China-CELAC agri-cooperation fruitful

Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again stressed the importance of agriculture and food cooperation in his speech delivered at the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Forum on Tuesday.

At the third China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Ministerial Forum on Agriculture, held in Weifang, Shandong province in July 2024, the participants realized the need to further strengthen food security and promote sustainable agricultural development.

The forum, which I attended as Grenada's minister for social and community development, housing and gender affairs, also decided to organize tours and demonstrations so the participants could get a thorough idea of how farming is done in China. While the tours exposed participants to the varieties of crops grown in Weifang, the demonstrations enhanced the knowledge of the participants from the Global South on different agricultural practices.