China–Central Asia Agricultural Cooperation Update (Issue 3, 2026)
Issue 3
01. Xinjiang Korla Fragrant Pear Export to Central Asia: Uzbekistan Merchants Sign 2,000 Tons Purchase Agreement (10-05, 10-06)
the export path to Central Asia of Geimurati Cartier, head of Cartier Fresh-keeping Storehouse in Awati Township, Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: In December 2025, he went to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan with the Federation of Industry and Commerce of the Autonomous Region to investigate the fruit market and connect with distributors, and obtained export orders for more than 300 tons of fragrant pears that year. Go to Central Asia for promotion again in June 2026; In August; Four Uzbek dealers visited Korla on a special trip. Its cooperative customers have increased from dozens to more than 500, with the target sales volume exceeding 5,000 tons in 2026. The next step is to introduce Xinjiang red dates, walnuts, grapes and other characteristic agricultural products to the Central Asian market. Korla fragrant pear brand value of 17 billion yuan.
02. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Kazakhstan National Agricultural Research University jointly established the "Silk Road Smart Agriculture Joint Laboratory" and unveiled (10-06)
xu Kun, president of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, led a delegation to visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from September 29 to October 5, 2026. At the National Agricultural Research University of Kazakhstan, the two parties signed a memorandum of inter-school cooperation and unveiled the "Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications-Kazakhstan National Agricultural Research University Silk Road Smart Agriculture Joint Laboratory", agreeing to jointly implement the digital transformation of education, joint training of talents, and cross-field Collaborative innovation, joint laboratory construction, and long-term cooperation mechanism construction "five major actions" to jointly build an international cooperation platform for agricultural digital intelligence in Central Asia. During their stay in Kazakhstan, the delegation also called on Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin, met with Kazakh Minister of Science and higher Education Sayasat Nuerbek, and visited the National Academy of Sciences directly under the President of Kazakhstan (Dean and President of Kazakhstan National Agricultural Research University Akerbick Kurishbayev), and signed a memorandum with Kazakhstan Artificial Intelligence Research University to unveil the Silk Road Institute of artificial Intelligence "; during his stay in Uzbekistan, he met with Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Yu Jun, visited Tashkent National Technical University and signed a memorandum of understanding, and visited Huawei Technologies to invest in Tashkent.
President Xu Kun calls on Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin
president Xu Kun called on Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Yu Jun
03. Ningxia's import and export to Central Asia increased by 81.7 from January to August, and vegetable seeds exported to 27 countries in Taijin seed industry (10-07)
the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region's imports and exports from January to August were 17.72 billion yuan (US $2.64 billion), up 23.9 percent year-on-year; imports and exports to Central Asia increased 81.7 percent. Among them, Ningxia Taijin seed industry to overseas demonstration base to adapt to the international market demand, a number of Central Asian countries have been using its tomato, watermelon, melon, pepper, eggplant varieties.
04. Zhengzhou International Dry Port "Central Asian Agricultural Products Distribution Center" Kazakhstan Grain and Feed Train Steady to Fat (10-07)
zhengzhou International Dry Port Central Asia Agricultural Products Distribution Center Kazakhstan grain and feed trains have arrived steadily to ensure the raw material demand of key agricultural and animal husbandry enterprises in Henan Province, such as Muyuan and Zhengda. Simultaneously operate ASEAN Cassava Starch Distribution Center. In September 2026, the China-Europe train and the commercial train in Zhengzhou International Dry Port Airport Area will run 202 trains in total, with the monthly volume exceeding 200 trains for the first time. Henan China-Europe trains reach more than 40 countries and more than 140 cities in Europe and Asia.
In the east operation area of Zhengzhou international land port, the gantry crane is lifting the container onto the railway flat car.
