Nanling Modern Seed Industry Institute was jointly established by Chenzhou Municipal People’s Government and Xiangnan University on December 25.
It strives to achieve basic research results and promote their application in three to five years, serve Chenzhou’s 10-billion-yuan agricultural industries, lead the country in the R&D and application fields of some specialty seeds, and build a provincial platform.
In the next eight to ten years, it will strive to lead the country in the research of characteristic seed industry, have an important international influence and build a national platform.
Liu Zhiren, secretary of the CPC Chenzhou Municipal Committee, said that the establishment of the institute marks a key step for Chenzhou to build a first-class talent innovation platform and help Hunan build a technological innovation center with core competitiveness. He hoped that the institute will devote itself to scientific research, accelerate achievements transformation, help Chenzhou explore new paths in high-quality agricultural development, and contribute Chenzhou’s strength to promoting seed industry.
The establishment of the institute will help promote the high-quality development of Chenzhou’s agricultural industry, and play an important role in attracting talents and building platforms. Therefore, the local government should take this opportunity to implement the strategy of building a strong Chenzhou through talents, attract more talents, and build Chenzhou into a regional innovative talent cluster.