On May 29th, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development commenced. During the opening ceremony, the SCO announced two significant achievements in poverty reduction and agricultural technology, one of which was the key project report released by NWAFU’s SCO Institute of Modern Agricultural Development, titled “Research Report on Integrated Demonstration and Standardization of Agricultural Technologies in SCO Member States. ” Vice president and executive director of the Institute, Luo Jun, attended the forum and officially released the project's findings.

The Research Report on Integrated Demonstration and Standardization of Agricultural Technologies in SCO Member States was initiated by NWAFU’s SCO Institute of Modern Agricultural Development in 2021 and led by Professor Ruan Junhu from the College of Economics and Management. As a representative research outcome of the Institute’s think tank program, the project aims to promote the exchange of agricultural technologies amongst SCO member states. Specifically, it focuses on the problems of non-unified agricultural technology standards, technical standard barriers during the trade of agricultural products, and the lack of a mature system for cooperation and communication on agricultural technologies and standards. The report adopts a three-part structure, from basic, constant, and cooperative identification to the unification of technical standards, and then to the formation of mechanisms and patterns. Consequently, it is divided into four parts: “Report on the Development of SCO Member States’ Major Agricultural Product Trades,” “Analysis of the Standards of SCO Member States’ Agricultural Product Trades and Design of a Smart Service Platform,” “Preparation Report on Key Technical Standards for Major Agricultural Products of SCO member States,” “Report on the Model of Integrated Demonstration of Agricultural Technologies in SCO Member States.”

Since its establishment in July 2020, NWAFU’s SCO Institute of Modern Agricultural Development has launched a total of 22 international joint research projects, and published a number of research outputs, including  Report on the Agricultural Development of SCO Countries  and  Report on the Development of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Capacity of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization .

Translated by Tian Yiyun

Proofread by Yan Xianhui