On October 23rd, twenty researchers and scholars from home and abroad attended the sub-forum “Silk Road Cooperation and Wheat Industry Development” of 2020 Yangling International Agri-science Forum. Chaired by Professor Zhang Zhengmao, the grand meeting was held in the Room 208 of the International Cooperation and Exchange Center of NWAFU.
At the Sub-forum
Professor Goncharov Nikolay from Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Researcher Alexey Morgunov from Omsk State Agrarian University, Professor Martin Parry from the Environment Research Centre of Lancaster University, Researcher Valentina Spanic from Agricultural Institute of Osijek of Croatia, Researcher Yuri Shavrukov from Flinders University of Australia, Professor Nikolai Borisjuk from Huaiyin Normal University, Researcher Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir from Bahadin Zakariya University of Pakistan, Professor Roman Bohuslavsky from the Yuryev Institute of Botony of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Ukraine, Researcher Mahmoud from the Desert Research Center of Egypt, Associative Professor Zahid Akram from the Rawalpindi University of Arid Agriculture of Pakistan, Professor Sun Min from Shanxi Agricultural University, Professor Jing Ruilian from the Institute of Crop Science of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS), Researcher Zhang Zhengbin from the Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Researcher Wu Yu from Chengdu Institute of Biology of CAS, General Manager of the International Trading Department of COFCO Group Sang Lei, Chairman of the Board of Xi'an Aiju Oil And Grain Industry Group Jia Heyi, and NWAFU Professor Wang Dong, Professor Ji Wanquan, Professor Hu Yingang, and Professor Zhang Zhengmao gave reports and exchanged their ideas about the cooperation.
Key-note speakers making reports
Focusing on the research achievements in the exploration of high-quality germplasm and gene of wheat, wheat distant hybridization, wheat molecular breeding and new variety breeding, dryland wheat cultivation and green production technologies, wheat industry and international trade, etc., the twenty reports provided a wealth of knowledge for the audience. The key-note speakers also exchanged ideas with the audience regarding the report content.
In 2016, NWAFU established the Silk Road Wheat Innovation Alliance with 85 agricultural, scientific, and educational institutions from 17 countries. The great efforts in the past years have been playing an important role in improving the drought tolerance of farm production, the scientific innovation and research, the talent cultivation and the educational cooperation among the countries along the Silk Road. The 2020 sub-forum has paved our way for the comprehensive cooperation in scientific research, talent cultivation, industrial development, and other fields, making greater contributions to the stabilization of world economy and the food security for the countries along the Silk Road.
