The China-Africa partnership forges path to mutual growth and modernization in Kenya

In August, the fields of Kenya's Mombasa hold new promise for food security as a new type of water-efficient and drought-resistant rice is being cultivated. John Kimani, an expert from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization in charge of these fields, is enthusiastic about the potential of the new type of rice, developed by the Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center (SAGC), to make a new contribution to the food security of his homeland. In recent years, guided by the principles of sincerity, real results, amity, and good faith, China-Africa cooperation has increasingly advanced in quality and depth, extending into diverse areas such as industrialization, agricultural modernization, and green development in Africa, with win-win results. Zheng Ruijin (2nd R), a Chinese rice expert, instructs as farmers transplant rice seedlings at a paddy field in Huye District, Rwanda, Aug. 14, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Harvesting hope from new rice variety Technological limitations, ...