Checking out China

Drs. Alton Thompson, Richard Robbins and Osei Yeboah made a fact-finding visit to the People’s Republic of China in mid-September, and the SAES delegation returned home with exciting prospects for research collaborations, and student and faculty exchanges. Dean Thompson and the SAES faculty from the SAES International Trade Center met with officials from Nanjing Agricultural University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Chinese Academy of Agriculture. The Chinese universities are very interested in SAES work with pastured pork and poultry, small ruminants and biotechnology.

The trip was an outgrowth of research conducted by Drs. Xiang Dong Qin and William Amponsah, both formerly of SAES. They analyzed the export potential in Chinese markets for small and independent U.S. pork producers. Qin is now back in China at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and in that role he is continuing his work to connect small-scale pork producers in North Carolina with Chinese markets. There’s tremendous potential for SAES research and Extension to be links in this chain.

Posted September 28, 2005 05:59 PM

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