Imagine stepping into a tea garden halfway around the world without leaving your chair. At this year’s China International Fair for Trade in Services, a cutting-edge platform is making that possible. The “One Country, One Priority Product” initiative—launched by the United Nations FAO and the Chinese Academy of Sciences—uses AI-backed source tracking and live video feeds to connect buyers with farmers in real time.
In Yunnan’s misty hills, Jinuo tea farmer Jie Bulu streams footage from his 300-year-old tea trees. Audience members can zoom in, inspect leaf quality and ask questions on the spot. Across the digital aisle, Panamanian coffee producers showcase bean size, aroma and roasting methods, turning virtual tastings into global trade deals.
"Tropical fruits from our country run a surplus, as people only consume half of the domestic output," says Harunur Rashid, deputy secretary of Bangladesh’s Ministry of Agriculture. "We’re exploring chances to export them." In Port Moresby, Nelson Simbiken of Papua New Guinea’s National Agricultural Research Institute introduced vanilla pods, hoping to build partnerships that boost local incomes.
By breaking down borders and harnessing AI insights, the platform boosts price transparency, empowers smallholders and paves the way for sustainable growth. For young global citizens, business innovators and digital nomads, it offers a front-row seat to agriculture’s high-tech transformation.
As more countries join, this AI-driven network promises to redefine how we source and value the world’s top agricultural products—one live stream at a time.
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China's AI-backed source tracking system benefits global farmers
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