China continues to play a critical role in economic development in the 21st century across the African continent.<\/p>\n
The vital role that Asia\u2019s fastest growing economy can play extends to agriculture too, as Self Help Africa\u2019s Kenya director David Otieno<\/p>\n
learned when he attended a recent Africa agricultural conference, hosted in Beijing.<\/p>\n
The sole representative of the non-governmental sector who was invited to attend the event, Mr. Otieno\u2019s visit\u00a0to China followed a series of field visits by<\/p>\n
Chinese Embassy\u00a0representatives to development projects being undertaken by Self Help Africa in Kenya\u2019s Rift Valley.<\/p>\n
The Beijing conference, on the subject \u2018Agricultural Technology Extension for African Countries\u2019, and was also attended by agricultural ministry officials from Egypt, Tanzania, North and South Sudan, and Kenya.<\/p>\n
The trip included field visits to Chinese farms, a visit to China\u2019s Pest and Disease Control Centre in Sondu Province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"