China Agricultural University established the China-Africa Science and Technology Backyard (STB) in Handan, Hebei Province in 2019. The project invites African students to study agricultural technology in China to implement in their home countries. More than 70 agricultural graduate students from 10 countries, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Burkina Faso, have participated in the program. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has promoted this cooperation model globally as a means of better empowering small scale farmers. People's Daily reporter Rennie visited to hear their stories and learn more. (Produced by Huang Jingjing, Wang Ruofan, Liang Peiyu, Zheng Qi and Wang Xiangyu)