China trains developing countries on food security

ZHENGZHOU - Scholars and officials from developing countries are benefiting from ongoing training on food security in Central China's Henan Province.

A total of 30 trainees from 18 developing countries will have learned food security theories and strategies by the time the program finished at the end of May.

Officials with the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries under the United Nations and China's State Administration of Grain, as well as professors with Henan University of Technology (HUT) have been running lectures for the attendees.

The program, which began on May 4, is organized by the Ministry of Commerce.

Muhamed Hovny, a trainee from the agricultural research center of Egypt, said China's technologies on planting, food storage, and irrigation are all worth learning.

"It's amazing China is feeding its 1.3 billion population on its own, and African countries, some of which have been suffering from food shortage for years, should learn from the country," said Hovny.

Lu Jianhua, associate professor with the HUT, advised developed countries offering assistance to developing countries to build advanced barns and food storage systems.

"Many trainees asked questions on food storage equipment after visiting our countries' facilities, which raised the possibility of helping build their own in their countries," said Lu.