On March 24 (Rome time), a delegation visited the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The delegation included Hu Huaiquan, Deputy Director and Second-Level Researcher of Jinzheng University in Linshu County; Li Yuxiao, Chairman of Kingenta Group; Yao Chenggang, Executive Director of the China Brand Development Promotion Association and international brand expert; and Li Xinzhu, Director of the Kingenta Research Institute, among others.

During the visit, General Manager Li and his delegation met with Xia Jingyuan, Special Advisor to the FAO Director-General and Secretary-General of the Global "One Country, One Product" Initiative; Tong Yuxin, an official from the FAO Land and Water Division; and Jiang Shangchuan, Project Manager of the Global "One Country, One Product" Initiative. The two sides held discussions on deepening their partnership and elevating their overall level of cooperation.

A discussion was held at the FAO headquarters

At the symposium, Jiang Shangchuan introduced the "One Country, One Product" project. Officially titled "One Country, One Product: Global Action for the Green Development of Specialty Agricultural Products," this five-year initiative was launched by the FAO in 2021. Its overall goals are to increase access to healthy food, improve farmers' livelihoods, promote economic growth, and reduce food loss and waste. Simultaneously, it aims to minimize the use of chemical inputs and natural resources to mitigate the negative environmental and biodiversity impacts of agricultural production.

Jiang Shangchuan, Project Manager of the FAO's Global "One Country, One Product" initiative, delivered a speech.

Tong Yuxin, an official from the FAO Land and Water Division, delivered a speech.

Dr. Tong Yuxin introduced the ongoing work of the FAO Land and Water Division and the Global Soil Partnership, leading an in-depth discussion on potential future cooperation between the two sides. He expressed his hope that Kingenta, as an FAO Global Soil Partner, would expand the global promotion of China's technologies, valuable experiences, and best practices in soil protection and cultivated land improvement.

Kingenta serves as a Global Soil Partner of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Li Yuxiao, Chairman of Kingenta Group, presented the company's technological innovations. Driven by 26 years of continuous research and development, Kingenta currently boasts assets exceeding 11 billion yuan. Its global footprint includes 10 production bases in China, two in the Netherlands and Spain, and four overseas R&D centers located in Germany, the United States, Israel, and Japan. The company also operates over 10 branches and sales offices across the United States, Chile, Singapore, India, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, and other regions. Notably, its Dutch subsidiary, Ekompany, is Europe's second-largest manufacturer of controlled-release fertilizers. With an annual production capacity exceeding 10 million tons across various fertilizer types, Kingenta is the world's largest producer of slow-release fertilizers, a leading manufacturer of new fertilizers globally, and the international standard-setter for the slow-release fertilizer industry. Furthermore, Chairman Li highlighted five major integrated agricultural technologies developed and promoted globally by Kingenta in recent years: field production increase, soil improvement, water and fertilizer integration, crop quality improvement, and fertilizer efficiency enhancement.

Xia Jingyuan, Special Advisor to the FAO Director-General and Secretary-General of the Global "One Country, One Product" Initiative, delivered a speech.

Xia Jingyuan commended Kingenta's scientific and technological achievements in agriculture. He expressed hope that Kingenta Group, as a leader in China's agricultural innovation, would seize this historical opportunity to strengthen its collaboration with the FAO. Under the framework of the "One Country, One Product" initiative, he encouraged the company to leverage its strengths for in-depth cooperation. This includes exporting new fertilizer technologies (such as slow-release fertilizers), establishing a joint fertilizer laboratory, forming a promotion alliance, standardizing global exports, and ensuring food security. Through these efforts, Kingenta can contribute Chinese wisdom and "golden" solutions to support sustainable agricultural development and safeguard food security both in China and worldwide.

During the discussions, both sides exchanged comprehensive views on deepening their cooperative relationship, jointly advancing sustainable agricultural development, and fostering scientific and technological innovation. They also explored the sharing of practical agricultural technologies. Ultimately, they discussed concrete steps for promoting Kingenta's agricultural production-boosting technologies and reached a preliminary cooperation agreement.

Visit to Nafis Khan, Senior Officer of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Department of FAO

  During the visit to the FAO headquarters in Rome, General Manager Li and his delegation also had special exchanges and project cooperation discussions with Li Lifeng, Director of the FAO Land and Water Resources Division, and Nafis Khan, a senior official of the FAO South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division, on global fertilizer standard setting, digital system application, new fertilizer technology and product promotion, soil improvement, and promotion outside the technical standard system.