Academic Research and Science: Strengthening tripartite cooperation
FAO participated in a meeting organized by the Université de Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech) on the occasion of a visit by members of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) to Gembloux. The meeting explored potential triangular cooperation between the three entities.
In their opening remarks from FAO’s side, both Ye Anping, Director of the FAO South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division and Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels stressed the emphasis that FAO is putting on a strong cooperation and exchange with research institutions and academia. Professor Jang Meilin from the CAAS and Professor Frédéric Francis, Dean of the ULg GxABT Faculty both highlighted the vast range of scientific fields, where such trilateral cooperation could be of interest. All representatives stressed the common objective of transforming agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.
Several FAO experts presented potential areas for collaboration, ranging from the monitoring and control of fall armyworm monitoring and African swine fever, strengthening pastoralism resilience, as well as remote sensing for monitoring disaster damage and loss.
Collaborating with academia helps FAO to mobilize knowledge and innovations, strengthen capacities, and provide evidence-based solutions to policy processes, while the Organization is keen to share its own experience from the ground with the academic community.
You can learn more about our collaboration with Belgian academia here and with academia in general here. To learn more about the work of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division, please visit this page.
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