05. A joint delegation of Jilin University and Northeast Agricultural University visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Saifulin Kazakhstan Agricultural Technology Research University (10-08, 10-11)
professor Tang Aoqing of Jilin University and Professor Li Yang of the Food College of Northeast Agricultural University, together with professors Jiang Lianzhou and Qi Baokun of Northeast Agricultural University, formed a delegation to visit Almaty Technical University of Kazakhstan, Saifulin Kazakhstan Agricultural Technology Research University and Tashkent National Agricultural University of Uzbekistan to carry out academic exchanges and cooperation negotiations.
The delegation signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Saifulin Kazakhstan Agricultural Technology Research University on cooperation in running schools, joint personnel training, exchange visits of teachers, cooperation in scientific research projects and international academic exchanges; reached a consensus with the two Kazakhstan universities on deep processing of grain and oil, research and development of functional products, high-value utilization of by-products, product quality and safety control, joint declaration of international scientific research projects, joint training of graduate students, etc; we reached a consensus with Tashkent National Agricultural University on the joint construction of disciplines, collaborative innovation of scientific research, joint research on soybean intensive processing, exchange of young scientific research talents, and two-way transformation of scientific research achievements. We agreed on online academic discussions, sharing of technical achievements and short-term research by students, and visited plant engineering, grain processing and packaging laboratories.
06. Chongqing plans to rely on the Shanghai Cooperation Economic and Trade Platform to promote the "going out" of agriculture, and plan the SCO Agricultural Green Development Industry Alliance for Central Asia and other Shanghai Cooperation regions (10-08)
gao Xingming, former member of the Agricultural and Rural work Committee of the Chongqing Municipal CPC Committee, pointed out that the SCO member states and Chongqing's agriculture are highly complementary: Central Asia and other countries in the SCO region have vast land and rich grain, oil and animal husbandry resources, but there is a shortage of improved varieties of fruits and vegetables, modern agricultural planting technology and agricultural products processing equipment; Chongqing has outstanding advantages in fruit and vegetable planting, deep processing of agricultural products, cold chain logistics, and planting of characteristic traditional Chinese medicine. Chongqing revitalized the city's more than 500 million mu of winter idle fields to grow high-end vegetables on a large scale, relying on the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe international channel to build a core supply base for winter fresh vegetables in cities along the route to fill the supply gap of winter vegetables along the Eurasian route. It is planned to launch the SCO Agricultural Green Development Industry Alliance, hold the Agricultural Green Sustainable Development Summit Forum, and release the "Chongqing Initiative" for agricultural green development ".
07. Xinjiang imported and exported 394.7 billion yuan (+10.7) in the first eight months, imported agricultural products +50.4, and the five Central Asian countries were the largest trading markets (10-08)
according to Urumqi Customs statistics, the total import and export value of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the first eight months was 394.7 billion yuan (+10.7%). Exports 349.06 billion yuan (+9.5%), imports 45.64 billion yuan (+20.4%); Imports and exports 59.66 billion yuan (+68.1%) in August. In terms of trade markets, the five Central Asian countries, ASEAN, and Russia are the top three trade markets; imports and exports to countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road" increased by 12.8, accounting for 87.6 percent of Xinjiang. Among them, imports of agricultural products increased by 50.4.
08. Alashankou Port and Horgos Highway Port: Central Europe (Central Asia) Train and Bulk Grain Line Build China-Central Asia Agricultural Products Import and Export Channel (10-08, 10-10)
alashankou Port and Horgos Highway Port are two key channels for the import and export of agricultural products between China and Central Asian countries. There are more than 20 trains in Central Europe (Central Asia) that pass through the Alashankou port, reaching 21 countries such as Kazakhstan, and expanding the category of goods to more than 200; Xinjiang's 19 open ports operate efficiently, and more than 200 countries and regions Establish trade exchanges; in the past three years, the total foreign trade value of Xinjiang to the five Central Asian countries has maintained more than 270 billion yuan, accounting for more than half of the total foreign trade value; the Horgos Highway Port has become an important channel for the import and export of characteristic fruits from China and Central Asia (Guangxi grapefruit, Jiangxi oranges, Zhejiang peaches, Hubei oranges, and Shaanxi kiwifruit are transported to the five Central Asian countries; Kyrgyzstan melons and Uzbekistan cherries enter the Chinese market).
