Take out your precious wine and dance a warm welcome dance - not long ago, the villagers of Vioso village in the economic capital of Ivory Coast, Abidjan, welcomed Chinese personnel with the purest enthusiasm. Last year, Chinese companies helped connect the village to electricity. This year, the network deployment plan is about to be implemented, and the rubber underwriting model is driving the further expansion of planting scale. The processing factory in the village has become a desirable employment destination for young people. In Cote d'Ivoire, stories like this are constantly unfolding, where one factory drives several villages, enriches thousands of people, and activates industrial development. With the help of Chinese enterprises, Cote d'Ivoire has leveraged its agricultural resource endowment, applied new agricultural technologies, developed agricultural product processing industries, and achieved quality and upgrading of agricultural development. The comprehensive contribution rate of Chinese enterprises to the local rubber industry will exceed 50% - "The arrival of Chinese rubber enterprises has promoted the overall leap of the rubber processing industry in Cote d'Ivoire" "Enterprises have transformed villages, and we want to express our gratitude in our own way. ”Luolante, a young man from Vioso Village, dressed in formal attire with the villagers, told the representative of the Chinese enterprise Meilan Group that Chinese enterprises have given Vioso Village new industries and the lives of the villagers are getting better and better. Five or six years ago, the rubber industry in Cote d'Ivoire was still in the stage of exporting cup rubber, and most locals did not even understand how much value the "white lumps" hanging on trees could create. Meilan Group began setting up rubber processing plants in Cote d'Ivoire in 2019, and achieved income growth for nearby villagers through a large number of job openings. San Pedro is the second largest economic city in Cote d'Ivoire, and the third rubber processing plant controlled by Meilan Group is located here. The reporter saw on site that in the clean and bright factory building, two production lines operate 24 hours a day. The fermented cup gum raw materials undergo cutting, cleaning, stirring, pressing and other processes, and then are dried, sampled and packaged. They are transported by container to the port of Abidjan for export, with an annual production capacity of 100000 tons. Data witnesses changes: from 1996 to 2024, the export volume of rubber from Cote d'Ivoire increased from 16000 tons to 1.35 million tons; Since 2019, China has become the largest rubber exporting country of Cote d'Ivoire, with an annual export volume stable at around 400000 tons. Nowadays, Cote d'Ivoire has become the first rubber exporting country in Africa and the third largest in the world, with all exported rubber being processed domestically. Chinese enterprises are an important driving force for the rapid growth and transformation of the rubber industry in Cote d'Ivoire. Chinese enterprises such as Meilan Group, Hainan Agricultural Reclamation, and Haijiao Group have established a full industry chain supply and marketing system from planting, harvesting, processing, and export in Cote d'Ivoire. It is expected that by the end of this year, the comprehensive contribution rate of Chinese enterprises to Cote d'Ivoire's rubber industry will exceed 50%. Chinese enterprises have played an important role in the start-up and development of the rubber industry in Cote d'Ivoire, allowing rubber farmers to taste the sweetness and providing young people with opportunities to enter factories and learn technology. ”Meilan Group Chairman Zhu Chen said. Lorante, who used to ride a small motorcycle to collect glue, has now grown into the largest supplier of cup glue for Meilan Group, and is an industry expert in coordinating the supply of cup glue to hundreds of villages. The arrival of Chinese rubber enterprises has promoted the overall leap of the rubber processing industry in Cote d'Ivoire, which has not only increased the added value of agricultural products, but also created a large number of jobs. ”Ivory Coast's Minister of State and Minister of Agriculture, Ajumani, stated that "the Ivory Coast welcomes investment from Chinese companies to help Ivory Coast's agriculture transition from raw material exports to primary processing." Chinese experts have guided the improvement of rice yield and quality in the Guedu Reclamation Area - "China's practical experience in the agricultural field is worth learning from for African countries." "This is Chinese rice from the Guedu Reclamation Area, which is well-known in Ivory Coast. ”Not long ago, the 7th International Agricultural and Animal Resources Exhibition in Cote d'Ivoire was held in Abidjan, showcasing rice produced in the southern region of C ô te d'Ivoire's Guedu Reclamation area. In 1997, Gegedu Reclamation Area welcomed the first batch of experts from the China Agricultural Technology Cooperation Group. As the first complete agricultural project after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cote d'Ivoire, after nearly 30 years and 11 periods of unremitting efforts by Chinese agricultural experts, the Gegedu Reclamation Area is not only a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, but also a well-known rice planting base in Cote d'Ivoire. Local distributor Du Sanger introduced that under the guidance of Chinese experts, the Gegedu Reclamation Area has achieved dual improvements in yield and quality. The rice yield in the reclamation area has increased from an average of 2.5 tons per hectare to 4 tons, and rice is sold well in West Africa. The