses

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese scientists achieve speed breeding of rice in desert

China Daily

BEIJING -- Amid the sprawling desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Chinese scientists are harnessing advanced greenhouse technologies to unleash the agricultural potential of the otherwise infertile land. "The rice is cultivated on three-layer frames along with precise environment control in desert greenhouses, rather than conventional methods, which nearly halves the growth cycle, harvesting in just two months," …

Chinese Xinjiang Yang Desert Hotan Greenhouse Greenhouses

7 months, 2 weeks ago

After mass shooting that killed farmworkers, Gov. Newsom urges Half Moon Bay to stop delaying housing project

LA Times

In an aerial view, greenhouses are seen at a farm where a mass shooting occurred in 2023 in Half Moon Bay. The plan, currently under review by the city’s planning commission, would result in 40 low-income units in a five-story building for retired and aging farmworkers, with a resource center in Half Moon Bay’s downtown. “This delay is egregious and …

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Rural tourism thriving in Anhui ancient town

Rural tourism thriving in Anhui ancient town

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

Solar power has the potential to grow 8x. This company could benefit the most.

Rich pickings: Swetha Sivakumar takes a look at ‘designer’ fruit

Terrifying moment holiday island Majorca is hit by floods as hotspot Palma locks down and locals are told not to leave home - with 2,000 still missing after monster Spanish storm smashed Valencia

Spain Searches For Bodies After Unprecedented Flooding Claims At Least 158 Lives

Unprecedented flooding in Spain kills at least 158 people

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

From little seedlings large profits grow

From little seedlings large profits grow

From little seedlings large profits grow

Tropical fruit production backed by smart agriculture

How Manling became hub for medicinal herbs

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers

Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers

Digital technologies empower shiitake mushroom industry in Longyou

State power supplier ramps up output for local specialty businesses

Zhoukou farmers get help to develop unique industries

Chinese scientists achieve speed breeding of rice in desert

Chinese scientists achieve speed breeding of rice in desert

After mass shooting that killed farmworkers, Gov. Newsom urges Half Moon Bay to stop delaying housing project