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REOI Country: The People's Republic of China Project Name: IBRD Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project Loan No.: 9213-CN Assignment Name : Research and Application of AI-Based Digital Standardized Cultivation for Lychee Contract No.: GDCS-018 Bidding No. 0733-26083764 The Government of the People's Republic of China has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to improve food safety management at the national and sub-national levels and to reduce food safety risks in selected value chains. The project is being implemented by the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Province, and Shandong Province (Yantai City). As part of this project, Guangdong Province plans to deepen the development of its agricultural product quality supervision system and leverage modern information technologies to achieve a smart management model for agricultural product quality and safety. Taking the characteristic lychee industry as a breakthrough, the province will carry out research on and application of new technologies for lychee agricultural safety. By utilizing cutting-edge information technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence, and big data, the project will collect, integrate, and analyze data on lychee growth and quality safety. This will enable precise identification of growth conditions, timely risk early warnings, and automated dispatch of agricultural practices throughout the entire lychee cultivation cycle. Ultimately, this initiative aims to make the production process transparent and quality supervision smart, providing comprehensive protection for lychee quality and safety. Furthermore, it will contribute to the realization of the "Healthy China" initiative and the Rural Revitalization Strategy, and help advance the modernization of China's system and capacity for governance. This Contract utilizes World Bank loan funds to