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Jie Bulu is a tea farmer from the Jino, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China, living in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

For this year's China International Fair for Trade in Services, he brought tea harvested from 300-year-old trees in his hometown, hoping to introduce the pride of his people to the rest of the country and the world.

Jie Bulu is not alone at the exhibition of the "One Country, One Priority Product" platform, initiated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Coffee farmers from Panama, a Central American country recognized for producing high-quality coffee beans, are also welcoming visitors to taste their beverage.

One might think that such a scene is common at such a fair. But the platform has been designed to offer real-time footage of Jie Bulu's tea plantation, allowing potential buyers to see the lush mountains and assess the quality of the leaves.

On Saturday, CGTN interviewed agricultural officials and experts from participating countries, who all expressed expectations for better income for their farmers through the platform.

Nelson Simbiken, director general of the National Agricultural Research Institute of Papua New Guinea, was also at the exhibition to introduce vanilla, a major commodity in his country.

Harunur Rashid, deputy secretary of Bangladesh's Ministry of Agriculture, said tropical fruits from his country run a surplus, as people only consume half of the domestic output, which means the country is looking for opportunities to export their fruits.

Examples like these are plentiful.

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(Cover image by CGTN's Yu Peng)