In November 2019, in order to strengthen agricultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Thailand and enhance understanding among members of the ANSO-RWIT alliance, ANSO-RWIT jointly undertook the "One Belt And One Road" high quality rice and agriculture cooperation investigation. The members of the delegation mainly came from Guangdong, Sichuan, Anhui and Heilongjiang provinces, as well as experts, professors, managers and business leaders in the field of agriculture in Thailand, focusing on in-depth investigation and exchange of the whole rice industry chain, including rice research and breeding, cultivation, production, processing and circulation, quality control, brand construction and so on in Thailand. Further improve rice quality and brand, service agricultural supply policy reform. At the same time, we will conduct investigation and exchange with other related agricultural industries in Thailand to seek cooperation intention. The visit was warmly received by the Royal Palace of Thailand, Charoen Pokphand Group, Maejo university of Thailand, and achieved a complete success!

The organizer of this Investigation are Bangkok Innovation Cooperation Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangdong Seed Association. The undertake units are The Alliance of International Science Organizations in the Belt and Road Region on Rice & Wheat Variety Technology Innovation and Transfer (ANSO-RWIT), Guangdong Simiao rice industry alliance, Thailand Charoen Pokphand Group. The main investigation: Innovation Cooperation Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kasetsart University, Rice Quality Improvement Factory, C.P. Group, Chitrada Model Rice Mill Plant, Ruam Jai Pattana Research Station, Chiang Mai Rice Research Center and Maejo University.

Dr. Sadawud koonmanee, executive vice President of CPP, accompanied us throughout the visit.