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Global food safety agreement signed by China and UC Davis
Officials from China’s Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Shaanxi province, and the University of California, Davis, today signed a memorandum of agreement that lays the groundwork for establishing the Sino-U.S. Joint Research Center for Food Safety in China. The signing ceremony was held in the city of Yingchuan, China, during a meeting between high-level officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology.UC Davis faculty are currently involved in numerous collaborative research projects in China, including four food-safety efforts that specialize in the genomics of food-borne diseases, dairy safety, waterborne diseases and livestock, and environmental chemicals.
Outcomes:
The memorandum of agreement, which will extend over the next five years, calls for the center’s two lead universities to form a joint research team and research platform, carry out collaborative research projects and cooperate on other food safety-related projects. UC Davis' World Food Center will identify a director to coordinate the research program. The Chinese partners will provide substantial funding for the new center, with details to be announced this fall. The World Food Center at UC Davis was established in 2013 to increase the economic benefit from campus research.
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No
Type of Exchange:
civic
education/science
Partners:
Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Shaanxi
University of California-Davis
Participants (Types):
Harris Lewis- vice chancellor of research for UC Davis, Wu Pute- professor and vice president of Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, Catherine Woteki, under secretary for research, education and economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Vice Minister Zhang Laiwu of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology
Exchange Date:
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 to Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Continuing:
No
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Location:
Yingchuan, China
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