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NZCFS PROGRAMME IN GANSU PROVINCE Shandan Government's requests for cooperation and exchange: report by Roger Davies - 2010 Education: NZCFS' ongoing teacher supply /student exchange Dave Bromwich and Roger Davies visited NZCFS projects in programme with SBS [Shandan Bailie School]; the difficulty for Gansu during April. These projects aim to continue Rewi Alley 's Shandan families in affording nz school fees; extending teacher legacy of assisting chinese people in Shandan and neighbouring exchange to kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools; nz counties to lift their farming economy through agric. education, teachers to assist with teacher training; cooperation to improve research, and the forming of farmer /producer cooperatives. listening and speaking ability of teachers and students. Agriculture: sheep farming [incl. feeding /pasture management /forage species selection]; plant breeding; agricultural produce processing; specialised farmer cooperatn; livestock improvement. Grapes: table grape production, cold storage, and marketing. Red Pear: introduction of new species; technical guidance. Shandan Cooperative Federation: NZCFS has assisted in the establishment /development of 29 producer cooperatives, and is continuing this work through training, information exchange, and technical assistance [see below]. Culture: Rewi Alley Museum: rebuilding; training 1 to 2 English expositors; Shandan Bailie Library: rebuilding 2,800 m² library; Folk Crafts: production, promotion /marketing, sales. Performing Arts: exchange. Tourism: product development. The meeting was a prelude to Selwyn District delegation July visit. The respect and affection with which George Hogg and Rewi Alley are still regarded is illustrated by the wreaths left at their graves on Qing Ming, the day when chinese people pay respect to ancestors. The Great Wall [dried mud here] between Shandan and Zhangye. Rewi Alley established SBS farms, and initiated a gelogical survey of the region, which led to local minerals being used for chemical manufacture; the chemicals being needed for the many industrial processes carried out by SBS students for training /school supply. Zhangye Vice Mayor Kang Qing and his department heads also discussed with us the potential for nz-cn cooperation. Zhangye City administers six counties in the Hexi Corridor region: Shandan , Minle, Ganzhou, Linze, Gaotai, and Sunan Counties. In recent years there has been a move to add value to Zhangye's local resources, for example manufacturing dried lucerne pellets, tomato ketchup, and potato flour for export. Zhangye Government would welcome our cooperation and expertise, particularly in food [incl. beef] processing technology, introduction of pasture and Dave Bromwich speaking in chinese on Zhangye TV at Qing Ming. lucerne cultivars, education, mining, and chemical processing. The fond regard for New Zealand and its people in China is due in Details of the 64 cooperation and investment opportunities in the part to the work of Rewi who “laid the foundation for economic and region can be sent on request by contacting Roger Davies: cultural development in Shandan” [Shandan Govt.]. Continuing his [email protected] / +64 3 6974870 Our assistance can lead to work is one way to assist the friendly and commercial relationships improved farm income, and increase in employment opportunities; between our two countries. in turn encouraging migrant workers to return home. Meeting with Shandan County Governor Liu XiaoYun and his staff: Desert village main street. A local farm supplies agent has his roll centre to right: Dave Bromwich, Ma GuoHua [interpreting /SBS], of plastic mulch [left] for dispensing: essential to reduce water loss Roger Davies, and John Kirby [NZCFS teacher: SBS] discussing in spring sown crops which will exploit moisture from winter snow. Following the 2006-2008 cooperatives establishment projects in Shandan County, visits to Zhangye District farming cooperatives highlighted the success and value of the SBS /NZCFS 'trainer of Chen Zhinian [Director. Shandan Cooperative Federation ] with trainers' programme begun in 2008, and the valuable involvement coop members outside their greenhouse covered with frost mats. and contribution of Zhangye Agricultural Bureau and Womens' Federation towards that success. Further information on Gansu projects can be found on NZCFS website: www.nzchinasociety.org.nz . Roger's 2009 report can be e-mailed on request: [email protected] / +64 3 6974870 Shandan Bailie School acts as Cooperatives Training Centre . Training has had an emphasis on cooperative organisation and economic management [incl. marketing], and coop leaders now express a need for more agronomy training /expertise. This cooperative visited at Minle has found farming cooperatively energises the rural economy through unity and 'brand strength', and, significantly, enables women to take part, promoting harmony in the home. Two women are in charge of business management of this coop growing onions, carrots, sunflwrs, and medicinal herbs in sufficient quantity to gain a contract to supply a Beijing company. Roger Davies; Dave Bromwich; Chen Xinlu and Peng DongJun [outgoing and incoming SBS Principals]; Rob and Lee Ferguson [Hawkes Bay teachers: Hexi XueYuan]; Wen Yongming [Assistant Principal: SBS / Cooperatives Training Centre Coordinator]. Hexi College in Zhangye [see 2009 report] asked NZCFS for help, with the eventual aim of developing their farm as a research and experimental facility of relevance to the wider NW China region. Following NZCFS' facilitatory role, Lanzhou University College of Famland at Minle, with the Qilian Mountains rising to over 5,000m Pastoral Agriculture, Science, and Technology [CPAST] has drawn in the haze beyond. Kathleen Hall / He Ming Qing Nursing Scholar up an agreement of exchange and cooperation with Hexi College. Shi HongLi's home is in Minle County, in a farming village similar to This is particularly exciting as their prestigious academic position that shown below, following a late snowfall: and research emphasis on livestock feeding rather than genetics has much to offer livestock farming in the dry regions of NW China. HunTan vegetable growing cooperative in GanZhou County grows tomatoes, peppers, and egg plants in 500 dapeng [greenhouses], owned by 800 member households. Through selection from their own crops, the coop now produces its own disease resistant seed. Produce is sold under contract, with excess going to local market. CPAST in Lanzhou: Professors Nan ZhiBiao [absent], Shen YuYing, and Hou FuJiang; DB and RD; Foreign Affairs Dept.: Gong JianFeng and Zhang Jing .
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