From November 26th to 29th, 2023, a Chinese agricultural machinery delegation composed of representatives from the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University and domestic agricultural machinery enterprises visited Laos to implement the Asian Cooperation Fund Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China "Construction and Application Training of Demonstration and Promotion Platform for Mechanized Equipment for Rice and Sugarcane Production in Lancang-Mekong Countries" In Laos, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos and enterprises in relevant industries to share and exchange agricultural mechanization technology, and the in-depth cooperation in the field of agricultural mechanization with Laos was promoted with rich and colorful achievements.
On November 27, the signing ceremony of the "Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Building a China-Laos Joint Innovation Center for Agriculture and Agricultural Mechanization" jointly sponsored by the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University, the "Belt and Road" International Agricultural Equipment Industry and Smart Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos was held in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Nearly 100 people attended the signing ceremony, including Yu Juntao, Chairman of Lao Agricultural Industry Technology Group, leaders of relevant ministries and commissions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, representatives of enterprises and industries, teachers and students of the Confucius Institute of the National University of Laos, and a Chinese agricultural machinery delegation composed of representatives of the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University and Chinese agricultural machinery enterprises.
Before the signing ceremony, Bounchanh Kombounyasith, Director General of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, met with members of the delegation of China Agricultural University and Chinese agricultural machinery enterprises, extended a warm welcome to the delegation's visit to Laos, and gave a brief introduction to the existing cooperation between Laos and China in the fields of diplomacy, economy and trade, and agriculture. Director General Bounchanh Kombounyasith said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos attaches great importance to the cooperation between China Agricultural University and Chinese agricultural machinery enterprises, and hopes that the two sides will sign the "Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Building a Joint Innovation Center for Agriculture and Agricultural Mechanization Science and Technology between China and Laos" to build a platform for cooperation and exchange between China and Laos in agriculture and agricultural mechanization, promote substantive cooperation between the two sides, achieve more results, and provide more scientific and technological support for the development of Laos' agriculture.
Song Zhenghe, Dean of the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University and head of the Chinese Agricultural Machinery Delegation, delivered a speech at the signing ceremony of the MoU, introducing the development history of China Agricultural University and the efforts made to help build an agricultural power, as well as the main work content of the Chinese Agricultural Machinery Delegation's visit to Laos. Song Zhenghe said that the friendship and cooperation between China and Laos have a long history, and since the release of China's "Belt and Road" cooperation initiative, cooperation and exchanges between China and Laos have become more frequent and closer. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Joint Research Center between the two sides means that the cooperation between China and Laos in the field of agriculture and agricultural mechanization will enter a new stage, and it is a good opportunity for the two sides to work together to create a better future.
Yang Minli, professor of the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University and president of the "Belt and Road" International Agricultural Equipment Industry and Smart Agriculture Innovation Institute, delivered a speech at the signing ceremony, introducing the main cooperation content of the memorandum of understanding of China Agricultural University to undertake the Asian cooperation fund project of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China "Construction and Application Training of Demonstration and Promotion Platform for Mechanized Equipment for Rice and Sugarcane Production in Lancang-Mekong Countries". Yang Minli said that the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, which will focus on the research and development, manufacturing and equipment of agricultural machinery, agricultural product processing, renewable energy, biological inputs, etc., to promote the use of agriculture and agricultural equipment, facility agriculture and equipment, agricultural machinery test demonstration and promotion and application, agricultural mechanization education and training, modern agriculture and agricultural mechanization policy and other aspects of scientific research, personnel exchanges, We hope to implement the relevant cooperation content pragmatically, build a development path for China-Laos agriculture and agricultural mechanization, and bear fruitful fruits of China-Laos cooperation and bloom happy flowers of China-Laos cooperation.
Bounchanh Kombounyasith, Director General of the Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, Song Zhenghe, Dean of the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University, Yang Minli, President of the "Belt and Road" International Agricultural Equipment Industry and Smart Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Institute, Bounthieng Lattan**ong, President of the Lao Agricultural Production and Processing Association, and Yu Juntao, Chairman of the Lao Agricultural Industry Technology Group, jointly signed the memorandum of understanding.
After the signing ceremony, Bounchanh Kombounyasith, Director General of the Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, and leaders of relevant departments and bureaus, further exchanged views on the implementation and promotion of the specific content of the MoU with the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University, the "Belt and Road" International Agricultural Equipment Industry and Smart Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Institute, the Lao Agricultural Production and Processing Association, and the Lao Agricultural Industry Technology Group.
