XXXX年最全中非贸易投资报告__China-AfricaTradea.docx

2009 to 2012, China's agricultural imports from Africa grew from US$1.16 billion to US$2.86 billion,

a 146% increase. Most imported agricultural products are non-food items, including cotton, hemp,

silk, oilseeds and other such products.

A major reason for the rapid increase in Chinese imports of African agricultural products is the

zero-tariff policy that the Chinese government adopted in 2005 for some African products.

Agricultural products are a major category benefiting from this policy and, as a result, the export of

specialty African agricultural products to China has grown rapidly.

At the country level, China-Africa trade is highly intensive.In 2012, top 10 African exporters to China,

in order, were South Africa, Angola, Libya, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Zambia, Algeria,