3.1.3 The two sides will support leveraging the various economic and trade cooperation
zones in Africa to advance cooperation across the whole industrial chain of agroproducts, covering planting, processing and selling, so as to jointly enhance Africa’s
capacity for localized processing of agro-products and increase the added value of agroproducts. The two sides will work to improve the conditions of roads linking urban and
rural areas, small water management and irrigation facilities in villages and townships,
food storage and basic processing facilities, renewable energy power facilities, and small
agricultural mechanization equipment in African countries.
3.1.4 China will continue to strengthen cooperation and exchanges with Africa in fishery
and support promoting the development of the fishery industry of Africa to the best of
its ability. The African side will introduce policies that are more conducive to China-Africa
fishery cooperation to attract more investment from China and deliver mutually
beneficial outcomes through cooperation.
3.1.5 China will actively expand the import of quality speciality agri-food products from
Africa and open “green lanes” for African agricultural exports to China, speed up the
inspection and quarantine procedures. The two sides will continue to step up
collaboration in building a China-Africa Incubation Center for E-commerce in Agricultural
Products. The two sides will better facilitate connections between Chinese and African
agricultural enterprises and smooth out the channels for agricultural trade and
investment, further expand bilateral trade of quality agricultural products as well as the
types and scale of investment and support the efforts of Chinese businesses to invest in
and build agricultural industrial parks in Africa.
3.1.6 The two sides will give full play to the agricultural technology demonstration centers
already established in Africa to strengthen personnel training and exchanges as well
as agricultural technology trials and demonstrations, and speed up the integrated
application of technological outcomes suited to the agricultural conditions of African
countries. The two sides will conduct cooperation on the development and utilization of
Juncao, hybrid rice, hybrid millet and other technologies.
3.1.7 China will sign a memorandum of understanding with the African Development
Bank (AfDB) in order to share China’s experience in agro-products processing with
African countries through the platform of AfDB and provide technological support for agroproducts processing zones in Africa.
3.1.8 China will send 500 agricultural experts to African countries to carry out plan
making, policy consultation, technical demonstration, on-site teaching and capacity
training. China will support the development of peasants’ schools and hold thematic
skill training sessions for African rural development leaders in China, in order to support
Africa to train local leaders of rural development and foster a talent pool for Africa’s
agricultural and rural development. China will continue to implement the plan for
cultivating African young pioneers in agricultural scientific research, and set up a number
of China-Africa joint centers for modern agrotechnology exchange, demonstration and
training in China.
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