On February 27, Prof. Wu Kongming, President of CAAS, held an online meeting with Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR. The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on further deepening their strategic partnership. Prof. Sun Tan, Vice President of CAAS, also attended the meeting.

Wu Kongming highly commended CGIAR for its leading role in global agricultural science and technology innovation and the achievements of the One CGIAR reform. He stated that CAAS supports CGIAR in leveraging the integrated reform as an opportunity to enhance its coordination role, integrate existing personnel, resources, and channels, and engage with China as a unified entity for comprehensive exchanges and cooperation. He expressed hope that, under the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties, cooperation in international large-scale scientific programs, South-South and Africa-focused collaboration, and capacity building would be further deepened. By capitalizing on their complementary strengths, both sides could contribute technological products and solutions to enhance food security and agricultural poverty alleviation in developing countries, thereby boosting their agricultural production and scientific capabilities.

Ismahane Elouafi expressed gratitude for CAAS’s longstanding support and emphasized her hope that both parties would take the enhancement of their comprehensive strategic partnership as an opportunity to strengthen China’s role in CGIAR’s governance system.

Relevant officials from CGIAR participated in the meeting online. Officials from  Department of International Cooperation also attended the discussions.