U.S.-China partnership lays groundwork for dairy export growth
Innovation deal marks next step in multi-faceted approach to raise U.S. dairy profile in the world’s largest dairy-importing country.
China’s Jiangnan University and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Arlington, Va., formed a new innovation partnership that aims to help pave the way for U.S. dairy export growth in China. Jiangnan University’s Vice President Xu Yan and USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalizing the relationship on March 30 on Jiangnan University’s campus in Wuxi, China, USDEC said.
“The Jiangnan partnership is a concrete, game-changing agreement that will lead to fruitful new opportunities that mutually benefit both China and the United States,” Vilsack said. “China is a top-priority market for the U.S. dairy industry, and we are very excited to be working with one of the best food science schools in the nation.”