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The Juncao technology is developed based on research conducted by Professor Lin Zhanxi from China's Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University who invented the Juncao technology in the 1980s.


According to his research, the Juncao grass can develop its root system in deserts and grow fast and therefore it has been used to control soil erosion, desertification or manage saline-alkali soil.


It is also used to produce clean energy. Lin said the power generated from the burning of Juncao grown on one hectare of land is equivalent to that from more than 50 tons of coal but with much less emissions.


Statistics show that in China's northwestern region of Ningxia which is dry and desert-like, the project has helped lift 17,500 households out of poverty with farmers' annual income increasing from 80 U.S. dollars in 1998 to 1,024 dollars in 2007.


Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet to the UN Secretary General, said Juncao Technology has been brought to countries like Fiji and South Africa, helping them improve nutrition as well as food security, increase income for farmers and create social, environmental benefits.


"This means that this technology could play a very important part in helping us achieve the Sustainable Development Goals," she said.


Jerry Matthews Matjia, ambassador of South Africa to the UN, said that Juncao is an innovative technology which helps his country fight desertification, develop bio-fuels and improve health conditions.