China: BRI Agri Institute launched to rev up the potato industry

Published Jun 7, 2023

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An international network focused on the potato industry has been launched by 11 Belt and Road (BRI) countries, including China and Pakistan, in collaboration with universities, companies, and organizations. Initiated by China's Southwest University, the network aims to enhance the quality and efficiency of the potato industry in BRI countries through academic exchanges, joint research, and technology transfer. The network will also serve as a platform for research in potato breeding, germplasm creation, and utilization, and will establish potato cultivation demonstration bases. The partnership will also provide 100 sets of germplasm rapid diagnostic kits to BRI countries like Pakistan and Kazakhstan, which are currently facing a lack of quality potato seeds.

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BEIJING, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th May, 2023 ):In a bid to turbocharge the potato industry, 11 Belt and Road (BRI) countries including China and Pakistan have joined international universities, companies and organizations to launch an international network on the potato industry at a forum held recently at China's Southwest University. A collaborative effort led by the Southwest University, the Belt and Road potato network is designed to enhance the quality and efficiency of the potato industry in BRI countries through multi-level cooperation, including academic exchanges, joint research, and technology transfer, Prof. Lyu Dianqiu, Dean of the Agronomy and Biotechnology College at Southwest University told China Economic Net (CEN) in an interview. Specifically, the innovation institute would serve as a platform to facilitate research and promote advancements in potato breeding, germplasm creation and utilization, and construct potato cultivation demonstration ...

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