The following paragraph is quoted from “Policy Outcomes of the 10th UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue”. The Dialogue was co-chaired by the UK Chancellor Philip Hammond and Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua.
Policy Outcomes of the 10th UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue
- Both sides are ready to further strengthen cooperation in rural development, agriculture green development, and farmers’ cooperative organisations. Particularly promoting policy, technology, and personnel exchange in such areas as rural development planning, infrastructure development, agri-tourism and eco-friendly agriculture. Both sides are ready to further strengthen science and technology cooperation in agriculture, with the support of the China-UK Sustainable Agricultural Innovation Network (SAIN) and encourage more agricultural research and educational institutions to conduct collaborative research in advanced agricultural technologies, so as to deliver stronger science and technology support to agricultural development.
SAIN Working Paper No. 1
Agricultural development in China – environmental impacts, sustainability issues and policy implications assessed through China-UK projects under SAIN (UK-China Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network), 2008 – 2017
http://www.sainonline.org/pages/zhuanlan/SAIN%20Working%20Paper%20No%201.pdf