Anhui plants seeds of progress in Zimbabwe

Anhui province has increased farm output and provided jobs for people in Zimbabwe by launching agricultural investment projects in the African nation.

Zhou Shiqi, deputy-director of the Anhui Provincial Agricultural Commission, said Anhui's farming program in Zimbabwe, which began in December 2010 as a "going out" project, has been warmly welcomed by the Zimbabwean government and local residents.

The three-phase project aims to help cultivate 500,000 hectares of land.