UN official lauds Chinese school

UNITED NATIONS - The director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, Jorge Chediek, last month commended the leadership of the China Agricultural University for launching two major platforms for exchanges in agriculture and rural development.

At Global Thinkers Dialogue: China's South-South Cooperation in Agriculture, Chediek said the establishment of the China Belt and Road Institute for Agricultural Cooperation and the China Institute for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture will contribute to agricultural and rural development research and knowledge sharing, as well as promote agricultural cooperation and innovation worldwide.

Agriculture is the single largest employment sector in the world, providing livelihoods for 40 percent of the global population, he said.