Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology has announced the list of "National Talents and Talents Demonstration Base in 2020", and the Institute of Food science and technology (IFST) CAAS has been ranked as the "National Talents and Talents Demonstration Base" (industrial technology innovation class).

The approval of the "National Talents and Talents Demonstration Base”  is a sign that IFST has done a highly recognized job on the international talent introduction in the field of agricultural products processing. Over the years, IFST has attached great importance on attracting international talents  and introduced advanced technologies and talents in many ways, including academic exchanges with foreign experts, hosting international conferences, constructing international cooperation platforms, etc. Breakthrough progress has been made in the fields of plant protein, food functional factors, meat processing and comprehensive utilization, potato processing and comprehensive utilization,etc. The related technologies and products have been promoted to countries along the “Belt and Road”, such as Argentina, Nigeria, Cuba, Egypt, and Georgia, effectively improving the local economic, social and ecological benefits, and establishing a solid foundation for attracting international talents.

The approval of the "National Talents and Talents Demonstration Base”is benefit for building a higher-level international talent platform and a higher-level research innovation platform by IFST, and make more effective use of global advantages and innovation resources to collaborate Innovation, providing engines and power for achieving the goal of "first-class disciplines and first-class research institutes". It also indicates that IFST will have greater advantages in the field of international scientific and technological cooperation.