Oct 25, 2025
Introduction to the 2025 General Assembly of the China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance
The 2025 General Assembly of the China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance (CAASTIA-GA 2025) is a high-level international event held under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), so as to implement President Xi Jinping’s pledge to his African counterparts. The event is 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, with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Harbin Weike Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (WEIKE), and China Agricultural Vet Biological Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (CAVET) as co-organizers. It will take place in Ethiopia from October 26 to 29, 2025, with the aim of deepening China-Africa cooperation in agricultural science and technology, accelerating technology transfer, and supporting Africa’s agricultural modernization.