Research Society Newsletter Issue 1 [2013-03]

Newsletter of China Foreign Agricultural Economic Research Association

(Phase 1)

march 11, 2013

this newsletter released 5 news:

1. will officially open the website

after about half a year of hard work, the website of the Association was officially opened, and the domain name is: www.csfae.org.cn or www.csfae.cn. CSFAE is an acronym Chinese the English name of the Association Society of Foreign Agricultural Economy, which will often appear on the Association's website and documents in the future. Members are welcome to visit our website.

2. our website and logo soliciting opinions

the website of this association includes the introduction of the society, the organization, the dynamic of the society, the membership world, the achievement release, the foreign agriculture and other contents, trying to build a platform for displaying the image of the research association, member services and accumulating foreign agricultural economic information. The website section can be revised according to the needs of members. Solemnly to the majority of members to solicit any suggestions to improve the construction of the website.

We use a temporary logo on our website. The main meanings of the logo are as follows:(1) The whole is the abbreviation of CSFAE;(2) Wheat ear symbolizes agriculture, and wheat is the most extensive ration in the world, which is a metaphor for international vision;(3) From green to yellow represents planting and harvesting;(4) Waves, circles and gradual color changes imply the hope and vitality symbolized by the sunrise. We are now seeking members' opinions on the above temporary logo, hoping to propose a better logo. If there is no better idea and no obvious objection, this Association will formally adopt the above logo.

3. would have been on 3. Month 9 day 2 the second president's office meeting will discuss system construction and this year's work.

On the afternoon of Saturday, March 9, the second president's office meeting was held in Beijing. The president, 10 vice presidents and the secretary-general attended the meeting, and the secretariat attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates. At the meeting, several key system texts of the Council were discussed and will be submitted to the Council for voting after further improvement. The meeting also discussed two key tasks of the association this year, namely, organizing members to compile the monograph of "World Agriculture" and the solicitation of papers and the annual seminar. Specific information will be released in the near future.

4. President's Office will call on members to develop new members

in order to expand the membership base and enliven the activities of the Research Society, the Society regards the development of new members as an important routine work. In addition to publicity through the website, vice president efforts, but also called on the majority of members to develop new members. Anyone who is engaged in teaching, research, practical work or study in related fields of agricultural economy, is interested in participating in the activities of the research association, and is willing to abide by the articles of association of the research association can apply for membership. The preferential policy of reducing membership fee will also be adopted for students applying for membership.

5 [ forward] american Environmental Protection Association Low Carbon Agriculture Project Manager Recruitment Information

in response to the proposal of Vice President Zhu Lizhi, the Association forwarded a message to its members about the recruitment of low-carbon agricultural project managers by the American Environmental Protection Association. Details are as follows:

• Position: Low Carbon Agriculture Project Manager

• Responsibilities: Responsible for the design and implementation of China's rural greenhouse gas emission reduction projects

• Main work contents:

1) Cooperate with the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office to provide technical guidance for low-carbon agricultural projects, including on-site measurement and sampling based on different tasks, quantification of greenhouse gas emission reductions, monitoring and certification of specific projects and provision of project status assessment reports.

2) Cooperate with the relevant staff of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to ensure that the greenhouse gas quantification method applied in the project is technically correct and feasible.

3) Cooperate with Peking University and other qualified entities to conduct on-site investigation of the project and collect valid data.

4) Design and conduct relevant courses and training authorized by EPA and its partners; provide third-party certification for greenhouse gas emission projects in China; draft relevant low-carbon agriculture project reports, including measurement, monitoring and verification of relevant projects; draft relevant publications on low-carbon agriculture projects.

• Location: Beijing, China

• Report to: Director of Low Carbon Agriculture Program in China, Environmental Protection Agency (EDF)

• Contract period: 2 years, subject to renewal

• Requirements:

1. Postgraduate degree: agricultural technology, economics/management related major, agronomy, agricultural economics/business, agricultural engineering, soil or grass science, or related professional discipline graduate degree or above (relevant work experience can be considered to replace the above requirements). Familiar with agricultural technology promotion and farmer education programs in China.

2. Practical experience: at least 2 years of experience in agricultural project development, research field or government related work. Either as a researcher or practitioner in this field, should have a holistic knowledge framework for crop research. Understand the actual situation in rural China today. Experience in working with Chinese governments at all levels. Experience in commercializing agricultural research results is desirable. Excellent written and oral communication skills in both Chinese and English.

Salary: negotiable, please send your resume to zhaopin@cet.net.cn if you are interested.

Background introduction of the American Environmental Protection Association's China project (for more details, please see www.cet.net.cn):

the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) first launched a low-carbon agriculture-related project in 2005. Low-carbon agriculture-related projects refer to: agricultural greenhouse gas emission reduction projects designed to improve agricultural efficiency, and cooperate with relevant local organizations to develop and monitor project greenhouse gas emission reductions and sell them in the global carbon market. As a result, farmers will benefit from the "overall cost reduction", "yield per mu increase" and "carbon index profit" brought about by the project. At the same time, the "carbon footprint" generated by activities related to farming and water resources will also be reduced.

In 2011, the U.S. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) signed a memorandum of agreement with the State Department's Office of Poverty Alleviation to more broadly expand greenhouse gas reduction activities in rural areas across China. The State Council's Office of Poverty Alleviation, together with the Department of Agriculture, has more than 200 related offices across the country and will work together with the American Environmental Protection Association (EDF) on low-carbon agriculture-related projects.

The ultimate goal of low-carbon agriculture-related projects is to first ensure farmers' income, at the same time, as much as possible to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture, and finally, improve the local natural resource environment. This project reduces greenhouse gas pollution in non-urbanized areas of China by establishing a self-operating model.