On the morning of July 3, Yang Yaohui, Associate Counsellor of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Hebei Province, and Meng Lixin, Director of the Agricultural Industrialization Office of the People’s Government of Hebei Province, led a joint inspection delegation of more than 50 people. The delegation consisted of officials from the Development Planning Division, Hebei Agricultural Products Processing Promotion Center, Hebei Agricultural Industry Association, agricultural and rural bureaus of Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao, Cangzhou and other cities, as well as principals of major local agricultural enterprises. The group paid a special field research visit to Yafei Agricultural Science and Technology Park.

Centered on the core theme of high-quality development of the vegetable seed industry, the delegation focused on key sectors including planning and construction of improved seed breeding bases, in-depth industry-university-research collaborative innovation between institutions and enterprises, industrialization of featured seed varieties, and market-oriented operation models. Through on-site tours and exchanges, they carried out comprehensive and in-depth research to explore effective paths for seed industry transformation and upgrading as well as industrial quality and efficiency improvement.

During the research, relevant corporate executives accompanied the delegation to visit the molecular breeding laboratory in the park. They delivered a detailed briefing on key corporate work including the layout of proprietary cruciferous vegetable varieties, independent innovation breakthroughs in vegetable germplasm resources, and the development of a modern breeding R&D system. The visit fully demonstrated the company’s practical achievements in the conservation and utilization of germplasm resources, iterative upgrading of breeding technologies, and independent R&D of vegetable seeds.

Moving forward, Yafei Seed will continue to deepen its specialization in the cruciferous vegetable seed track and firmly consolidate its role as a principal innovator in germplasm research. The company will further deepen industry-university-research collaborative innovation cooperation, accelerate scientific research on improved varieties and their industrial promotion, continuously boost core competitiveness in the seed sector, support quality and efficiency improvement of regional vegetable industries, and drive the transformation, upgrading and high-quality growth of local featured modern agriculture.