Zhou Hongbo Meets FAO Delegation Led by Director-General Qu Dongyu

3月23日至24日，联合国粮食及农业组织代表团在南京考察访问，省委常委、市委书记周红波会见粮农组织总干事屈冬玉一行，市委副书记李佰平参加会见和考察。

?Nanjing, March 23-24? — A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) visited Nanjing for a two-day tour. During their stay, Zhou Hongbo, Standing Committee Member of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, met with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and his delegation. Li Baiping, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, attended in the meetings and accompanying field visits.

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During the meeting, Zhou Hongbo stated that international cooperation in agriculture and rural development has long been a key component of Nanjing’s opening-up strategy and its efforts to advance agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. He emphasized Nanjing’s solid foundation in urban modern agriculture, agricultural technological innovation, and international agricultural collaboration, supported by institutions such as Nanjing Agricultural University and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, as well as high-level scientific innovation platforms. With its urban modern agriculture development index ranking among the top in China, Nanjing is well-positioned to become a national hub for agricultural openness and cooperation. Nanjing will further refine the tripartite coordination mechanism involving international organizations, local governments, and academic institutions, leveraging its strengths in science and education to actively participate in global agricultural technology research and international cooperation projects in fields such as bio-breeding, agricultural equipment, and smart agriculture.

屈冬玉表示，南京是科教之城，也是农业强市，与联合国粮农组织交流广泛，合作空间广阔。粮农组织将积极发挥平台和渠道优势，助力南京对接bet36体育在线_bet36体育投注-【官网认证】@：国际资源，推广bet36体育在线_bet36体育投注-【官网认证】@：农业发展经验，共同维护全球粮食安全，实现“更好生产、更好营养、更好环境、更好生活”的愿景。

Qu Dongyu remarked that Nanjing, a city renowned for its scientific and educational resources and agricultural prowess, has extensive exchanges and broad collaborative potential with the FAO. He affirmed that the FAO will leverage its platform and network advantages to help Nanjing connect with more international resources, share agricultural development experiences, and jointly safeguard global food security, striving to realize the vision of “better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life.”

在宁期间，屈冬玉一行来到南京农业大学，参观校史馆和“FAO与南农”专题展，见证联合国粮农组织与南京农业大学签署合作谅解备忘录；在江苏省农业科学院参观了智慧农业试验基地、种质资源库、食品质量安全实验室，并签署新一轮合作备忘录；在江宁区湖熟街道尚桥社区参观小麦高产示范区、湖熟优质稻米加工中心和菊花种质资源库，详细了解南京发展都市现代农业的有关成果。

During their stay in Nanjing, the delegation visited Nanjing Agricultural University, where they toured the university’s history museum and a special exhibition titled “FAO and NJAU,” and witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the FAO and the university. At the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, they inspected a smart agriculture pilot base, a germplasm resource bank, and a food quality and safety laboratory, and signed a new round of cooperation agreement. The delegation also visited the Husou High-Quality Rice Processing Center, the high-yield wheat demonstration zone, and a chrysanthemum germplasm resource bank in Shangqiao Community, Jiangning District’s Husou Subdistrict, for detailed insights into Nanjing’s achievements in developing urban modern agriculture.

南京农业大学、省农科院和市有关部门主要负责同志等参加。

Principal officials from Nanjing Agricultural University, the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and relevant municipal departments participated in the activities.