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Lin Ma, a Professor in the Group of Coupling of Food, Environmental protection and Resource use (COFER) of Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He has been involved in integrated assessment of nutrient flows in the food production and consumption chain of China. He has developed a models (NUFER — Nutrient flows in Food chains, Environment and Resources use), for understanding the relationship between food security, nutrient losses and resource use in the food chain. His research includes database and model development, scenario analyses and integrated assessment of nutrient management options at regional and national level. He developed a food pyramid for the first time, which provides a visual symbol, with food production at the base (relatively large amounts of nutrients) and food consumption by humans at the top (a small fraction of nutrients ends up in food consumption). It is uniquely integrative for assessing nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) flows in the food chain at regional and national level. He has authored and co-authored about 40 publications (20 in international peer reviewed journals).