Project Description of Seminar on Intelligent Agriculture and Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern European
Name 	Seminar on Intelligent Agriculture and Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern European 	
Organizer 	Center of International Cooperation Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China	
Time	9 June - 22 June, 2021	Language	English	
Countries	Central and Eastern European countries	Number of Participants planned	25	
Training Objective 	To help participants understand the application of intelligent agriculture in planting and livestock and its development trend, content and technologies of green development in agriculture 	
Requirements for the Participants	Professional Background	Government officials responsible for intelligent agriculture and agricultural green development policy-making, technology extension, etc., participants from companies, farms and research institutes in CEE countries	
	Age	Under the statutory retirement age of the participant’s country	
	Health	In good health, able to participate the online training on time	
	Language	Capable of listening, speaking, reading and writing in English 	
Content of the Training Courses	1. Main training courses and content  
(1) Overview of China's agriculture: China's agricultural development history, main policies, basic conditions, challenges and future development directions;
(2) Prospects for intelligent agriculture applications: introducing the basic development of intelligent agriculture, domestic and foreign applications and future development trends; 
(3) Introduction to agricultural Internet of Things and intelligent equipment: Introduce the application examples of agricultural intelligent equipment; 
(4) Facility agriculture: focus on the technology research and development of plant photobiology, soilless culture, and facility horticulture in the field of facility horticulture and plant factories;
(5) Precision animal husbandry management: introduce China's experience in precision animal husbandry management, including pasture management, livestock behavior identification, etc.;
(6) Promotion of green agricultural planting technology: introduce China's agricultural technology extension system, advantages and strategies in promoting green planting technology 
(7) Overview of China-CEEC agricultural cooperation and trade: introduce the cooperation between China and CEEC in agriculture and agricultural products trade;
(8) Agricultural cultural heritage protection and sustainable agricultural development: introduce the role of agricultural cultural heritage protection in expanding agricultural functions, developing leisure agriculture, increasing farmers’ income, and promoting sustainable agricultural development.
Discussions:comparison of the agricultural conditions between China and CEEC, conclusion and evaluation
Field visits: in Beijing, introduce the crop and management in intelligent greenhouse
2. Overview of the lecturers:
The program will invite lecturers with senior title, from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, etc. who are experts in agricultural engineering, technological extension and agricultural economics with rich experience in teaching and scientific research.
1. Li Xiande, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences : China-FAO South-south cooperation expert, having rich experience in foreign training and South-south Cooperation program management
2. Wang Wensheng, Deputy Director-General, Information Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, research area: IT application
3. Xu Ming, Deputy Director-General, Center of International Cooperation Service, MARA
4. Liu Wubing, Division Director, Agricultural Trade Promotion Center, MARA research area: national and international agricultural industry and trade policy
5. Xu Shiwei, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, research area: agricultural information analysis, agricultural information intelligent service, etc. 
6. Guo Leifeng, Associate Researcher, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, research area: intelligent agriculture
7. Dong Daming, Deputy Director-General/Associate Researcher, Beijing, research area: photoelectric system design, photoelectric detection technology
8. Li Minzan, Professor, China Agriculture University, research area: integrated system of modern precision agriculture
3. Upon finishing the seminar, participants should submit an article according to the theme	
Host City	Chaoyang District, Beijing	Cities to visit	Beijing	
Notes	1. The seminar uses the Zoom platform for online training, which requires access to   network, computer, microphone, and camera, etc.
2. During the training, participants need to abide by the class rules and be punctual for the courses, certificate will be issued based on the attendance rate.
3. Please enter zoom meeting 15 minutes in advance and change the name in consistent with your ID. Please turn on your camera when entering the meeting so that the host could record the attendance. During the presentation, the host will mute all. 
4. Requirement: Please stick to the agenda and do not quit training without prior notification.
5. For the information safety and privacy, please do not record, take screenshot or share to the social media. The materials will be sent to participants after the lectures.
6. Participants need to prepare for the materials for the discussion, and submit materials as requested. 
7. Chinese-English consecutive interpretation will be provided during the courses.	
About the Organizer	The Center of International Cooperation Service (CICOS) is a public service agency under the direct administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). The main functions of CICOS include providing translation services, conducting multi-bilateral foreign training, receiving and sending multi-/bilateral exchange groups under the governmental framework, implementing foreign technical cooperation and assistance projects, implementing multilateral South-South cooperation projects with FAO, etc. organizing international conferences and providing services concerning passport and visa for public affairs. 
Since 2006, CICOS has been responsible for various foreign aid training tasks from Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and international organizations. Up to 2020, CICOS has organized more than 100 seminars and training courses for more than 2,000 participants. Themes of the seminars and courses include agricultural project management, agricultural sustainable development, agriculture and climate change, intelligent agriculture, agricultural water resources management, agricultural trade, agricultural land management, livestock and poultry breeding management, animal disease prevention and control, planting management and technology, agricultural machinery maintenance, and cotton breeding, production and trade. CICOS invites lecturers with rich teaching experience, and stays in close contact with local agricultural department, research institutes and agricultural universities. Furthermore, CICOS has compiled and published training textbooks including China’s National Conditions, Overview of Agriculture Development in China, Overview of Cotton Industry in China and Overview of Development of Animal Husbandry, to introduce China and Chinese agricultural development comprehensively, to help participants better understand China, Chinese agricultural development policies, experience and achievement. 
CICOS hosted Online Communication between Young Agricultural Professionals in China and Central and Eastern European Countries and Online Communication of Young Agricultural Professionals between China and Germany, accumulating rich online training experience. 	
Contact of the Organizer	Contact Person(s)	Mr. XIAO Min, Ms. LIANG Jingjing	
	Telephone	0086-010-59192620、2632	
	Fax	0086-010-59192617	
	E-mail	13621162992; 13718570722	
	WeChat Account	jingjingliang90@163.com; 66710988@qq.com