Supporting Africa's agri modernization

ADDIS ABABA — China's successful experience and technological advancements serve as an instructive model for driving Africa's agricultural modernization ambitions through robust industrialization, energy development and human capital enhancement, a United Nations Industrial Development Organization official said.

Dejene Tezera, director of the Agribusiness and Infrastructure Development Division at UNIDO, told Xinhua recently that China possesses the knowledge, technology and relevant resources to support Africa's sustainable development through cooperation in agriculture, industry, energy, capacity building and digitalization.

The China-Africa-UNIDO Center of Excellence, launched in November 2024 in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, is a practical platform for advancing Africa's sustainable development by promoting industrialization, agricultural modernization and skills development, Tezera said.