African participants visit the China-Africa (Jinhua) Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Park. [Photo/Tide News]

The 2026 China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Forum was held on Nov 8 at the China-Africa (Jinhua) Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Park in Zhejiang province, drawing about 150 experts, business representatives, and academic groups.

The park, unveiled in November 2024, was jointly built by the Jinhua municipal government, Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique, Zhejiang Normal University, and the National University Science Park of China Agricultural University. It focuses on biological seed industries, modern agricultural machinery, and smart agriculture to build an innovation hub for agricultural cooperation.

Before the conference, participants visited the park, observing sand and hydroponic cultivation, drought-resistant and water-saving methods, an African ecological simulator, drone crop monitoring, germplasm innovation, and field machinery suitable for Africa.

Ngando Ebongue Georges Frank, head of the cooperation department at Cameroon's Agricultural Research Institute for Development, said the visit was inspiring and expressed hopes of conducting multi-site field trials with China and sending young researchers to Chinese universities.

Zhejiang Normal University released three results from the China-Mozambique Smart Agriculture Belt and Road Joint Laboratory: a cooperation report, an agricultural data atlas, and a low-altitude smart agriculture inspection platform.

The forum also saw the signing of strategic cooperation agreements for the China-Mozambique (Nyasa) Agricultural Industry Research Institute, China-Cameroon smart agriculture, and rice science and technology assistance to Africa.