Mei Xurong is the Vice President of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), responsible for strategic studies, governance of National Alliance for Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation of China (NAASTI), guidance of Western Agricultural Research Center, as well as S&T supporting program for rural revitalization. He is also the Director of State Engineering Laboratory of Efficient Water Use and Disaster Reduction for Crops, Key Laboratory for Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Xurong is an experienced team leader and skillful in convincing executive implementing projects the most effective ways and coordinating between leadership of various teams leading scientific research into practice. Key interests include: Carbon-Water-Nitrogen in dryland agriculture, Crop-livestock system and circular agriculture, Promotion of knowledge based farming practice, Technology extension to the grassroot level.

Xurong participated in Panel 1: The Main Challenges for Food and Nutrition Security at the Agrobiodiversity Symposium on Day 2 of the Food Forever Experience Cusco.