Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton will lead an agri-tech trade mission to China next month.
Agriculture is China's largest sector, employing about 350 million people.
Mr Sutton says China's entry into the World Trade Organisation will mean intensified competition and a need to increase productivity, quality and processes.
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