On March 24, a forum themed as ‘technologies empower seedling industry’ was held at Quzhou county, Handan city, Hebei. Vice president ZHANG Jianjun from HAAFS led a delegation of scientists attended this forum. Local government leaders and agricultural sectors were also involved in.

Subprefect of Quzhou county, HUO Liyun, first introduced the current situation and development planning of seedling industry. Researcher PAN Xiuqing and WANG Mingqiu from HAAFS reviewed that the academy has supplied more than 20 years of technology services to Quzhou county, it is a chance to improve seedling level and build a model county in the fourteenth five year plan. Leaders of Quzhou county highly affirmed the contribution made by HAAFS.

Vice president ZHANG indicated that it is important to combined technology advantages and seedling industry together, development needs innovation of mechanization intelligentialize and informatization, to lead high quality development of provincial seedling industry.