Delegates from 26 nations discuss sustainable, tech-driven agriculture in Shaanxi

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠High-level representatives from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) convened Frdiay in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province to discuss sustainable and smart agricultural development.

The SCO Modern Agricultural Roundtable Meeting kicked off in Shaanxi’s agricultural sci-tech hub Yangling City, with delegates from 26 countries including the group's 10 member states and dialogue partners.

The discussion took place on the sidelines of one of China's most comprehensive trade events in agriculture - the China Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair, which gathers over 1,800 enterprises from 49 countries from Oct 25 to 29.

New contracts to advance sustainable, tech-driven agriculture were signed at the roundtable meeting.

"We are faced with agenda of using new techniques skills such as digital technology, artificial intelligence in the agricultural development sector, and developing new varieties based on these foundations. These issues are of practical importance to the SCO member states. The fair and the round table provide a platform for experts to exchange views and gain related knowledge," said Nuran Niyazaliyev, the SCO deputy secretary general.

Delegates from 26 nations discuss sustainable, tech-driven agriculture in Shaanxi

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 45,338, with 107,764 others injured, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.

The rise in the number of fatalities came after 21 more Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours by Israeli strikes.

At least seven Palestinians, including two Civil Defense members, were killed in Israeli bombings on Gaza City, Spokesman for Civil Defense in Gaza Mahmoud Basal said Tuesday.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Tuesday that one child gets killed every hour in the Gaza Strip.

Since the beginning of the war, 14,500 children have been killed in Gaza, UNRWA said in a press statement, citing data from UNICEF.

The continued violence has left Gaza civilians with nowhere safe to go, Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said Monday in a statement issued following his visit to Syria and the occupied Palestinian territories.

Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 45,338