Researchers find bountiful harvest in the Congo

Tasked with helping people in the Republic of Congo to deal with what is still one of their potential crises - inadequate food production capacity, Chinese experts at the Brazzaville-based China-Congo Agricultural Demonstration Center have made rapid progress in their efforts to meet demand.

Having started from an empty office at the end of 2011, the expert team's chief Wang Yongzhuang says the center has already developed into a research complex - home to 10 Chinese agriculture experts and 50 local workers. He says the center has been active in improving local people's farming technologies and increasing the yield and diversity of their agricultural products.

One of the biggest challenges is to maintain the affordability and sustainability of the farming process. Rather than relying on imported technologies and resources, Wang says experts have been trying to explore methods in accordance with the limited local conditions.