In Shawa Town, a suburb of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, mushrooms have just grown in a greenhouse. The white and tender mushrooms are full of vitality. This is the first mushroom planting base in Bangladesh that can be temperature controlled, changing the history of mushrooms being unable to grow during the hot season. "It is mainly sold to Gushan, Utra and other places, and plans to export to the Middle East in the future," said Jiang Qiuyan, a technician from Chongqing, China. In the emerald green farmland of Kurna, several blue photovoltaic panels are very eye-catching, using solar power to drive water pumps and provide irrigation water sources for the surrounding farmland. With sufficient irrigation, crops grow vigorously and can achieve higher yields. The photovoltaic water lifting system from China is very practical, "said local farmer Azizu. During the rice harvest season in Nodar County, grain combine harvesters from China are busy working. These harvesters have fast operation speed, clean sorting and threshing, and can also meet the harvesting needs of various crops such as rice, wheat, corn, and millet by replacing different accessories, helping to improve the level of agricultural mechanization. In the experimental field of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute located in Gazipur, different varieties and dates of rice planted are arranged in a staggered manner. According to the soil, climate and other conditions in Bangladesh, suitable varieties are cultivated and provided to farmers in different regions to ensure agricultural income. Many technologies are learned from China, "researcher Rahman told reporters. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the economy of Bangladesh, responsible for nearly 50% of the labor force's employment. Its output value accounts for 16% of Bangladesh's gross domestic product, reaching a historical high of 361.81 billion Bangladeshi taka in 2024. The stability of agricultural production is of great significance for creating employment, alleviating poverty, developing human resources, and ensuring food security. The main crops in Bangladesh include rice, wheat, jute, etc. Bangladesh is located in the Ganges Delta, with low-lying terrain and dense water networks. It belongs to a tropical monsoon climate, which is very suitable for rice cultivation. As the fourth largest rice producing country in the world, the planting area accounts for about 78% of the arable land area. The Bangladeshi government has formulated a series of incentive policies aimed at promoting increased grain production, striving to increase the annual rice output to 54 million tons by 2040. In 2024, Bangladesh will produce 38.86 million tons of rice to meet the demand of 178 million people, with a surplus of over 1.56 million tons. Since 2020, the country has made increasing rice production and ensuring food security a key focus of future work, and has introduced a series of policies to accelerate the promotion of agricultural mechanization. Due to the saturation of arable land development, Bangladesh has increased efforts to promote agricultural science and technology, continuously introducing and improving high-quality rice varieties, and expanding investment in agricultural supporting facilities. Both China and Bangladesh are large agricultural and populous countries. Strengthening agricultural cooperation between the two countries under the framework of jointly building the "the Belt and Road" has broad space and great significance. Over the years, the two countries have achieved significant results in cooperation in hybrid rice planting technology, crop germplasm resource exchange, agricultural machinery technology, and agricultural product processing. China has provided agricultural equipment to Bangladesh multiple times, including grain combine harvesters, tractors, rotary tillers, seeders, and rice transplanters, to promote the development of agriculture in Bangladesh. There is great potential for agricultural cooperation between China and Bangladesh. The two countries have similar national conditions, and China has a vast territory and abundant resources. China has advantageous agricultural technology and has long been committed to basic research. Various problems in Bangladesh's agricultural field can be solved in China, "said Shi Jiaoqun, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Bangladesh. Hybrid rice technology is an important way for Bangladesh to increase rice yield per mu. Under the framework of agricultural cooperation between China and Bangladesh, China has provided hybrid rice varieties to Bangladesh and trained Bangladeshi hybrid rice planting technicians. From August 17 to 22, 2025, the "South Asia Southeast Asia Rice Molecular Design and Breeding Cooperation Network Establishment Conference" hosted by Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences was held in Kunming, marking a new stage of cooperation between China and South Asia and Southeast Asian countries in the field of seed technology in molecular design and breeding. Akrasu, the chief researcher of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute who just returned to China after attending the conference, applied Chinese technology to his research work as soon as he started working. He told reporters, "The 'Yunnan model' led by Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences has shown results in multiple countries such as Bangladesh: some of the 98 improved strains exported have increased production by 30% to 146% compared to local varieties." During the interview, the reporter visited a red building complex in the center of Dhaka, which is the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Alam, the project manager of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, told reporters: "I have not only studied in China, but also engaged in joint research in China. Currently, a total of 9 Bangladeshi scientists are conducting joint research at the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Since 2014, the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council and the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences have been working on grain breeding, biological control of pests and diseases, and mango planting, and promoting joint research between their scientific and technological personnel. Currently, a work plan has been formulated for 2025-2029, which will carry out cooperation in the fields of climate resilient rice molecular design breeding, new variety breeding, mango planting, biological control, etc. under the existing cooperation mechanism of land rice, plant protection, mango and other working groups Due to the climate crisis, Bangladesh is highly susceptible to the impacts of floods, hurricanes, storms, and droughts, posing significant challenges to its agricultural sector. In order to adapt food production to climate change, Bangladesh has been committed to cultivating high-quality and high-yield crop varieties that can withstand extreme conditions, and China has also actively provided technical and talent training support. Bangladesh strives to develop new rice varieties that are adapted to climate change. Land rice is mostly grown in harsh environments with poor soil fertility, drought, and poor water retention, which is crucial for food security in the hilly and highland areas of Bangladesh. Through cooperation with China, multiple genotypes have been cultivated, and these new rice varieties researched in collaboration with China can withstand harsher conditions and have high yields, which helps to increase crop yields, "said Akrasu. The Bangladesh Council for Agricultural Research has been collaborating with Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences on new wheat breeding technologies for a long time. Relying on platforms such as the "China South Asia Wheat Double Haploid Breeding Laboratory", young scientists from Bangladesh have conducted joint breeding using materials from Bangladesh. Preliminary trial results show that Yunnan's wheat lines can be directly applied in Bangladesh, with the same growth period as local wheat varieties. Most wheat lines increase production by more than 15% compared to Bangladesh's domestic control varieties, with the highest increase reaching 40%, "said Gong Jiashun, Vice President of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. China's professional knowledge and advanced technology in the field of agriculture have played an important role in promoting the development of agriculture in Bangladesh. The exchange and cooperation between the two countries in agricultural knowledge, scientific research, and practice will help Bangladesh improve agricultural productivity and ensure food security, "said Rahman, Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Interim Government of Bangladesh. (New Society)