Nanjing Agricultural University signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangdong Wens Foodstuff Group Co., Ltd in February. Wens and NAU will establish the Wens Food R&D Center to broadly cooperate in education, management, internships and professional development.

NAU and Wens agreed to joint research and extension work in the areas of food science and engineering, bioengineering, food quality and safety, large-scale breeding of livestock and poultry, major animal disease prevention and control, and food processing and safety. Joint research and application of technology will also be promoted in energy saving and ecological environment, aquaculture, business management and information technology. The initial phase of the agreement is for five years with a total investment of 10 million RMB.

Founded in 1983, Guangdong Wens Foodstuff Group Co., Ltd. is a leading enterprise in the agricultural industry with livestock and poultry breeding as its primary business. Wens is a listed company with total revenue of 55.657 billion RMB in 2017.