On November 28, in the College of Agriculture of the National University of Laos, located more than 40 kilometers away from Vientiane, the capital of Laos, the series of activities of "China-Laos Smart Agriculture and Agricultural Mechanization Development Seminar and Field Day" was successfully held, Professor Song Zhenghe, Dean of the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University, Professor Huang Guangqun, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Yang Minli, Dean of the "Belt and Road" International Agricultural Equipment Industry and Smart Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Institute, and Associate Professor Du Yuefeng of the College of Engineering, as well as Zhang Yongliang, R&D Director of Golden Daejeon Technology, Gao Qiaoming, Chief Engineer of Huilaibao Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hepu County, Guangxi, Jin Xian, Sales Director of Suzhou Jiufu Agricultural Machinery, Huang Kai, Business Manager of Suzhou Arctic Vision Robot Technology, and Fan Dongdong, Director of R&D Department of Zhengzhou Zoomlion Harvesting Machinery, respectively discussed China's agricultural mechanization and international cooperation, key technologies of new energy agricultural power machinery and equipment, agricultural organic solid waste production of organic fertilizer and its return to the field equipment technology, smart agriculture and intelligent equipment digital twin theory exploration and thinking, China's advanced agricultural mechanization technologies such as precision agricultural production based on Beidou satellite navigation, modular tractor and sugarcane distributed harvesting equipment, rice seedling raising and transplanting mechanization technology, peanut and sesame mechanized harvesting technology and equipment, smart agriculture and drone technology were shared and exchanged with teachers and students of the College of Agronomy of Lao National University.
In order to further strengthen the in-depth cooperation between China Agricultural University and the National University of Laos in the field of agricultural mechanization, the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University and the College of Agriculture and the College of Social Sciences of the National University of Laos held discussions and exchanges respectively. Prof. Song Zhenghe, Dean of the School of Engineering, Prof. Huang Guangqun, Prof. Yang Minli, Vice Dean of the Office, and Prof. Liu Ran, Director of the Office, and Pheuvin Phous**anh, Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture of the National University of Laos, and Khamouane Khamphoukeo, Consultant of the Lao Agricultural Production and Processing Association, focused on exchanging the future work of the two sides in the field of agricultural engineering and agricultural mechanization, student training, and personnel exchange visitsProfessor Yang Minli and Director Liu Ran, Dr. Saychai Syladeth, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Director of the Research and Training Center of the National University of Laos, and their teaching team, and Khamouane Khamphoukeo, Consultant of the Lao Agricultural Production and Processing Association, mainly exchanged relevant contents of the cooperation in the construction of modern agricultural demonstration zones and science and technology courtyards.
The Chinese agricultural machinery delegation also went to the demonstration farm of the Lao Agricultural Production and Processing Association to visit and exchange ideas to understand the existing machinery and facilities of the farm, planting and animal husbandry and aquaculture, as well as the demand for agricultural machinery and equipment.
On the morning of November 29, the Chinese agricultural machinery delegation, led by President Song Zhenghe, visited the Chinese Embassy in Laos to report on the progress of the project and the results of the visit. Zhao Wenyu, Counselor of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Laos, met with the delegation.
Counselor Zhao Wenyu welcomed and praised the delegation's visit to Laos to promote cooperation between the two countries in the field of agricultural mechanization. Counselor Zhao briefed the members of the delegation on the people-to-people exchanges between China and Laos, agricultural products and the development of Laos' agriculture. Counselor Zhao said that agricultural mechanization and industrialization are new topics for the development of Laos' agriculture, and it is also the entry point for cooperation between the two sides in the field of agriculture and agricultural mechanization.
President Song Zhenghe introduced the members of the delegation to Counselor Zhao Wenyu, and briefly reported on the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding on the Joint Construction of China-Laos Joint Innovation Center for Agriculture and Agricultural Mechanization" with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, and the sharing and exchange of smart agriculture and agricultural mechanization technology with the National University of Laos, as well as the exchange of relevant cooperation content. President Song said that the main purpose of the delegation's visit to Laos was to implement the project of "Lancang-Mekong Countries Rice and Sugarcane Production Mechanization Equipment Demonstration and Promotion Platform Construction and Application Training" of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and to promote technical cooperation and personnel exchanges with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos and enterprises in related industries in the field of agricultural mechanization.
Wang Haipei, First Secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Laos, Huang Guangqun, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering of China Agricultural University, Professor Yang Minli, Associate Professor Du Yuefeng, Office Director Liu Ran and representatives of Chinese agricultural machinery enterprises attended the meeting and exchanges.
So far, the first stop of the project of "Lancang-Mekong Countries Rice and Sugarcane Production Mechanization Equipment Demonstration and Promotion Platform Construction and Application Training" in Laos has been successfully completed, and the set goals of the project have been successfully achieved. In the next 8 days, experts from the Chinese agricultural machinery delegation will go to Myanmar and Thailand to continue the implementation of the project and promote the promotion and application of China's advanced agricultural and agricultural machinery equipment and technology in the Lancang-Mekong countries.