Russia: Chinese farmers want to grow rice and soybeans in Primorye

Agricultural producers from China's Liaoning Province are ready to lease land in Primorsky Krai to grow rice and soybeans; cooperation options were discussed during the visit of the Chinese delegation, the regional government's press service reported. "Representatives of the Liaoning Agricultural Research Institute and Chinese business have shown interest in further cooperation with Primorsky Krai. They are considering the possibility of creating joint rice and soybean production projects here, and are ready to lease land for this purpose," the report quotes Primorsky Krai Minister of Agriculture Andrei Bronets as saying. It is noted that the delegation members inspected the site of a major investment project in Primorsky Krai and familiarized themselves with the process of producing feed additives. They also visited the Federal Scientific Center for Agricultural Biotechnology of the Far East named after Chaika, where they took part in a ...