average annual income of rice growers exceeds 20000 yuan. As one of the earliest reclamation areas in Cote d'Ivoire to practice large-scale mechanized rice cultivation, the Chinese expert group in the Guegdu reclamation area organized a large number of rich and practical training programs in the local area, covering rice production, storage, sales, agricultural machinery operation, maintenance, and repair, and trained more than 2000 government officials, technical personnel, management personnel, and farmers, promoting the localization and sustainable development of the rice industry. After nearly 30 years of development, the Gegedu Reclamation Area has bred more than 10 new rice varieties to meet the diverse demands of local and West African populations for rice quality. In terms of rice cultivation and processing, Gegedu Reclamation Area vigorously promotes mechanized production, completes large-scale agricultural machinery experiments and applications in multiple production processes such as plowing, transplanting, harvesting, and lifting, and establishes a relatively complete supply and marketing system for rice processing and sales. Ivory Coast, located in West Africa, is closer to the equator and shares similarities in terms of resources with Hainan Province in China. In order to further promote cooperation in the agricultural industry between China and Cote d'Ivoire, the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences has collaborated with relevant Chinese enterprises in recent years to launch a series of tropical crop products, and has showcased the potential for deep processing of agricultural products to Ivorian businesses and enterprises through various agricultural exhibitions. A beverage called "Cocoa Coffee" has been popular at the Ivory Coast Agriculture and Animal Resources Exhibition. With the help of Chinese agricultural processing technology, cocoa and coffee, two cash crops abundant in Ivory Coast, are expected to merge into a new product. Sandra Ndja, an expert from the Agricultural Consulting Company in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, said, "One of the important ways for Africa to achieve industrialization is agricultural modernization, which includes agricultural product processing and related industrial chain construction, as well as the realization of agricultural informatization and digitization. China's practical experience in the field of agriculture is worth learning and drawing on for African countries." Ivory Coast has its first large-scale cocoa processing plant and storage center, and "we look forward to using Chinese technology and management experience to accelerate the process of agricultural modernization." "This is one of the most modern processing plants in our country, and I am fortunate to be able to work here. ”25-year-old local youth Kolent works at the cocoa processing plant in Abidjan. This factory is constructed by China Light Industry Nanning Design Engineering Co., Ltd. and is the largest self owned cocoa processing plant in Cote d'Ivoire, with an annual processing capacity of 50000 tons; Equipped with a 67000 square meter storage base, it is also the largest cocoa bean storage center in Africa. I can learn advanced technology here and my income has doubled compared to before, "said Collent happily. At present, the cocoa processing plant located in the PK24 Industrial Park in Abidjan has entered the trial operation stage. The reporter saw in the alkalization and drying workshop that local employees were feeding a batch of cocoa raw materials into the machine. After the cocoa beans were shelled and crushed, they had a strong aroma. It is reported that the quality control of the maturation process in the factory is quite strict, and different processing techniques need to be adopted according to the characteristics of different types of cocoa. Ivory Coast is the world's largest cocoa exporting country, with export revenue accounting for 40% of the country's total exports. However, nearly 20 large processing plants were previously monopolized by foreign investment. Now, Ivory Coast has the first large cocoa processing plant and storage center, enhancing its voice in the global cocoa market. "Lu Huaheng, the technical director responsible for operation and maintenance support of the construction company's cocoa processing plant stationed in Abidjan, told our reporter. Agriculture is a pillar industry in Cote d'Ivoire, with agricultural output accounting for over 15% of its gross domestic product. China and Cote d'Ivoire continue to deepen cooperation in agricultural technology promotion, capacity enhancement, and industrial chain integration, promoting accelerated growth in local agriculture. From January to April this year, China's imports of natural science and technology increased by 70.9% year-on-year, with agricultural products such as rubber and cocoa becoming the main drivers of growth. China is a major agricultural and manufacturing country, and its cutting-edge practices in integrating the agricultural industry chain are worth learning from for Cote d'Ivoire. ”Mete Mequet, President of the University of San Pedro in Cote d'Ivoire, stated. Chinese Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire Wu Jie stated that the multiple cooperation agreements signed between China and Cote d'Ivoire in the field of agriculture demonstrate the profound foundation of bilateral relations and the broad prospects of agricultural cooperation. Ajumani said, "China's achievements in agriculture and industry are remarkable, and Cote d'Ivoire looks forward to leveraging China's technology and management experience to accelerate the process of agricultural modernization