科技小院是建立在農村生產一線，集科技創新、人才培養和示范推廣于一體的基層科技服務平臺，由研究生和教授常年緊密聯系農業生產一線，解決農業研究與生產應用脫節、農業人才培養與農業生產結合不緊密、農業技術轉化效果差的問題，并在生產一線開展實用技術創新。
將科技小院培養模式應用到非洲高校人才培養體系中，了解非洲農業生產需求，適應非洲農業生產一線的工作，將中國先進農業技術應用于非洲并進行創新，培養知華、友華、愛華、親華的高素質人才，大范圍地服務非洲地區農業、農村和農民，改善民生條件和水平，推動非洲地方經濟發展。
本書描述了非洲留學生在科技小院的成長歷程與故事，記錄了他們扎根農業生產一線過程中的所見、 所聞、 所思， 通過以科技小院模式培養非洲研究生的新做法， 探索了服務非洲農業綠色發展的機制。

郭宇，中國農業大學碩士研究生在讀，中國農業大學曲周王莊科技小院成員，中非科技小院聯絡人，2020年榮獲中國農業大學碩士研究生國家獎學金。

前言
讓研究生駐扎在生產一線，與村民同住在村中的小院里，這可不是簡單短暫的體驗生活，他們三年研究生中大半時間是在這里學習、鍛煉、成長。在為當地農民辦講座、解決生產問題、做服務的同時，也完成了自己的研究任務和學位論文，培養了自身吃苦耐勞的精神，以及發現實際問題、分析問題、解決問題的能力。這就是由中國農業大學資源與環境學院張福鎖院士團隊2009年在全國首創的科技小院工作模式。科技小院是建立在農村生產一線，集科技創新、人才培養和示范推廣于一體的基層科技服務平臺，由研究生和教授常年緊密聯系農業生產一線，解決農業研究與生產應用脫節、農業人才培養與農業生產結合不緊密、農業技術轉化效果差的問題，并在生產一線開展實用技術創新。
如今我們將進一步豐富科技小院培養模式，將集農業科技創新、社會服務和人才培養于一體的人才培養模式推廣到國際化、創新型留學人才的培養中。以多學科教學、科研平臺來推動非洲國家農業人才培養-技術示范-產品生產和推廣機制建設。通過將科技小院培養模式移植到非洲高校人才培養體系中，了解非洲農業生產需求，適應非洲農業生產一線的工作，將中國先進農業技術應用于非洲并進行創新，培養知華、友華、愛華、親華的高素質人才，大范圍服務非洲地區農業、農村和農民，改善民生條件和水平，推動非洲地方經濟發展。
本書以留學生作為講述者，他們用最真實的文字，向身邊乃至世界范圍內對“中非科技小院”感興趣的人們，訴說他們在中國的故事，展現最真實的樣貌和他們最真切的感觸。同時本書也是讓更多的人認識科技小院模式，了解“中非科技小院”的媒介。
本書由來自非洲八個國家（埃塞俄比亞、尼日利亞、贊比亞、津巴布韋、莫桑比克、坦桑尼亞、塞內加爾、布基納法索）的22名中非科技小院項目（Sino-Africa STB Project）研究生撰寫，另外由中非科技小院項目學生助管郭宇、姜姍擔任編者，留學生們以本書為窗口分享他們在中國學習的經歷與見聞。同時本書也是根據中非科技小院項目的留學生在中國實踐案例報告編寫的，旨在為大家留下一份難忘的回憶。
本書從征稿到整理出版歷時較長時間，中間經過多次修改與完善。也得到了許多老師們寶貴的建議。
因此，在這里特別感謝張福鎖院士、江榮風教授、焦小強副教授以及中國農業大學資源與環境學院植物營養系各位老師的悉心指導。他們在很多方面給予了寶貴的建議，為了保證本書順利、高質量的完成出版，花費了大量的工作和業余時間，再次表達衷心的感謝和敬意。
由于編者水平有限，書中難免存在不足之處，敬請讀者批評指正。

