David Wills, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Hillsborough pictured with Professor Diao, a senior member of the management committee in the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS) Feed Research Institute, Beijing, who is currently visiting AFBI Hillsborough.
The CAAS is the leading agricultural research organisation in China and plays a key role in serving nationwide agricultural research and rural development. Professor Diao is a leading research scientist in China in the area of improving production efficiency and reducing environment footprint in ruminant production systems. The overall objective of Professor Diao’s visit is to learn more about the current research programme at AFBI and to further develop collaborative links between AFBI and CAAS Feed Research Institute.
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