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On July 4, 2023, the launch meeting of the International Forum of Low-emission Agrifood Systems (IFLEAS), jointly initiated by China Agricultural University, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems (Mitigate+), and the Beijing Representative Office, was held in Beijing. Xin Xian, vice president of China Agricultural University; Qian Keming, research fellow of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and former vice minister of commerce; Qin Hu, vice president and chief representative of the Beijing Office of EDF, delivered the opening speeches.
The launch meeting was hosted by Kevin Chen, Qiu Shi Chair professor at Zhejiang University, senior research fellow of the International Food Policy Research Institute, and China lead of Mitigate+. Louis Verchot, principal scientist of the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and lead of Mitigate+, is a member of the Academic Committee of IFLEAS.
