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| L-R: Fatemeh Malekian, Hang Dapeng-China, Gina Eubanks, Chancellor Williams |
Baton Rouge, LA - Southern University
Agricultural Research and Extension Center is hosting six scientists from China
as a result of its success in the 2012 Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program
award from the USDA. Today, the SU Ag Center administrators, faculty and
staff welcomed the Chinese delegates at A. O. Williams Hall. Among those
who brought greetings from the SU Ag Center were Fatemeh Malekian, PhD, food
and nutrition; Gina E. Eubanks, vice chancellor for extension; and Leodrey
Williams, chancellor. In his welcome speech,
Chancellor Leodrey Williams emphasized the importance of the exchange program and
the potential benefits for both U.S. and China.
The delegates from China are professors: Hang Dapeng, director general, National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center; Chen Changbing, deputy division chief, National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center, Diad Chunyou, station chief, Plant Protection Station, Jiangsu Province; Guo Yunfeng, station chief, Soil and Fertilizer Station, Tianjin; Wang Shuzhong, station chief, Agro-Tech Extension Station, Beijing; and Huang Yifan, vice president, Fujian Agricultural University.
The program supports
international exchanges to promote agricultural development and economic
growth, and mitigate animal and plant health issues that impede trade. The
program offers opportunities for U.S. teams of up to five members to initiate
linkages with potential long-term collaborators at Chinese institutions
throughout the People's Republic of China.
For
further details, please contact Fatemeh Malekian or Janana Snowden, at
225-771-2242.
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714bridget_udoh@suagcenter.com
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