On October 10, the kickoff meeting of the China-EU agricultural flagship project was held in Xiamen. Approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology in August 2025 with joint China-EU (Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Belgium) support, this four-year project secured Chinese funding of RMB 40.1 million and EU funding of EUR 6 million, making it the largest internationally-funded sci-tech cooperation project secured by Xiamen in nearly a decade. Aligned with China's rural revitalization and sustainable development strategies, it addresses major technological needs for next-generation sustainable business models and monitoring systems targeting rural resilience and innovation through comprehensive collaborative research.
