The Third Ministers' Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum took place, virtually, on December 3rd, 2021.
The People's Republic of China and the CELAC Member States (hereinafter "the Parties"), hereby agree to adopt the China-CELAC Joint Action Plan for Cooperation in Key Areas (2022-2024) through friendly consultations on an equal standing, the text of which is detailed below:
1. Agriculture and Food
1.1 Consolidate and expand bilateral and multilateral agricultural cooperation and foster collaboration between agricultural scientific research institutions, to implement technical exchanges, joint research and development, and innovation in the areas of cultivation, breeding and processing of agricultural products in a sustainable manner.
1.2 Strengthen policy exchanges on public policy issues in food security, support joint research and development of variety selection and breeding, cultivation, and food processing technology, encourage business to invest in cultivation, processing and storage and logistics infrastructure for agricultural products.
1.3 Promote and develop family farming that contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an inclusive, collaborative and sustainable manner.
1.4 China is willing to encourage the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to allocate US$2 million from the FAO-China Trust Fund for South-South and triangular Cooperation to support CELAC Member States to address food security problems.
1.5 Strengthen cooperation regarding the import and export of agriculture products, China welcomes safe and high-quality agricultural products from CELAC Member States to the Chinese market.
1.6 Encourage respective agricultural enterprises to participate in the important agricultural exhibitions held by the other Party. China welcomes agricultural business from CELAC Member States to participate in exhibitions such as the China International Agricultural Trade Fair and the China International Tea Expo.
1.7 Strengthen cooperation in agricultural policy, agricultural science and technology and innovation seminars and human resource training in agricultural technology, and to promote the exchanges and mutual learning in agricultural and cattle raising management and production technology.
1.8 Recognize the consensus of the Second China-CELAC Forum of Ministers of Agriculture and to continue holding the Forum.
2. Sustainable Development and Eradication of Poverty
2.1 Intensify dialogue and exchanges of experience among government departments responsible for improving the levels of well-being of all peoples, in order to advance the goal of putting an end to poverty so as to leave no one behind, with the aim of moving towards a new model of inclusive and sustainable development including the most vulnerable people.
2.2 Reiterate the achievements concerning the first China-CELAC Poverty Reduction and Development Forum and agree to hold this forum on an annual basis starting in 2022.
2.3 Promote think-tanks to deploy cooperative activities in research on eradication of poverty and offer specific recommendations to strengthen the design and implementation of public policies.
2.4 Support civil society organizations in strengthening exchange of experiences and cooperation in poverty eradication and sustainable and inclusive development.
Excerpted from: China-CELAC Joint Action Plan for Cooperation in Key Areas (2022-2024)
