The state-of-the-art facility funded by the Chinese government to promote collaborative research with African countries in the field of agriculture and biodiversity conservation was officially handed over to a Kenyan university on Monday. The research center includes buildings of 4,300 square meters, and a 36-acre botanical garden.

A staff member walks into the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 26, 2016.

Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2016 shows a view of the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi, Kenya.

Chinese ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa (L) unveils the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 26, 2016.

From：Xinhua News Agency