China–Central Asia Agricultural Cooperation Update (Issue 2, 2026)
Issue 2
01. China-Kazakhstan Smart Customs Construction and Cooperation Exchange Meeting (09-23, Horgos)
on September 23, 2026, the China-Kazakhstan Smart Customs Construction and Cooperation Exchange Conference was held at the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center. This is the first time that China-Kazakhstan Customs has conducted a special exchange on smart customs construction. The head of the Chinese side is Yao Jian, deputy director of Urumqi Customs, and the head of the Kazakh side is Olazov Gabit, Director of the Supervision Department of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan. Wang Ning, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan, attended. The two sides exchanged views on topics such as the construction of China's smart customs and non-intrusive inspection data exchange, and held consultations on the "China-Kazakhstan Alashankou-Dostek Highway Port Scanning Image Exchange Mechanism" to facilitate cross-border customs clearance of China-Kazakhstan agricultural products and other goods.
02. Announcement of the General Administration of Customs No. 143 of 2026: Allow Tajikistan's Fresh Fruit (Plum, Apricot) to Be Exmitted to China (09-28)
on September 28, 2026, the General Administration of Customs issued Announcement No. 143 of 2026, allowing the import of fresh fruit from Tajikistan that meets relevant requirements. This is a sign that the newly signed bilateral plant quarantine protocol between China and Tajikistan has entered the implementation stage. Allowed to enter the goods for plum (Plum) and apricot (Apricot) two types of fresh stone fruit, allowed to produce in Tajikistan stone fruit production areas. Orchards and packaging plants exported to China must be audited by Tajikistan and approved for registration by China. Orchards must establish quality management and traceability system, implement good agricultural practice (GAP) and integrated pest management (IPM), and carry out orchard monitoring throughout the year according to ISPM 6 requirements. There are 7 kinds of quarantine pests that China is concerned about: codling moth, almond bee, plum leaf bee, grape-winged small curly moth, Huo's long shield scale, peach big black aphid, and tulun brown ball scale.
03. The third meeting of the coordination mechanism for the construction of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization agricultural technology exchange and training demonstration base (09-29, Beijing)
on September 29, 2026, the third meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Agricultural Technology Exchange and Training Demonstration Base Construction Coordination Mechanism was held in Beijing. Zhang Zhili, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Wu Wengang, Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province and Director of the Management Committee of Yangling Demonstration Zone Attend the meeting and speak. The meeting pointed out that since the second meeting of the coordination mechanism, the strategic support capacity of the base has been steadily enhanced, the cooperation of technical personnel has been continuously deepened, the quality and efficiency of industrial services have been continuously improved, and the influence of international brands has been further expanded, which has made positive contributions to promoting agricultural cooperation among SCO member states. The meeting requested that during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, important activities such as the SCO Agricultural Expo should be organized pragmatically, continuously improve the efficiency of the scientific and technological cooperation platform in technology promotion and application, improve the multi-level and normalized talent training system, and promote more agricultural economic and trade cooperation. Intent to land. Relevant responsible comrades of member units of the coordination mechanism such as the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting.
04. Chengdu "Rongpin Going to Sea" to Tashkent and Almaty Economic and Trade Cooperation and Exchange Conference (10-01, Chengdu)
on October 1, 2026, Chengdu issued a list of "Rong products going to sea" product opportunities for Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Among them, there are 76 types of agricultural products in 6 categories, including Pujiang sparrow tongue, Pixian Douban, fermented wine, green food and geographical indication fruits. In addition, 20 enterprises have service trade products, and enterprises "find partners face to face" with local distributors, distributors and suppliers ". Background data show that the export of "Rong products" will exceed US $10 billion in 2025; the trade volume between Chengdu and Kazakhstan will exceed US $0.25 billion in 2025, an increase of more than 100 percent over the same period last year. Kazakhstan's high-quality grain, oil and animal husbandry products will enter the Chinese market through the Central Asian train.
05. The Senate of Uzbekistan ratifies the Central Asia-China Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation (10-03, Tashkent).
on October 3, 2026, the 20th plenary session of the Senate of the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan passed the law ratifying the Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the People's Republic of China. The treaty was signed in Astana on June 17, 2025. It is the first multilateral international treaty signed under the framework of "Central Asia-China". It establishes a legal basis for long-term cooperation. Its implementation will promote the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, The development of transportation corridors and the modernization of logistics facilities, as well as the "Electronic Silk Road" trade platform and other projects.
06. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Deepens Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation with Central Asia (09-28, Beijing, China)
sun Tan, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, led a delegation to visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan from September 20 to 24, 2026, to deepen the construction of cooperation mechanisms and platforms with Central Asian countries, and promote cooperation in key areas such as cotton and animal disease prevention and control. In terms of Uzbekistan's itinerary, he attended the opening ceremony of the second China-Central Asia International Symposium on Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation and Cooperation and delivered a speech, and the members of the delegation made academic exchange reports; had a discussion with the heads of Tashkent National Agricultural University and Uzbekistan Cotton Institute; on-the-spot investigation China and Uzbekistan create high-yield cotton demonstration fields to promote cooperation in the entire cotton industry chain; expand cooperation in the fields of soil, fruits and vegetables, plant protection, animal husbandry, animal husbandry, animal husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary and veterinary. In terms of Kazakhstan's itinerary, it visited the "the belt and road initiative" joint laboratory of agricultural science between China and Kazakhstan (to be established) and reached an agreement with Saifulin Agricultural Technology Research University to deepen all-round cooperation relying on the joint laboratory. Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Western Center and Saifulin Agricultural Technology Research University signed a tripartite cooperation framework agreement. Reached cooperation intention with Kazakhstan related enterprises on research and development and promotion of major animal disease vaccines.
07. Kashgar Shufu County Jiannan Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Market Expands Exports of Fruits and Vegetables to Central Asia (09-30, Kashgar)
the southern agricultural and sideline products wholesale market in Shufu County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang is a first-class agricultural market with a leading scale in the southern Xinjiang area and an annual turnover exceeding 10 billion yuan. Potatoes from Shandong, leafy vegetables from Yunnan and colored peppers and chamaku produced in local greenhouses meet here, and they are sent to markets in southern Xinjiang and even Central Asia via cold chain trucks. Since its operation in 2021, the market has built a strong direct mining channel covering 28 advantageous agricultural production areas in China, with an average daily purchase volume of about 2000 tons. Relying on Kashgar's location advantage of "five ports connecting eight countries and all the way connecting Europe and Asia", Shufu County has taken the export of agricultural products as a key move for industrial upgrading: the Kainan Agricultural Batch Market has invested and operated 30000 square meters of overseas warehouses in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and set up business organizations in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to build an integrated cross-border supply chain of "origin pretreatment-efficient customs clearance-overseas storage-terminal distribution. The timeliness and quality of this channel have been recognized by overseas markets-at 17:00 on July 23, a batch of 13 tons of Xinjiang local vegetables arrived at the Aksai vegetable and fruit wholesale market in Bishkek within 48 hours. Kashgar Infinite Space International Trade Co., Ltd. exported 46925 tons of vegetables to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan and other countries in the first half of this year alone. In the next step, Shufu County will deepen the docking of production and marketing, enhance the level of standardization and branding, strengthen the cross-border supply chain, and build Shufu County into a "big vegetable garden" leading to Central Asia ".
08. The delegation of Shaanxi Agriculture and Forestry Vocational and Technical University visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and signed 4 agricultural cooperation agreements (09-30)
from September 21 to 25, 2026, at the invitation of Saifulin University of Agricultural Science and Technology in Kazakhstan and Tashkent National Agricultural University in Uzbekistan, Han Mingjun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shaanxi Agriculture and Forestry Vocational and Technical University, led a delegation to the two countries for educational exchange visits. During their stay in Kazakhstan, the delegation signed an international cooperation agreement with Saifulin University of Agricultural Science and Technology on joint personnel training, scientific research cooperation, and exchange visits between teachers and students; on-the-spot investigation of the Kazakhstan Park of Xi'an Aiju Grain and Oil Industry Group, signed the "School-Enterprise Cooperation" Vocational Education to the Sea "Cooperation Agreement", agreed to jointly build a modern agricultural experimental demonstration base and a technology research and development center to help ensure national food security; and reached a cooperation intention with Kazakhstan Agricultural Technology Management Company on agricultural machinery technology training and agricultural high-tech exhibition. During their stay in Uzbekistan, the delegation visited Gulistan National University and signed a professional and technical training agreement, called on the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, signed a technical service cooperation agreement with the Lola Murotova Institute of Agricultural Technology, and unveiled the "China-Uzbekistan Modern Horticulture Qinling Workshop" in the SCO Agricultural Base China-Uzbekistan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park. In addition, he also visited Tashkent National Agricultural University and Samarkhan Agricultural Seed Company, around crop breeding, agricultural machinery training and industrial technology empowerment docking cooperation. This visit signed a total of 4 cooperation agreements, landing "one square, one base, two centers" cooperation carrier.
