摘要
Burundi and China enjoy close collaboration in a number of sectors,particularly agriculture.Among the major initiatives,the introduction of hybrid rice cultivation stands out as a flagship project.In 2018,the first demonstration village for hybrid rice cultivation was established in the commune of Gihanga in northwestern Burundi.In 2020,this initiative reached a crucial stage with the creation of the Burundi Agricultural Pilot Centre(APC),located in Gihanga in the province of Bubanza.A total of 56 villages spread across 11 of Burundi’s 18 provinces have been selected for demonstration as of now.Yang Huade,head of the team of high-level Chinese agricultural experts supporting Burundi and a rice cultivation specialist who is also in charge of the APC,revealed that trials are currently underway in four provinces:the capital Gitega,the central province of Muramvya,and the northern provinces of Ngozi and Kayanza.
