On November 16, Mr. Sun Fajun, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and his entourage visited Wuhan Yafei Seed Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Yafei Seed”) for in-depth guidance and exchange. The visit aimed to strengthen agricultural scientific and technological innovation and cooperation, and boost the innovative development of the seed industry.

During the visit, Director Sun inquired in detail about Broccolini and Lacinato kale, the high-quality characteristic vegetables independently developed by the company. He also visited the laboratory of Yafei Agricultural Science and Technology Park and the demonstration base for research and integrated trial planting of key technologies for high-quality vegetables.Director Sun fully affirmed the achievements of the Hubei high-quality vegetable system under the guidance of the Department of Science, Technology and Talent of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. He spoke highly of Yafei Seed’s development and scientific and technological innovation, and provided scientific guidance and valuable suggestions for the company’s further growth.

During the exchange, Director Sun listened to the introduction by Mr. He Yafei, General Manager of Yafei Seed, on the breeding of high-end vegetable varieties, cultivation techniques and production planning. He highly praised Yafei Seed’s accomplishments in seed industry innovation and industrial development.

Director Sun stated that he paid close attention to the R&D progress of the new food-medicine homologous varieties being developed by Yafei Seed — Isatis Root Broccolini and Isatis Root Lacinato kale — and looked forward to the early launch of these two products.

The visit by Director Sun has brought new development opportunities and impetus to Yafei Seed. In the future, Yafei Seed will actively respond to the national call, continue to increase R&D investment and market expansion, continuously enhance its core competitiveness and market influence, achieve more brilliant results in the field of high-quality vegetables, and contribute Yafei’s strength to the high-quality development of China’s vegetable seed industry.