In January 2017, China sent its first eight-member agricultural mission to São Tomé and Principe after bilateral diplomatic relations were resumed in December 2016. The mission introduced a variety of hybrid maize with an average yield doubling that of local varieties. Prime Minister Patrice Emery Trovoada paid tribute to Chinese experts who, he said, have unlocked the potential of the country's agricultural and livestock sectors by increasing supplies of cereals, vegetables and meat.

In October 2015, a 10-member mission was dispatched to Zimbabwe to implement the second bilateral agricultural cooperation program. The experts conducted the first experiment on hybrid rice cultivation in Zimbabwe's history. The six tested rice varieties yielded more than 10 tons per hectare, setting a new record for the country. The mission also filmed the first demonstration video on avian influenza virus anti-body test in Zimbabwe.

Mission to Ethiopia 

A total of eight Chinese agronomists arrived in Ethiopia in October 2015 as part of the second mission to the country. The experts have successfully launched an edible mushroom cultivation project in the Horn of Africa, filling Ethiopia's gap in this field. Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture has launched a pilot project to promote the industrialization of the sector. In addition, the mission launched a pilot project for intensive wheat cultivation with a yield of 4.5 tons per hectare, more than double that of local varieties.

Mission to Djibouti 

CICOS sent a four-member mission to Djibouti in November 2015 as part of the second Sino-Djiboutian joint agricultural cooperation program. Chinese experts have conducted a series of trials with ivermectin injection for the treatment and control of internal and external parasites in livestock, enabling them to better prevent and treat livestock skin diseases. The sea-cage farming pilot project carried out by the mission has also made it possible to establish fish farms at sea, not only in rivers.

Mission to Mozambique 

A five-member mission was sent to Mozambique in November 2015 as part of the second bilateral agricultural cooperation program. Experts have trained local breeders in techniques to ensure a balanced crop supply throughout the year, such as silage. This helped increase local livestock breeding which used to rely excessively on natural grazing. The mission also drafted 12 Portuguese-language manuals on key techniques such as vegetable farming and artificial insemination for cattle.

Mission to Burundi 

The third phase of the Sino-Burundian agricultural cooperation program began with the arrival of an eight-member mission in November 2015. Their hybrid rice demonstration project achieved record rice production on the continent, yielding 12.5 tons per hectare, three times the average local rice production. "This achievement will go down in the history of Burundi and will inspire us to continue using Chinese technology to develop Burundian rice cultivation," said Déo Guide Rurema, Burundian Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.

ATVET Mission to Ethiopia 

The first 10 agricultural teachers arrived in Ethiopia in April 2001 as part of the Sino-Ethiopian cooperation program for agriculture technical vocational education and training (ATVET). Since then, 445 agricultural teachers in 18 missions have been dispatched there to conduct ATVET in 13 Ethiopian educational institutions. They wrote nine textbooks and introduced more than 70 applied techniques to assist and empower their local counterparts and students.