On October 15, Dr. Paul Dorot Shaw, the minister of Development Strategy and Government Management in international Food Policy Research Institute paid a visit to Agricultural Economy and Social Development institute. Qin Fu, the director and Liu Fengyan, the deputy director, attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Dr Paul Dorot Shaw made a brief review of previous cooperation between international Food Policy Research Institute and Agricultural Economy and Social Development Institute and hoped to further the cooperative willingness of both sides in terms of Sino-Africa agricultural cooperative research, talent exchange and cultivation and co-hosting seminar conference in the future.

The director Qin Fu briefly introduced the basic situation of Agricultural Economy and Social Development Institute and progress of agricultural scientific and technical Innovation project in our institute, hoping to deepen the cooperation and exchanges with international Food Policy Research Institute via the platform of Innovation project.

The deputy director Liu Fengyan expressed his affirmation and gratitude towards international Food Policy Research Institute for its support to us in international cooperation and exchange.

The international Research Center of Agriculture and Rural Development (ICARD), joint funded by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and international Food Policy Research institute, relying on Agricultural Economy and Social Development Institute in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was founded in November 2003. This center has become an open and flexible international research center open to the home and abroad.