Ministry of Agriculture

Jan. 28, 2013

China-Sweden Forum on Oat Research & Development was convened in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) on January 25, 2013.Through friendly discussion, the Forum approved the Proposal on China-Sweden Oat Research & Development Cooperation, and reached an agreement to establish the China-Sweden Oat R&D Center when conditions met. The Center, which is expected to involve participation of relevant R&D institutions and enterprises of both sides, defined its aims as creating an R&D platform to integrate efforts of enterprises, universities and research institutes, and providing services to facilitate the China-Sweden joint endeavor in oat R&D. 

As the origin of naked oat (Avena nuda), China is well-known for its lengthy history of oat production and significant progress in oat research and industrial development. On the other hand, Sweden is considered as a leader worldwide in oat seed production, molecular biotechnology and product R&D. Therefore, the two sides decided to conduct an array of cooperative studies on: oat germplasm development and variety breeding upon production and processing demands; oat production techniques and farming systems upon diversified conditions of various localities; popular product processing technologies upon market orientations; and practice codes and standards upon organic or green food requirements.