Li Huishang, professor and doctoral supervisor, currently serves as the Deputy Director of the CIAR General Office, member of the "Research Talent Cultivation Project", and the Chief Analyst of the Sugar Industry Chain Information Analysis and Early Warning Team of the MARA; corresponding reviewer of the National Natural Science Foundation and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation. Engaged in long-term research on agricultural product market monitoring and early warning, resident food consumption, overseas agricultural development strategies, etc. In recent years, he focused on researches on agricultural and rural economic policies, animal epidemics and agricultural product markets, and the intersection of big data and agricultural economy in the process of promoting rural revitalization strategies; led more than 20 research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Development and Reform Commission Special Project, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Soft Science, and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation; contributed to the research on the policy of agricultural product price reform in the new era, and received affirmative approval from leaders at or above the provincial and ministerial levels for several reports written or contributed to. Published over 40 academic papers in core journals such as Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Issues in Agricultural Economy, Journal of Agro Technical Economics, Economic Review, and Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University (Social Sciences Edition). Reprinted one article (cover article) in Xinhua Digest and edited five books; successively won the "Excellent Paper Award" at the 3rd National Agricultural Economic Theory Frontier, the "Third Prize" for Excellent Paper at the 2020 China Agricultural Technology Economics Society Annual Meeting (the first prize is vacant), and the "Zhoucheng Agricultural Economics Award" (Third Prize) at the 2020 Academic Annual Meeting of the Beijing Agricultural Economics Society.

Research areas: overseas agricultural development strategies, big data and agricultural product markets, animal husbandry economy, and farmer welfare.