Growing ideas across borders
A journey from classroom to countryside reveals how modern farming and cultural exchange are sowing seeds of cooperation.
On a crisp June morning in 2025, a bus carrying eight international students from Jiangxi Agricultural University (JXAU) set off for Anyi county, Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province.
Among them was Salma Omar, a 30-year-old postgraduate student from Tanzania studying clinical veterinary medicine. Her eyes widened as she gazed out at the sprawling rice paddies.
Their first stop, Jiangxi Green Energy Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., left a lasting impression. "I've never seen anything like this," Omar said, pointing to a towering grain dryer. "In Tanzania, we still rely on sun-drying. A machine like this could revolutionize our post-harvest process."
Saira Ghafoor, a 27-year-old PhD student from Pakistan majoring in agriculture, nodded in agreement as she examined a drone used for precision spraying.
"China has all the modernization and technology available right here in the villages," she said. "That's why I chose to come to China. I think I've joined the best country for my career."
