Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Ma Yuxiang held the 10th meeting of the Subcommittee on Agriculture of the Russian-Chinese Commission for the preparation of regular meetings of heads of government.
The participants of the event discussed the development of trade in agricultural products between the countries, mutual access of agricultural products and food, strengthening of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of seed production, scientific and technical exchange in the field of agriculture and other topics.
During the period of work of the Sub-Commission, it was possible to increase trade turnover by 2.5 times and significantly diversify the range of goods supplied to the markets of both countries. The current year has also been very productive for the development of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of agriculture.
In addition, large-scale work was carried out this year through the supervisory authorities of Russia and China in terms of ensuring access for the supply of Russian agricultural products to the Chinese market. A number of bilateral documents regulating the supply of Russian fish products, millet and medicinal raw materials for Chinese medicine were signed. The parties stressed that one of the key events was the decision to study the issue of admission of Russian pig products to the Chinese market.
At the end of the meeting, the participants noted that during the work of the Sub-Commission, the countries have succeeded in overcoming various challenges and brought agricultural cooperation to a new level. Currently, active work is being carried out in such important areas as the development of trade, ensuring access of products to markets, scientific, technical and investment cooperation, prevention of animal and plant diseases.
