Innovation of Agricultural Products Distribution between China and South Africa based on the development of Cross-border E-commerce

　　In 2014, China and South Africa signed the Strategic Plan for Sino-South Africa Cooperation 2015-2024. This continuous cooperation has promoted South Africa's industrial capacity optimization and industrial transformation. In 2018, bilateral trade between China and South Africa has reached US$43.55 billion. South Africa has become China's largest trading partner in Africa for nine years.

　　In November 2018, the first China Import Expo has opened. It marked the beginning of a new round of high-level opening to the world. China's Cross-border E-commerce industry is at a stage of rapid growth. The Cross-border Distribution Channels will greatly expand the demands for high-quality agricultural products and release many chances for the agricultural cooperation between China and South Africa. China and South Africa are located in the northern and southern hemispheres. They have a natural advantage for cooperation in agricultural products. Agricultural trade has a continuous growth and has great potentials. Nowadays, with the development of E-commerce and Technology, how to use Cross-border E-commerce to innovate the circulation and trade of agricultural products has been an extremely important research topic. It will realize mutual development and win-win cooperation between China and South Africa.

　　Based on the depth research on the Agricultural Products markets of China and South Africa, this Project will discuss the latest development in the trade of agricultural products between China and South Africa. With the development of Cross-border E-commerce in China, this Project will construct new researches on circulation channels of agricultural products and innovate circulation modes. The main content include: The background, policies and significance of China-South Africa agricultural trade; The analysis of agricultural development in South Africa, China's imported Agricultural Products markets and Agricultural Products consumption with the development of Cross-border E-commerce; Analysis of the complementarity and comparative advantages of China-South Africa Agricultural trade; The latest development of the construction of Agricultural Products Distribution Channels and the innovation of agricultural products circulation between China and South Africa on the perspective of Cross-border E-commerce; Policies and suggestions to promote the efficient development of agricultural products circulation between China and South Africa.