In North China Plain in May, the breeze blew and the wheat waves rolled. On a rural road in Quzhou County, Hebei Province, Zambian student March drove an agricultural tricycle carrying a group of students from Africa and turned into a small courtyard. This small courtyard is called 'Su Xiaoying Central Africa Science and Technology Courtyard'. Currently, there are more than 30 African "foreign students" in rural Quzhou, learning to drive agricultural tricycles, operate tractors, operate drones, and busy themselves in the fields. Recently, reporters visited Su Xiaoying Village in Quzhou to visit African students studying "farming" in China. March is a Master's student majoring in Resource Utilization and Plant Protection at China Agricultural University, graduating in 2024. When the reporter saw him, he and his classmates had just received guests who came to visit and study, and returned to the Science and Technology Academy. "Learning to drive agricultural tricycles is a necessary skill. After finishing one semester of coursework at China Agricultural University, March came to Quzhou in February this year to live, eat, and work with Chinese farmers to carry out agricultural production practices. We participated in soil sampling, irrigation management, fertilizer application, pest control, and tree planting activities, visited multiple villages and had in-depth exchanges with farmers. This experience was really great! ”March said. The Central African Science and Technology Academy project where March is located was officially launched in 2019, following the "1+1+1" model of training. In the first year, theoretical learning and practical education in science and technology academies will be conducted in China, especially during the 8-month stay at the science and technology academy in Quzhou, where he will learn Chinese, live in rural areas, do farm work, and think about farming; In the second year, I returned to rural Africa and stayed there for 10 months, working with small farmers in Africa to carry out science and technology projects; In the third year, return to China to summarize and improve, and complete the graduation thesis. Believe that everything I learn here can be applied in my country. ”March said he is very confident because someone has already successfully practiced it before. China Agricultural University has been carrying out this project for 7 consecutive years, recruiting more than 90 international students from 13 African countries. So far, nearly 40 students have completed their studies, implementing the science and technology campus model and green food augmentation technology in Africa. Lira, a master's student from the 2022 cohort of the China Africa Academy of Science and Technology, has moved the model of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology to her country Malawi. Lira trained 30 farmers in one year, enabling them to master techniques such as intercropping soybeans and corn, resulting in a threefold increase in corn production. More and more farmers hope to join our technology institute. ”Lila proudly said. This used to be an idle school building, and it was only after the students from the Science and Technology College arrived that the idle resources were revitalized. ”The party branch secretary of Su Xiaoying Village, Guan Shetang, told reporters that international students often play basketball, sing and dance with villagers, and also provide English tutoring for children in the village. African international students using the 'Su Xiaoying Mandarin' I taught to participate in e-commerce live broadcasts have brought us a lot of traffic and sales. ”Guanshe Tang smiled and said. At the end of the interview, when the reporter left, March and his classmates brought soil drills and other sampling tools to prepare to go to the experimental field for sampling. The red "hospital uniform" of the technology academy stands out particularly in a green wheat field. (New Society)
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