Wang Xining, a local villager who used to grow sugarcane, earned just 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a year before. However, after switching to growing macadamias a decade ago, his annual income has soared to 2-3 million yuan, allowing him to build multiple two-story houses for his family. "Yo...
Also in Dongying, a breeding platform for saline-alkali tolerant plants has been set up in the Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta. Crops such as sweet sorghum, ryegrass and soybeans grow well in an artificially simulated environment, enclosed behind glass...
For example, Xin Qiu seed industry, a local cotton seed business, is leasing breeding at a price of 850-900 yuan. In the interview, reporters found that the land rented out is after all a minority, and most cotton fields still remain in the farming condition of every household. With the...
For more than 30 years, China has developed over 260 new types of seeds in space. According to Yao Tong, an engineer from Hainan Aerospace Engineering Breeding Research Center (海南航天工程育种研发中心), 30 percent of strawberries sold in Beijing are “space strawberries”, which are as big ...