The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has hosted a visit by a delegation from China Agricultural University (CAU) led by Professor Fuyu Yang, Assistant Dean of its College of Animal Science and Technology. The visit follows the establishment of a joint AFBI-CAU Research Centre for forage and herbivore science.
![L-R, Dr Tianhai Yan(AFBI), Prof Chuncheng XU (CAU), Prof Seamus Kennedy (AFBI), Prof Fuyu Yang (CAU), Dr Yunwei Zhang (CAU) and Prof Margaret Patterson (AFBI) L-R, Dr Tianhai Yan(AFBI), Prof Chuncheng XU (CAU), Prof Seamus Kennedy (AFBI), Prof Fuyu Yang (CAU), Dr Yunwei Zhang (CAU) and Prof Margaret Patterson (AFBI)](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline/public/images/%5Bcurrent-domain%3Amachine-name%5D/news/Drupal%20image%201_6.jpg?itok=Ia-DXm3l×tamp=1454516154)
Professor Seamus Kennedy, AFBI Chief Executive, and Professor Margaret Patterson welcomed the visitors to AFBI Headquarters at Newforge Lane, Belfast and discussed potential opportunities for research cooperation, and the exchange of staff and postgraduate students.
![F-R, Dr Yunwei Zhang (CAU), Dr Trevor Gilliland (AFBI), Dr Tianhai Yan (AFBI) and Prof Fuyu Yang (CAU) discussing grass production at AFBI Crossnacreevy F-R, Dr Yunwei Zhang (CAU), Dr Trevor Gilliland (AFBI), Dr Tianhai Yan (AFBI) and Prof Fuyu Yang (CAU) discussing grass production at AFBI Crossnacreevy](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/Drupal%20image%202_13.jpg?itok=qiEfJMUT)
by Tianhai Yan, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough
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