3.1.9 The two sides will strengthen science and technology cooperation in areas such as
sustainable agriculture, water-saving irrigation, grain loss reduction, and climate
response in agriculture, and establish a China-Africa seed technology research and
innovation platform and a joint research center for digital agriculture. China will invite
African experts and scientific research personnel to China to receive education with
academic degrees or engage in cooperative research programs, and support African
countries to build up capacity in agricultural production technology and quarantine
inspection of agro-products, in order to support Africa to improve its composite
agricultural production capacity and better manage food security challenges in the postpandemic era.
3.1.10 China will support market-based investment in Africa’s agricultural industry,
support African countries in enhancing their capacity for independent agricultural
development, and invest in grain and cash crop production projects in such forms as
greenfield investment, equity participation, mergers and acquisitions, and leasing, in
order to extend the scope of Chinese agricultural investment in Africa from planting to
warehousing, logistics, processing, and international trade.
3.1.11 The African side commends China for providing the emergency food aid and
assistance to some African countries affected by the locust plague, which reduced the
food security pressure and alleviated the humanitarian crisis in these countries. China
will continue to provide emergency humanitarian food assistance to African countries.
3.2 Infrastructure Development
3.2.1 Africa applauds China’s partnership and cooperation in Africa’s infrastructural
development. Both sides note the persistent infrastructural gap in Africa and pledge to
resolve the problem by encouraging and promoting innovative and favorable Chinese
financial support in infrastructural projects in Africa over the next three years.The two
sides, where applicable, will prioritize to create synergy between China-Africa
infrastructural cooperation with the second Priority Action Plan of the programme in
Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA-PAPII) and the Presidential Infrastructure
Championing Initiative (PICI). The two sides will step up mutually beneficial cooperation
in the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and good governance of
infrastructure projects, in order to support African countries to continuously improve
infrastructure.
3.2.2. China will continue to contribute to Africa’s infrastructure development following the
principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution, shared benefits, no-harm and
harmony, and support Chinese enterprises in contributing to the improvement and
development of Africa’s infrastructure with advanced equipment, technologies, standards
and services, promoting connectivity and providing innovative financing. China will
undertake 10 connectivity assistance projects for Africa.
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