The sixth FANEA international symposium was held on March 4, 2009 at the Policy Research Institute of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Six theses were presented and discussions ensued among experts from Korea, China and Japan on two agendas, namely 'Rural Development and Agriculture' and 'Global Supply and Demand of Agricultural Products.'

 Participating in the symposium from the Korean side were President Oh Se-Ik of Korea Rural Economic Institute and five researchers from the institute. China and Japan also took part with six panelists each. Among them were Qin Fu, director of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), Saito Noboru, director of Japan's Policy Research Institute (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), and Professor Tsubota Kunio of Kyushu University.

 Prior to the symposium, the heads of research institutes gathered to discuss issues concerning ways to promote joint research and expand human exchanges among them. Prospective themes for the next FANEA symposium were also on the agenda and they recommended three themes: "Green Growth in Agricultural Sector (which includes environment-friendly agriculture, biomass, biofuel, low carbon, etc.)," "Global Economic Crisis and Its Effects on Agriculture," and "Supply-Demand Models for Agricultural Products in the World Market."

 On October 30th, 2009, KREI hosted a working-level FANEA meeting. At the meeting, the 7th FANEA international symposium was decided to be held on June 9～12 in 2010 in Seoul. As for the themes of the international symposium, it was tentatively agreed to take up the three themes recommended by the heads of research institutes. However, since the world economy is showing signs of recovery, the decision as to whether or not to include Global Economic Crisis and Its Effects on Agriculture as a theme of the symposium will be discussed again in January 2010.

 In addition, the working-level meeting decided that Korea, China, and Japan will, in principle, deliver one presentation each, and since participation by other institutions (or experts) is allowed, member countries will decide, of their own volition, which non-member institution (or panelist) will take part in the symposium when choosing their presenters and panelists.