On November 25, the "CAAS-IAEA Collaborating Center" unveiling ceremony was held in Beijing. Prof. Zhang Hecheng, Secretary of the Leading Party Group of CAAS, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.
In 24-31 March, Dr. Mei Xurong, Vice President of CAAS led a delegation to Belgium and Switzerland and engaged in dialog and exchanges on agricultural science and technology cooperation with European counterparts.
During President Xi Jinping’s state visit to France in 24-28 March, Dr. Tang Huajun, member of the MARA Party Leadership Group and CAAS President led a delegation to the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) to promote all-round science and technology cooperation with INRA.
On 9 March, Dr. Mei Xurong, Vice President of CAAS, met with Dr. Achim Dobermann, Director of Rothamsted Research and his delegation. Both sides exchanged views on advancing cooperation on the Joint UK-China Centre for the Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture (CSIA).
On March 4-8, Prof. Mei Xurong, Vice president of CAAS and his delegation paid a visit to a number of Montpellier-based Research Institutes in France, including CGIAR headquarter, Montpellier University, French National Center of Scientific Research and the National Institute of Research and Development.
In the afternoon of June 8, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and his delegation visited the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) .
On May 31, a delegation led by Mr. Chansy Phosikham, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, Secretary of Secretariat of the LPRP Central Committee and Head of the Central Committee’s
On May 15, a delegation led by Mr. Park Tae Sung, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers Party and Vice Chairman of the Central
At the invitation of the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority and UCD, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and RDA, South Korea, A delegation led by Prof. Chen Mengshan, Secretary of Leading Party Group of CAAS, have visited the above-mentioned three national agricultural research institutions from April 22nd to May 1st, 2018.
On April 12, a delegation headed by Mrs. Carola Schouten, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and Arthur Moore