China
August 23, 2007
Xinhua via China
Daily
Updated: 2007-08-23 13:29
China on Wednesday officially established a national soybean
engineering research center in the northeastern province of
Jilin in a move to promote its soybean technology.
The center, located in the Jilin Academy of Agricultural
Sciences (JAAS) based in Changchun, capital of Jilin, began
construction in March 2005 with an investment of 20 million yuan
(US$2.66 million).
Yue Derong, president of JAAS, said the center will focus on
hybrid soybean research and development.
The center has currently a staff of 82 people, including 51
researchers. It aims to breed more than 20 species of hybrid and
high-productive soybean by 2009.
Experts say the center will contribute to raising the production
of soybean in China and enhancing its competitiveness in world
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