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CGTN: Why China believes seeds are a matter of national security

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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This goal has become more relevant amid increasing geopolitical tensions, including the prolonged Ukraine crisis.

Key Points: 
  • This goal has become more relevant amid increasing geopolitical tensions, including the prolonged Ukraine crisis.
  • Germplasm security should be elevated to the strategic height of national security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in July 2021.
  • China needs to feed nearly one-fifth of the global population with some 9 percent of the world's arable land.
  • Though China has increased production of high-quality soybeans and imports have declined, the sector remains a weak link in the drive to achieve food security.

CGTN: Why China believes seeds are a matter of national security

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Seed, Philosophy, Agriculture, Food security, Chen, Northeast Agricultural University, Soybean, Breeding, Ebbs, Research

This goal has become more relevant amid increasing geopolitical tensions, including the prolonged Ukraine crisis.

Key Points: 
  • This goal has become more relevant amid increasing geopolitical tensions, including the prolonged Ukraine crisis.
  • Germplasm security should be elevated to the strategic height of national security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in July 2021.
  • China needs to feed nearly one-fifth of the global population with some 9 percent of the world's arable land.
  • Though China has increased production of high-quality soybeans and imports have declined, the sector remains a weak link in the drive to achieve food security.

Origin Agritech Announces the Appointment of Dr. Shaojiang Chen to Board of Directors

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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today the appointment of Dr. Shaojiang Chen to the Origin Agritech Board of Directorsas an independent directoreffective November 1, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today the appointment of Dr. Shaojiang Chen to the Origin Agritech Board of Directorsas an independent directoreffective November 1, 2022.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Chen to the Origin Board," said Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin Agritech's Chairman.
  • He is also very well connected in the agritech community in China, which will benefit Origin on numerous fronts."
  • Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company.