China-Europe Banliers Travel in Urumqi Dabancheng Wetland
qinghai Province and Kazakhstan National University of Agricultural Science and Technology signed a memorandum of cooperation (10-09)
at the "China Kazakhstan plateau ecological civilization exchange dialogue", Qinghai Provincial Department of ecological environment, Qinghai Provincial Forestry and grassland Bureau, and Qinghai wildlife rescue and breeding center signed a memorandum of cooperation with Kazakhstan National University of agricultural science and technology, Kazakhstan Institute of zoology and Almaty Zoo, focusing on plateau ecological talent training, biodiversity scientific research cooperation, rare species protection science exchange, Promote the normalization of transnational ecological monitoring and two-way exchange of talents. Kazakhstan National University of Agricultural Science and Technology is an important agriculture-related university in Central Asia. This move extends China-Kazakhstan local cooperation from cultural exchanges to agricultural science and technology personnel training and joint scientific research.
10. Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences and Kazakhstan "Agro Akwa Complex" signed a tripartite cooperation agreement (10-09, incident date 10-07)
xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi Xingyun Garden Flower Engineering Co., Ltd. and Kazakhstan's "Agro Akwa Complex" signed a tripartite strategic cooperation agreement to promote the landing of Chinese high-quality varieties, advanced technology and management and protection technology in Kazakhstan, and jointly build China-Kazakhstan agricultural, garden flower research demonstration base.
11. General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 145 of 2026: Plant Quarantine Requirements for Imported Fresh Watermelon from Uzbekistan (10-10)
according to the Protocol on Plant Quarantine Requirements for Uzbekistan Fresh Watermelons Exported to China by the General Administration of Customs of the Republic of the People's Republic of China and the Food Safety Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the import of Uzbekistan fresh watermelons that meet the requirements is allowed from now on. The allowed origin is the watermelon producing area of the Republic of Uzbekistan; The land and packaging plants exported to China must be reviewed by Uzbekistan and jointly registered and approved by China and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan provides China with a registration list before the export season each year. After being reviewed and approved by China, it publishes and regularly updates 4 kinds of quarantine pests that China is concerned about on the website of the General Administration of Customs: Melon Melon Melon, Cucumber Black Star, Verticillium Wilt, Verticillium Wilt, Verticillium Wilt and Chrysticillium, Chrys.
quarantine basis
12. Xinjiang Qitai Potato Exported to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan (10-09)
potatoes in Xicaozi Village, Jibku Town, Qitai County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have entered the peak harvest season, with 2,000 mu of potatoes in the town. Local potatoes are mainly exported to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. In that year, a new potato cleaning and sorting workshop with a daily processing capacity of 40 tons was built, and a mode of agricultural-commercial connection was established in cooperation with East Tianshan Logistics Park in Qitai County.
13. Xinjiang's characteristic fruits and vegetables "go to sea": 22 tons of Kashgar colored peppers are transported to Kazakhstan via Horgos Port (10-11)
taking 60 smart greenhouses of Aolitunguli Maimetitulson, head of Xinjiang Kashgar Deep-Kazakh Integrated Farmers' Professional Cooperative, as a cut, 22 tons of colored peppers have entered Kazakhstan through Horgos Port in 2026. Hard data: from January to August 2026, the two major railway ports of Alashan Pass and Horgos will pass through 12,473 trains in China and Europe (Asia), up 5% year on year, with 25.1 million tons of goods delivered, up 8.2 percent year on year. From January to August, Xinjiang's characteristic fruits exported 186000 tons and 2.49 billion yuan.
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