Tel Aviv and Peking Universities Partner on AgTech

November 18, 2015| Tel Aviv University and Peking University have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint research institute for food security in the city of Weifang in Shandong Province, China. The institute’s research will focus on the agricultural effects of climate change, improving crop yield, and creating food strains with enhanced nutritional properties. Under the agreement, the Chinese municipality will build the institute, which will include research laboratories and agricultural areas, where researchers and students from both universities will be able to collaborate.