Pakistani Experts at China’s Sanya Seed Scientists Conference

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Beijing: The 2024 Sanya International Seed Industry Scientists Conference and International Seed Technology Expo concluded successfully in Sanya, Hainan, China.

Attended by more than 100 seed industry experts and representatives from agricultural universities, institutions, and international organizations, including those from China, Thailand, Turkey, and Pakistan, the event facilitated the exchange of cutting-edge advancements in the field and fostered discussions on potential collaborative avenues for the future.

The event has yielded fruitful results, like the fact that on January 4, a seed industry innovation signing ceremony was held, putting plans in motion to set up the world’s first online seed trading platform.

According to the plan, Hainan Baikal Germplasm Technology Trading Co. Ltd., together with Sanya Seed Industry Scientists Alliance, will invest $100 million to create an innovative seed industry trading platform, which is a new seed evaluation and trading system combining futures, warrants, and stock trading models, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on the same day, the Sanya Electron Accelerator Mutagenesis Breeding Laboratory signed seven contracts to jointly promote the innovative development of the seed industry.

Several university research institutes, laboratories, companies, and other industry insiders agreed to work together with the Laboratory on the selection and cultivation of new varieties of fresh corn, soybeans, rice, sugar cane, bananas, garlic, pepper, and other types of vegetables and tropical fruit trees the Laboratory signed cooperative agreements with a total contract value of over RMB 5 million.