"I hope I won a grand prize." On June 15, Han Jinshan, a vegetable farmer in Guohe Township, Xiantao City, hurried to Wuhan after seeing the announcement of the "Asia-Africa Cup" National Broccoli Planting Experts Grand Prix at the 2018 Wuhan Seed Expo. Asia-African Seed Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Asian-African Seed Industry") pavilion, fill out the registration form, and become the first contestant to successfully register at the Expo.

On the same day, at the launch ceremony of the competition, a total of nearly 50 large broccoli growers like Han Jinshan signed up for the competition.

According to reports, the first "Asian-Africa Cup" National Broccoli Planting Experts Grand Prix was sponsored by Wuhan Asia-Africa Seed Industry Co., Ltd., aiming to advocate the scientific planting method of improved varieties + good methods, find national planting experts, reward scientific planting, fine management, Large-scale broccoli growers with a scale of more than 10 acres. The participating varieties are mainly late-maturing jadeite, Mini 90, Sanyuexian and Broccoli No. 1 of the Asian and African series.

In order to successfully host the first Grand Prix, "Asia and Africa Seed Industry" invited Huazhong Agricultural University and Zhejiang University to provide technical guidance; at the same time, the establishment of Huazhong Agricultural University, Zhejiang University, the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Agricultural Society, and Wuhan A review committee composed of experts from the Society of Agriculture, the Vegetable Research Center of the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, and the Wuhan Agricultural Technology Extension Center is responsible for the review of the competition. The Wuhan Zhongxing Notary Office will notarize the whole process.

According to reports, "Asia-Africa Seed Industry" was established in March 2006. It is a professional seed company that focuses on high-end vegetable seeds and integrates breeding, propagation and promotion. Up to now, more than 20 broccoli and cabbage series varieties have been successfully cultivated and sold to more than 30 provinces and cities across the country for extensive planting. At present, the company's performance ranks among the forefront of the vegetable seed industry in Hubei and the first echelon of private vegetable seed enterprises in China, especially cabbage and broccoli, which are among the best in the Chinese seed industry.

"Asia-African Seed Industry" hopes that through the broccoli extra-early and extra-late series, as well as the broccoli variety innovation and integrated production and marketing operation model, within five years, the Han-produced "broccoli" series will increase its market share in China from the current 7% Increased to 35%, the sales of broccoli series seeds exceeded 100 million yuan.

"Asian and African broccoli, get rich and tens of millions of families. We hope that through the Grand Prix, more vegetable farmers will get rid of poverty and become rich, increase production and income." He Yafei, general manager of "Asia and Africa Seed Industry", officially announced at the branch venue of the Expo Seed Enterprise Base Matchmaking Conference The competition was launched, and it was stated that while sharing the good experience of big broccoli growers and the joy of getting rich, the company will also provide farmers with better seeds and planting suggestions, and help customers rationally adjust the planting structure and tailor-made planting. planning.

It is reported that this grand prix has five awards including the special prize, the first prize and the second prize. The deadline for registration is September 10. A grand awards ceremony will be held in early June next year.