BEIJING, Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the 2025 General Assembly of the China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance (CAASTIA-GA 2025) was efficiently held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, residence to the African Union headquarters, marking a brand new stage of systematic, platform-driven, and results-oriented China-Africa cooperation in agricultural science and expertise.
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Co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), and the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the African Union, the three-day convention is themed “Joint Effort through CAASTIA towards China-Africa Modern Agricultural Development.” More than 200 delegates from agricultural analysis and training establishments, enterprises, and worldwide organizations throughout China and Africa gathered to debate cooperation pathways and chart a shared roadmap.
China Media Group (CMG) correspondent Wu Ting: In his keynote handle at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit in September 2024, President Xi Jinping explicitly referred to as for “the establishment of the China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance.” This convention is a concrete step towards delivering on that dedication. The assembly adopted the CAASTIA Charter, and launched the Addis Ababa Declaration and CAASTIA’s Three-Year Action Plan, laying a stable basis for sharing S&T sources, overcoming key technological bottlenecks in agriculture, and cultivating domestically grounded scientific expertise throughout China and Africa.
Abebe Haile-Gabriel, FAO Assistant Director-General: CAASTIA is dedicated to driving innovation in agricultural science and expertise. Today (27 October), a number of Chinese and African establishments signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for collectively applied projects-pragmatic actions that advance this aim and are of historic significance.
Lise Korsten, President of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS): This platform will function our flagship for strengthening South-South cooperation. I look ahead to it changing into a turning level for reaching meals safety throughout the African continent, and to studying extensively from China’s expertise in expertise and innovation.
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