第2931期:Zimbabwe uses technology to improve food shortages

Zimbabwe is hoping to one day regain its former title as the bread basket of southern Africa.津巴布韦希望有朝一日重新获得南部非洲粮食之乡的称号。52-year-old George Nyamakawa is one of millions of farmers authorities are training under a UN-backed program called Pfumvudza.52岁的乔治是数百万农民中的一员，政府正通过联合国支持的"Pfumvudza"计划对他们进行培训。Pfumvudza, which means early shoots in Shona, is a method of conservation agriculturePfumvudza在修纳语中意为“初生的嫩芽”，是一种保护性农业耕作方式，that focuses on small plots that retains water longer, and is more efficient than large scale plowing.专注于经营能更长时间保持水分的小块农田，相比大规模耕作更高效。It is easy to maintain. At the same time, it gives more food to the nation.它易于维护，同时还能为国家提供更多食物。The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has trained government officials on the method to help combat food shortages that have plagued Zimbabwe for over a decade.粮农组织(FAO)已就相关方法对政府官员进行培训，以帮助应对困扰津巴布韦十余年的粮食短缺问题。