
A senior official from the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for more government investment in agriculture and scientific research and strengthened international cooperation.
Anton Mangstl, director of FAO's Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension Office, is among some 500 world experts gathering in Northeast China's Hei Long Jiang (Hay long Jeeang) province for a global forum to address food security concerns amid rising grain prices and fluctuations in the world food market.
Earlier our reporter Shen Si (Shun Ser) had a chance to talk with Anton Mangstl to find out more about the forum and agricultural development in China.