Ningxia seed company exports vegetable seeds to 27 countries

A company in Shizuishan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, has exported its vegetable seeds to 27 countries, including the United States, Turkiye, and Egypt, with its exports accounting for more than 95 percent of the region's industry total.

Ningxia Taijin Seed Industry, a technology-driven private enterprise specializing in vegetable breeding, propagation, promotion, and import and export, has independently bred and promoted 70 new seed varieties. It uses demonstration bases abroad to adapt to international market demand.

"Several Central Asian countries are now using our tomato, watermelon, melon, pepper, and eggplant varieties," said Pei Xiaxiang, general manager of Taijin Seeds.

According to Pei, the company has established technology transfer centers in Jordan and Kenya, and has worked with clients to build demonstration parks that conduct variety trials across different climate zones. The company has stepped up its global outreach by establishing experimental stations in North America, North Africa, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Central America.

Domestically, Taijin Seeds has set up joint trial sites in more than 30 provinces to conduct multi-site trials for breeding high-yield and quality vegetable seeds in diverse climate zones.

The company operates fully equipped laboratories for molecular breeding, plant pathology, and seed quality testing, supported by seed disinfection treatment lines, seed selection, processing, and packaging in modern temperature-controlled warehouses.

Pei noted that as the global agricultural workforce shrinks and labor costs rise, future breeding efforts will focus on varieties suitable for large-scale mechanized planting and harvesting.

"R&D investment must continue to increase to breed truly market-adapted varieties," he said. "Only by helping growers reduce costs and improve efficiency can we have irreplaceable competitiveness."