09. Uzbekistan Agricultural Delegation Visits China to Learn Breeding and Selection Techniques (10-02)
according to a report by the Uzbek State News Agency on October 2, 2026, a delegation from the agricultural field led by the deputy director of the Uzbekistan Breeding Development Center is inspecting China to learn from China's advanced agricultural experience. The delegation visited the breeding field of Anhui Luyi Company (Anhui Luyi), which specializes in breeding, to learn about its progress in breeding and selection, crop planting technology and modern agronomic technology, and to carry out field practice exchanges with Chinese experts to discuss the possibility of developing cooperation in the field of breeding and selection and introducing advanced technology into Uzbekistan. According to the report, the cooperation between Ukraine and China in the field of seeds has been upgraded to a strategic stage in recent years (especially 2025-2026), covering large-scale investment and scientific research projects. The goal is to introduce China's advanced technology to the Ukrainian agricultural sector and cultivate high-yield and climate-resistant crop varieties.
10. The medium-term bank of characteristic crop germplasm resources in Central Asia, Xinjiang was completed and put into operation (10-04, Urumqi)
according to the Xinjiang Daily, a medium-term bank of characteristic crop germplasm resources in Central Asia in Xinjiang has been built and put into use. The total design capacity of the library is 400000 copies. The first phase has a preservation capacity of 250000 copies and 150000 copies of expansion space are reserved. The resources cover wheat, corn, cotton, melon and other characteristic crops in Central Asia, which can meet the preservation needs of germplasm resources in Central Asia in the next 50 years. The germplasm resource bank is an agricultural scientific research infrastructure, which will provide a material basis for the selection and breeding of breakthrough varieties that adapt to drought, salinity, high temperature and other conditions, and serve the long-term scientific and technological cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in the field of crop breeding.
11. Shaanxi "the belt and road initiative" Joint Laboratory and Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences Deepen Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation (10-04)
According to a report by the News Network of Northwest A & F University on October 4, 2026, at the invitation of the Joint Laboratory of Biological Resources and Green Smart Agriculture in Arid Areas of Shaanxi Province and the School of Life Sciences of Northwest A & F University, the Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental Biology of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences Professor Bakhtia Rasulov and other SCO national scholars visited and reached a consensus on joint laboratory construction, joint scientific research projects, and joint postgraduate training. Prof. Rasulov was hired as Foreign Deputy Chairman of the International Academic Committee of the Joint Laboratory (Uzbekistan). The teachers and students present enthusiastically asked questions about the mode of cooperation in agricultural scientific research between China and Ukraine. The experts also visited the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Resources Coordination Center and the Institute of Microbiology, and visited Baoji Haisheng Modern Agriculture Co., Ltd. and the Shaanxi Aerospace Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center.
12. The Shanghai Cooperation Agricultural Base organized Shaanxi enterprises to visit Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (10-13 to 10-19)
on October 2, 2026, the SCO Agricultural Base Economic, Trade and Investment Promotion Center announced that it would organize enterprises in Shaanxi Province to go to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan from October 13 to 19 to carry out "comprehensive exhibition + field inspection. The first stop went to Tashkent to attend the second China-Central Asia (Uzbekistan) Trade Fair held from October 14 to 16. The fair was hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and consisted of five major sections: intelligent manufacturing, green energy and agricultural cooperation. The exhibits covered complete sets of equipment, agricultural materials and agricultural products, etc. The second stop went to Calabarta City, Chuhe Prefecture, Kyrgyzstan, to participate in the Yangling Agricultural High Conference and 2026 Agricultural Fair Kyrgyzstan Field Exhibition held in the Kyrgyzstan Apple Demonstration Park. Zhongji Apple Demonstration Garden is JI's first standardized low-rootstock dense apple planting demonstration garden, with the first fruit hanging in September 2026. The exhibition site will carry out planting technology display, agricultural technical personnel training teaching, and around the fruit industry seedlings, agricultural machinery and agricultural materials, characteristic agricultural products to carry out supply and demand docking.
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