From November 10th to 12th, Professor Paul Blakely Brown from Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University was invited to visit FFRC. Dr. Xu Pao, Director General of FFRC, met with Prof. Brown,and had in-depth exchanges with each other on the topics concerning new green development models,common development of the aquatic feed industry and environmental resources, integrated rice and fish farming models.

During the visit, Professor Brown made an academic report titled "Fish Nutrition: Are We Contributing to Aquaculture or Just Doing Research" for scientific researchers and graduate students of FFRC, and systematically introduced the research progress achieved by aquatic animal nutrition team of Purdue University. Besides,Prof. Brown also visited Aquatic Diseases and Feed Research Division of FFRC, discussed with Prof. Liu Bo, director of the Aquatic Diseases and Feed Research Division, and his research team on challenges and problems existed currently during freshwater shrimp farming.Bothsides expressed sincere hope to jointly promote the efficient and sustainable development of the aquaculture industry through deepen bilateral exchanges and cooperation.