A worker transports anchovy products in a warehouse of Jinzai Food Group Company Limited in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
CHANGSHA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of wild anchovy products from Kenya debuted at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo on Thursday, marking a new step in China's efforts in promoting the import of more high-quality African food and agricultural products, enriching the choices of domestic consumers, and boosting the trade between China and Africa.
This photo taken on June 29, 2023 shows dried wild anchovy products from Kenya displayed at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
Staff members test wild anchovy products from Kenya in a lab of Jinzai Food Group Company Limited in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
A staff member introduces wild anchovy products to visitors at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
An employee works at a production base of Jinzai Food Group Company Limited in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Zou Yu)
A staff member shows wild anchovy products at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
An employee works at a packaging workshop of Jinzai Food Group Company Limited in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Workers pack anchovy products at a production base of Jinzai Food Group Company Limited in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
According to customs statistics, African agricultural exports to China have grown rapidly in recent years, and China has now become the second-largest destination country for African agricultural exports. In the first five months of 2023, China imported 16.15 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion U.S. dollars) of African agricultural and food products, up 26.5 percent year on year.
Workers dry anchovies in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
A fisherman catches fish in east Kenya, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Workers prepare to take fresh anchovies to the processing plant in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Fishermen catch fish in east Kenya, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Workers clean anchovies at a processing plant in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)■
