VOA标准英语2012--Pastoralists Played Major Role in Ending Rinderpest

Pastoralists Played Major Role in Ending Rinderpest In June 2011, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization officially declared that the deadly animal disease rinderpest had been eradicated. The disease devastated livestock and lingered in Africa lo

VOA标准英语2012--Farm Bill Key Issue on Presidential Campaign Trail in Iowa

Farm Bill Key Issue on Presidential Campaign Trail in Iowa A lack of rain and scorching temperatures are taking a toll on eastern Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt. On his farm outside Davenport, a creek bed usually flowing with water is almost completely drie

VOA标准英语2010-Report Cites Biotech Crop Benefits

Advantages threatened by poor management Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 15 April 2010 No-till agriculture is one of the benefits of GE crops that is threatened by poor management Related Links National Research Council report Genetically engineered

VOA标准英语2010年-Regulation Can't Keep Pace with Livest

Livestock production is growing faster than the capacity of nations to safely and responsibly manage it, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. In the latest edition of its flagship report, The State of Food and Agricultu

VOA标准英语2012--Reality TV Show Helps Farmers Improve Livelihoods

Reality TV Show Helps Farmers Improve Livelihoods Entertaining, educating audiences David Campbell has lived in Kenya since 1979, using the mass media to teach farmers how to improve their techniques. As director of the company Mediae, Campbell aims

VOA标准英语2011-Traditional Afghan Farming Gets Modern Tw

In Afghanistan, the vast majority of the population relies on agriculture for its livelihood. Three decades of war have not changed the central importance of farming in this country, only its difficulty. Afghanistan's U.S.-educated Minister of Agricu

VOA标准英语2011-As Drought Intensifies, Kenya Fears Famin

Food shortages are looming in Kenya as last season's lighter-than-normal rains begin to affect harvests in the arid north. As Kenya begins its annual dry season, there are mounting fears of crop failure and a shortages of food for residents in the dr

VOA标准英语2010年-Local US Farmers Cater to Muslim Tradi

After 37 years of working with livestock on other people's farms, Joe Kavanagh decided to open a slaughterhouse on his own farm with a unique clientele in mind. Part of his business is catering to Muslims, who want to buy meat from animals they know

Humanitarian Groups Call for Investment, Infrastructure to P

As drought continues in Kenya's arid north, a coalition of humanitarian groups is urging the east African nation to combat future shortages through infrastructure development and economic reform. It has been months since parts of northern Kenya have

VOA标准英语2009年-Thousands of Displaced in Kabo Living in A

The United Nations refugee agency says it finally managed to gain access over a week ago to a remote northern area of the Central African Republic, following months of insecurity. A UNHCR spokesman tells VOA aid workers found more than 2,000 displac

VOA标准英语2013--Hats Rule at Rodeo Time in Houston

Hats Rule at Rodeo Time in Houston There's a saying here in Texas about someone being all hat and no cattle. At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, plenty of people have both hats and cattle. But more than 80 percent of Texans now live in urban are

VOA标准英语2013--Texas Rodeo Seeks to Minimize Injuries in Dangerous Sport

Texas Rodeo Seeks to Minimize Injuries in Dangerous Sport At the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the biggest event of its kind in the world, safety is a chief concern. During the three-week rodeo, both riders and animals can count on expert

VOA标准英语2015--埃博拉使得贫困家庭更加困难

Ebola Hits Households Hard 埃博拉使得贫困家庭更加困难 The World Bank says the economies of Liberia and Sierra Leone continue to be hard hit by the Ebola crisis. The effects of the outbreak have spread throughout the countries, and not ju

VOA标准英语2014--Racing to Save the Cheetah

Racing to Save the Cheetah A wild cheetah sprinting across the African savannah has been described as poetry in motion. Dr. Laurie Marker can understand why. The award-winning conservationist and renowned cheetah expert has devoted her life to the pr

VOA标准英语2013--Disabilities Prevent Aging Africans from Being Productive

Disabilities Prevent Aging Africans from Being Productive Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania said the findings are significant as older people with functional limitations have difficulty performing work that is required in their agricultur

美国国家公共电台 NPR Surf And Turf: To Reduce Gas Emissions From Cows, Scientists Look To The Ocean

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Livestock is a major source of greenhouse gases around the world. Scientists have been trying to find ways to reduce emissions from cows, and they think they might have found a solution in the ocean. NPR's Merrit Kennedy explains.

美国国家公共电台 NPR San Diego Rhino Finds A New Home In Tanzania

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A rhinoceros born and raised in San Diego is getting adjusted to its new home in Tanzania. The eastern black rhino could play a key role in efforts to repopulate the critically endangered species in the wild. Erik Anderson of membe

英语PK台 第783期:动物穿上义肢 快乐玩耍

Dialogue 1 MARK: Hey Jingjing, I remember you told me about a dog that was up for adoption. Did it ever find a good home? 马克: 嗨，京晶，我记得你跟我说过有只小狗需要被领养。它找到一户好人家了吗? JINGJING: Yes, actu

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—大肠杆菌：好菌变坏

As a major outbreak of a highly toxic strain of E. coli bacteria continues to sicken residents of Europe, medical experts are racing to find the source. 一种具高度毒性的大肠杆菌造成重大疫情，陆续使欧洲民众染病，现在医学

英语PK台 第857期:饮食新科技 人造牛排诞生了!

Dialogue 1 Jingjing:Mark, have you heard about the new cellular meat? 京晶:马克，你听说过最新研制的细胞肉吗? Mark:Huh? Is that some kind of mobile phone? 马克:什么? 那是某种新手机吗? Jingjing:No, it's a technology used t