Presentation: Yunnan Agricultural University, established in 1938, specializes in agrobiodiversity research and is dedicated to promoting sustainable agricultural ecology. The university spans over 250 hectares with a building area of 687,000 square meters. It possesses teaching and research equipment valued at 369 million RMB, and a library collection exceeding 3 million volumes of physical and electronic resources. With more than 33,000 full-time Chinese students and over 200 international students, the university has made significant achievements in agrobiodiversity application technologies at genetic, species, and habitat levels. Key achievements include research on rice genetic diversity controlling rice blast and studies on grape origin, migration, and variety differentiation, published in journals like Nature and Science. The university has developed and widely applied principles and technologies for using rice genetic diversity to control rice blast, crop diversity and pest control technologies, winter potato cultivation systems, and understory medicinal plant systems, covering over 30 million hectares globally. This makes it a world leader in using biodiversity to control pests and diseases. The university houses several national and provincial research platforms, including the State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan and the National Engineering Research Center for Applied Technology of Agrobiodiversity. It undertakes various projects, including National Key R&D Program and National Science and Technology Major Projects, with research funding totaling 1.65 billion RMB. The university actively promotes the application of scientific and technological achievements, conducts targeted support, rural revitalization, technical training, and school-enterprise cooperation, achieving significant results. It has signed cooperation agreements with over 700 domestic and international enterprises, establishing comprehensive, in-depth, and wide-ranging cooperative relationships. Adhering to an open and international approach to education, the university maintains a broad international cooperation network, partnering with over 100 institutions in 23 countries, including the UK, USA, France, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Slovenia.
