A single meeting is worth more than a thousand emails. Recently, the visit to Japan by the high-level delegation of Shandong Seed Co., Ltd., which lasted for more than ten days, came to a successful conclusion. Led by Liang Fengchen, Vice Chairman and Deputy General Manager of the provincial company, and with Li Yan, Director and Deputy General Manager, and Zhang Xiaoming, CEO, as core members, this visit is another important measure since the resumption of exchanges to Japan after the pandemic in February 2023, marking a milestone in the company's internationalization strategy.

During the visit, the delegation's itinerary was intensive, pragmatic, and efficient. They conducted in-depth exchanges with more than ten well-known Japanese seed enterprises. Both parties engaged in comprehensive technical exchanges and cooperation negotiations in key areas such as new crop variety breeding technology, seed processing technology, quality control system, supporting technologies for facility agriculture, digital breeding tools, and supporting resources for vegetables and flowers. They reached multiple consensuses on cooperation directions such as seed trade, variety introduction, joint experimentation and demonstration, and technology sharing, laying a solid foundation for the implementation of subsequent cooperation.

Shandong Seed Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise, a key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization in Shandong Province, a specialized, refined, unique, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprise in Shandong Province, an innovative small and medium-sized enterprise in Shandong Province, and a key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization in Jinan City. It undertakes the important mission of developing the modern seed industry in the province and even the country. As a backbone force in Shandong Province's "going global" strategy in the seed industry, the company's visit to Japan this time has further expanded its international cooperation network, actively connecting with global high-quality seed industry resources and injecting new momentum into promoting the revitalization of China's seed industry.

Through direct face-to-face communication, the provincial company had in-depth exchanges with the Japanese side on their respective advanced breeding concepts, seed treatment technologies, and modern management experiences. They successfully matched a batch of excellent variety resources with market potential, established a new cooperation model featuring joint breeding and complementary advantages, and injected momentum into the upgrading of product structure. At the same time, the delegation reached cooperation intentions with major Japanese seed companies on import agency, seed export, and joint development of overseas markets, which helped the company build a stable and diversified international supply chain network and laid a solid foundation of trust for the layout of overseas experimental demonstration bases and joint breeding centers.

The successful visit to Japan not only effectively enhanced the provincial company's influence and voice in the international seed industry, promoting the full alignment of its research and development system with international standards, but also provided a successful demonstration for Shandong's seed industry to integrate into the global innovation and supply chains. This visit is of great significance for enhancing the international competitiveness of China's seed industry and deepening Sino-Japanese cooperation in seed industry technology and trade.

In the future, the provincial company will continue to uphold the concept of open cooperation and mutual benefit, promote the "seed industry going global" strategy with higher standards and broader vision, and contribute more to ensuring national seed industry security and promoting high-quality agricultural development.