編者



Preface
Having postgraduate students live at the front line of production and living with villagers in a small courtyard in the village is not simply a short experience of life—they spend most of their three years as postgraduate students here to learn, exercise and grow. While giving lectures, solving production problems and providing services to local farmers, they also completed their research tasks and graduation thesis, and cultivated their spirit of hardship and hard work, as well as their ability to find practical problems, analyze them and solve them. This is the work model of STB pioneered by the team of academician Zhang Fusuo from the College of Resources and Environment of China Agricultural University in 2009 in China. It is a grass roots science and technology service platform established at the front line of rural production, integrating science and technology innovation, talent cultivation and demonstration and promotion, with postgraduates and professors in close contact with the front line of agricultural products all year round, solving the problems of disconnection between agricultural research and production application, poor integration between agricultural talent cultivation and agricultural production, and poor transformation of agricultural technology, and carrying out practical technological innovation at the front line of production.
Now we will further enrich the cultivation model of the STB and extend the talent cultivation model integrating agricultural science and technology innovation, social service and talent cultivation to the cultivation of international and innovative overseas talents. We will use the multidisciplinary teaching and research platform to promote the construction of the mechanism of agricultural talent cultivation, technology demonstration, product production and promotion in African countries. By transplanting the training model of STB into the talent training system of African universities, the students will understand the needs of agricultural production in Africa, adapt to the front-line work of agricultural production in Africa, apply Chinese advanced agricultural technology in Africa and make innovations cultivate high-quality talents who know China, befriend China, love China and are pro-China, serve the agriculture, rural areas and farmers in Africa on a large scale, improve the conditions and level of people’s livelihood, and promote local economic development in Africa.
The book uses international students as narrators to tell their stories in China to people around them and the world who are interested in the “Sino-Africa Science and Technology Backyard”, showing the most realistic pictures and their most sincere feelings. The book also serves as a medium for more people to get to know the model and the “Sino-Africa Science and Technology Backyard”.
This book is written by 22 graduate students from eight African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Senegal, and Burkina Faso) in the Sino-Africa STB Project, and edited by Guo Yu and Jiang Shan, student assistants of the Sino-Africa STB Project. This is a book about the experiences and insights of the international students studying in China. It is also written as a case report of international students’ practice in China for Sino-Africa STB Project, which can leave a precious memory for everyone.
This book took a long time from the call for papers to the publication, and was revised and improved many times. It has also received many valuable suggestions from teachers.
Therefore, we would like to express our special thanks to academician Zhang Fusuo, Professor Jiang Rongfeng, Associate Professor Jiao Xiaoqiang, and teachers of the Department of Plant Nutrition. They have given valuable advice in many aspects and spent a lot of their time, both during work and in their spare time, to ensure the smooth and high-quality completion of this book for publication.

Editors

My life in China： a tale of unforgettable experiences 1

Living my dreams in China 14

My journey to delightful life and hands-on learning in China 22

Working Experience in China 31

My journey to achieving my goals： Study in China 39

From Africa to Asia： My China’s life experience 50

My experience in Quzhou County at Quzhou Experimental Station 56

The first appearance on Chinese soil—a dream turned into reality 66

My life in China, practical experience at Quzhou 81

Into the unknown： My China Experience 86

My most memorable experience 97

My life history in China 101

Filling the Void! My China Experience 104

Learning Expedition： My Experiences in an Agrarian-Rural Community in China 114

My most wonderful discoveries in China 118

Between the lines of a Mozambican student looking for solutions to Hunger 126

Exquisite tale of my life in China 135

The ultimate Chinese experience—agriculture, language and friendship 143

The summary of my history at China Agricultural University and Quzhou Experimental Station 153

My story in China and Quzhou Experimental Station 158

My unforgettable life in Beijing, China 164

Dream hunter： My successful agricultural experiences in China 167