STORY: Experts highlight importance of int'l cooperation in seed industry development
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:54
LOCATION: SANYA, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the conference
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RUDI APPELS, Honorary professor, University of Melbourne, Australia
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YONATAN ELKIND, Researcher and lecturer emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PEERASAK SRINIVES, Member of Kasetsart University Council, Thailand
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AWAIS RASHEED, Head of the China-Pakistan Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab

STORYLINE:

International agricultural experts attending a conference in China's Sanya said countries are not competitors to each other in the seed industry, but important partners for mutual benefit.

The third Sanya International Seed Industry Scientists Conference, held from Jan. 4 to 6, is committed to building an exchange and cooperation platform for the international seed industry with global influence.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RUDI APPELS, Honorary professor, University of Melbourne, Australia
"Over the past 30 or 40 years, I've worked with the colleagues in China, and I've gone to it from China regularly."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YONATAN ELKIND, Researcher and lecturer emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"I don't think it's (seed market) a zero-sum game, because if you come with a significant improvement for a variety, you actually change the market for growers. They can make more profits. Maybe they even increase the land they produce, so actually the market grows."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PEERASAK SRINIVES, Member of Kasetsart University Council, Thailand
"In my opinion, I think the collaboration between China and Thailand can have a very bright future. Both countries are located on different locations. We are tropical area all year round. We can also test your materials in the Thai condition during the winter time. At the same time, there are some vegetables that we cannot do well during the hot season. We can also send to China."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AWAIS RASHEED, Head of the China-Pakistan Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab
"We have a very big joint lab on wheat research, where we can deliver some high-yielding wheat varieties to the Pakistani scientists through the cooperation with China. So these kinds of research projects, they have potential to strengthen the seed industry in Pakistan."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanya, China.
(XHTV)