Chinese Embassy in Sudan hosted in Khartoum on Tuesday a workshop on China's experiences in agricultural development and its role in achieving food security in Africa.

The opening session of the two-day workshop was attended by Sudan's State Minister for Agriculture Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Tayeb, Chinese Ambassador in Khartoum Li Lianhe and researchers from China and nine African countries.

"Sudan is keen to achieve food security and it has initiatives in this respect," said Al-Tayeb when addressing the workshop.

He said Sudan government is committed in fully adopting the outcome of the workshop and transforming its recommendations into work programs to promote food security in Africa.

For his part, Li Lianhe reiterated the deeply-rooted historical ties between China and Africa to develop further in all fields.