China fined six companies and individuals involved in illegal experiments, planting and sale of genetically modified crops, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Tuesday.
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China’s seed ‘Silicon Valley’ in Nanfan strives for tech innovation, but long-time basic research, investment needed for global competition
Zhang Hongpei and Zhao Juecheng in Sanya Published: May 19, 2021 06:06 PM
About 30 years ago when Li was still a little boy, he remembered a time when many agricultural researchers across the country came to his hometown in Sanya s Yazhou district, South China s Hainan Province, for plant breeding, because the tropical island province can help shorten the breeding cycle of a variety by one third or a half. I cannot forget that a researcher from North China s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region cried very sadly when the sorghum he planted was mostly eaten by sparrows, and from that moment on, I came to know that my hometown would become a key national breeding base, Li, now a taxi driver, told the Global Times during the trip from Yazhou station to the Nanfan Technology City in the district.
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Wang Qi and Yin Yeping Published: Mar 03, 2021 08:58 PM Updated: Mar 03, 2021 08:58 PM
An owner of a hog farm in Qiongjie county, Shannan, Tibet autonomous region, vaccinates a piglet on April 21, 2020. Photo:Xinhua Chinese legislators and political advisors have called for a higher level of self-sufficiency in seed supply and the improved breeding of livestock and poultry to reduce the risk of supply cuts, given the current reliance on foreign countries.
Li Yuncai, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and inspector of the Hunan Supply and Marketing Cooperative Association, called for the seed industry s development to be a major strategy for the safe and high-quality overall development of China s