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DCZ to start project on agrobiodiversity
We are proud to announce the start of our project “Sustainable use and management of agrobiodiversity as a contribution to transformation…”
DCZ
October 21, 2023
DCZ’s S&T platform is a joint project by the DCZ and the Department of International Cooperation at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). The S&T platform has been established to promote exchange and research collaboration in agricultural sciences between both countries as well as in international contexts.
ABOUT
The history of the S&T platform dates back to 2015, when CAAS and DCZ signed their first Memorandum of Understanding. Ever since, the platform has successfully provided advice to German and Chinese researchers. It also implemented a series of activities such as conferences, study tours, and the Sino-German Agricultural Science days to promote exchange in agricultural sciences between both countries.
The S&T platform works closely with research institutes operating under the umbrella of the CAAS as well as institutes affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). On the German side, the S&T platform cooperates with Federal Research Institutes affiliated with the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and Leibniz Institutes related to agriculture and nutrition. Moreover, the platform has well established contacts to agricultural departments of various universities in both countries.
The S&T platform is managed by the DCZ Science Dialogue and the CAAS Division for Bilateral Cooperation of the Department for International Cooperation. For more information, please contact us at r.merkle@iakleipzig.de.
PARTNER
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) is China’s major research facility and think tank for agricultural sciences. With 34 institutes, 9 joint institutes in 19 provinces, 11,300 researchers, and more than 5,000 graduate students, it covers the whole range of topics related to agricultural sciences. The CAAS features several national key laboratories, the national bank for long-term crop germplasm resources, and Asia’s largest agricultural library. It also maintains strong relationships with the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), as well as to the Provincial Academies of Agricultural Sciences and the agricultural universities. For more information, see the CAAS website.
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RESEARCH LANDSCAPE
China
In China, agricultural research is carried out and coordinated by a host of institutions, ranging from government bodies to provincial academies of agricultural sciences.
Directory of Agriculture & Food Sciences in China
Germany
In Germany, agricultural research is not only carried out by universities but also by a group of federal research institutes. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, the federal research institutes conduct application-oriented research and provide scientific guidance to the ministry.