On May 18, the Seminar on Agricultural Industry Development and Poverty Reduction in developing countries, jointly organized by Yangling Demonstration Zone Management Committee and the Secreariat of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, began in Yangling online. 54 project officials and experts participated the seminar, and they are from the Ministries of agriculture, poverty reduction and social development, agricultural research centers and other departments and scientific research institutions of Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey and other countries.
This seminar would last 14 days, which is an important activity for the upcoming SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development to be held in Yangling Demonstration Zone. The seminar invited renowned experts from the China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Institute of Rural Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Agricultural Management Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Shaanxi Provincial School of Administration to participate in the lectures. It focuses on the system design, poverty reduction measures, agricultural industry development and poverty reduction results in China, shows China’s great achievements in poverty eradication, shares China’s experience and practices in eliminating absolute poverty, and promotes exchanges and cooperation with relevant countries in the field of poverty reduction and agricultural industry development, thus jointly promoting the development of agricultural industry and poverty reduction in various countries.
