During July 23-26, a research team led by Prof. WANG Juanle from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted academic exchanges and field investigations in the Amur Oblast of the Russian Far East. Implementation of the ANSO Joint Research project - "Research on Optimal Allocation of Cultivated Land Resources in Heilongjiang Cross-Border Watershed for SDG2 (Zero Hunger)."
Joint Investigation of Arable Land in Amur Oblast, Russian Far East
The project team, in collaboration with the Institute of Regional Comprehensive Analysis and Research of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, conducted a joint field investigation in Blagoveshchensk, Svobodny, Belogorsk, and Seryshevskiy Rayon in Amur Oblast, Russian Far East. They collected data on the main land cover types in agricultural areas, crop varieties (including soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, barley, etc.), soil moisture content in representative fields, and issues related to pests, diseases, and natural disasters that may affect crop growth. Additionally, they examined local agricultural damage and government disaster prevention and mitigation measures. Wildfire-affected areas were also investigated in Seryshevskiy Rayon, which has a high forest cover, and instances of forest fires caused by deliberate burning were observed.
During the field investigation, the joint team visited Amur State University, where they engaged in discussions with university researchers about the development of local agriculture and forestry. For future long-term research collaborations in the region, the team also contacted the Institute of Geology and Natural Management of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Amur Region.
This joint scientific investigation and exchange further expanded Sino-Russian cooperation in the Heilongjiang cross-border watershed in agricultural resource development and utilization, natural disaster risk reduction, ecological protection, information sharing, and collaborative innovation networks.
Measuring Soil Moisture Content in Soybean Fields
Visiting the Amur State University
Source:WANG Juanle, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tel: 86-10-84097121
Email: anso-public@anso.org.cn
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