The 2025 World AgriFood Innovation Conference (WAFI) will be held from October 12 to 15 in Pinggu, Beijing, China. As a global platform for innovation cooperation and one of the world’s top three agricultural events, WAFI leverages its extensive network spanning research institutions, leading enterprises, and international organizations. It continuously drives technology transfer and industry alignment, injecting innovative momentum into the sustainable development of the global agri-food sector. Through a series of activities—including Global Agrifood Innovation Roadshow, WAFI Dialogue, and initiatives like "WAFI Bridges China and Brazil" and "WAFI Bridges China and Saudi"—WAFI has built a global ecosystem synergizing "technology, capital and industry". This turns "laboratory innovations" into tangible agricultural productivity, while continuously enhancing the resilience of global agrifood supply chains. These regular, cross-border activities allow WAFI to transcend the time and space constraints of its "four-day flagship event", transforming it into an "everlasting" global agricultural innovation accelerator that offers year-round showcases and collaboration channels for innovation entities worldwide.

On July 30, 2025, as part of WAFI Season, the "China-Algeria Tech Innovation Enterprise Exchange Meeting" was successfully held at the DBN Phoenix International Innovation Park in Beijing. Co-hosted by WAFI and DBN Phoenix International Innovation Park, the event focused on agricultural technology and green development, aiming to deepen understanding and cooperation between Chinese and Algerian enterprises. Attendees included Wahiba AHBAB-ZEINO, Diplomatic Attaché of the Algerian Embassy in China, Mo Hailong, Vice President of DBN Group, and representatives from nearly 50 tech innovation enterprises.

Fig.1 China-Algeria Tech Innovation Enterprise Exchange Meeting

Fig.2 Mo Hailong, Vice President of DBN Group

Innovation as a Bridge: Jointly Shaping the Vision for Tech Collaboration

This exchange meeting represents a key step in deepening pragmatic cooperation between China and Algeria in science and technology, and a pivotal practice of WAFI in advancing agricultural tech collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative. It will establish a high-quality cooperation channel for the two nations in frontier areas such as smart agriculture and green technology.

Fig.3 Wahiba AHBAB-ZEINO, Diplomatic Attaché of the Algerian Embassy in China

Wahiba AHBAB-ZEINO, Diplomatic Attaché of the Algerian Embassy in China, noted the event’s significance: "Algeria enjoys a close strategic partnership with China, and technological innovation—now the core engine driving global development—receives high priority from our government. This is why we are keen to deepen cooperation with China’s leading tech enterprises, particularly agricultural innovators like DBN Group. WAFI’s strength in integrating international resources further reinforces our confidence in the prospects of this collaboration."

Fig.4 Hassani Ryma Wissam, Head of the Algerian Tech Innovation Enterprise Delegation

Park Visit: Experiencing China’s Agricultural Tech Strength

Fig.5 Delegation Visiting DBN Phoenix International Innovation Park

The Algerian tech delegation visited DBN Phoenix International Innovation Park, gaining firsthand experience of cutting-edge innovations in biological breeding, intelligent agricultural equipment, and more. During the sharing session, Xu Bowen from DBN Group’s international cooperation platform outlined the group’s development history, core business areas, and global strategic layout. He emphasized: "DBN Group has always regarded technological innovation as its primary driver, empowering modern agriculture through biotechnology and digital solutions. We have built an innovative ecosystem covering R&D, production, and promotion, with fruitful collaborations in many Belt and Road countries. Algeria, as a key North African partner, holds immense market potential. We hope this meeting will help us understand Algerian enterprises’ needs better, and we stand ready to share our agricultural tech experience. Going forward, both sides could tap into vast potential in smart agriculture, water-saving irrigation, green fertilizers, and biotechnology—together, we hope to contribute to sustainable agriculture and food security."

Fig.6 Xu Bowen, International Cooperation Platform of DBN Group

In-depth Dialogue: Exploring New Cooperation Opportunities

Fig.7 China-Algeria Tech Innovation Enterprise Exchange Meeting

Enterprise representatives from both sides engaged in lively, pragmatic discussions on their technical strengths, cooperation intentions, market outlooks, and challenges. Chinese enterprises showcased comprehensive solutions and experience in agricultural biotechnology, smart irrigation, agricultural big data, and environmental protection. Algerian enterprises shared insights into their market characteristics, policy environments, and cooperation needs. Preliminary discussions covered technical application, joint R&D, market expansion, and investment models, with an active atmosphere and strong interest from many enterprises in follow-up engagements.

Fig.8 China-Algeria Tech Innovation Enterprise Exchange Meeting

Collaboration for a Win-Win Future

Participating enterprises agreed that, leveraging WAFI’s regular exchange mechanisms and resource networks, China-Algeria tech cooperation will accelerate breakthroughs in both technology industrialization and market localization—setting a new benchmark for building Green Silk Road. This meeting strengthened mutual understanding and trust, laying a solid foundation for future substantive collaboration in agricultural tech and green development. It was a highly productive event, and participants look forward to more platforms to deepen China-Algeria tech cooperation, jointly writing a new chapter of mutual benefit.

Fig.9 China-Algeria Tech Innovation Enterprise Exchange Meeting

World AgriFood Innovation Conference (WAFI) is a global platform promoting integrated innovation in agrifood systems. It drives system transformation, fosters collaboration across government, industry, academia, and research institutions, and supports the creation of a healthy, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agricultural future.

As one of the world's top three major agricultural events, WAFI has earned wide international recognition.WAFI2025 will be held from October 12 to 15, 2025, in Pinggu, Beijing, China, under the theme “Resilient Food Supply For Agrifood Systems Transformation”. The conference will feature an opening ceremony, parallel sessions, thematic forums, meetings, side events, innovation shows, and an expo, offering a diverse range of activities in various formats.