Mr. XUE Liang, Secretary of the Leading Party Group of CAAS, led a delegation to Thailand, Kenya and Tanzania from October 10 to 21 at the invitation of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) of Thailand, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives of Tanzania. This visit aimed to find new ways for future cooperation. ILRI and ICRAF, subordinate research agencies of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), already have concrete cooperation with CAAS. For other organizations, it was the first visit from CAAS.

On behalf of CAAS, Mr. XUE signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Science and Technology with ARDA. The two sides agreed that agricultural cooperation between the two countries boasted huge potential and that exchanges and cooperation in agricultural scientific research should be strengthened under the cooperation framework between the two Ministries of Agriculture. The delegation also visited the Thailand Division of Cargill to see the progress in R&D in broilers and feed.

In Kenya, the delegation visited KARI, AGRA, UNEP, ILRI and ICRAF. The key areas for cooperation with these institutions were identified as vegetables and crops breeding, livestock raising, animal disease control as well as agro-biodiversity and agro-ecosystem management, etc. Agricultural technology transfer and personnel training were also listed as priority.