Sanya welcomes global experts for 2025 China Seed Congress

The 2025 China Seed Congress and Nanfan Silicon Valley Forum, with the theme "Revitalizing China's Seed Industry, Rising of Nanfan Silicon Valley", is set to be held in Sanya from March 19 to 23. 

"Nanfan Silicon Valley" refers to the Nanfan Scientific and Research Breeding Base, which has developed over 70 percent of China's new crop varieties and now aspires to leverage technological innovation to contribute to global food security.

Hosted by the China Seed Association, this is the fifth session of the China Seed Congress since its launch in Sanya, a tropical tourism city in South China's Hainan province.

The event is poised to feature an opening ceremony, a main forum, and multiple sub-forums, including discussions on industrializing biological breeding and enterprise development, intellectual property protection, and technological innovation. It will also include field variety exhibitions.

Government departments, academicians, experts, and over 300 domestic and international companies will be invited to exchange insights on Nanfan's latest achievements and tropical high-efficiency agricultural practices.

During the conference, a series of special events is set to also be held, including the Sweet Melon Industry and Seed Industry Development Forum, the Aquatic Seed Industry Innovation Development Forum, and the Agricultural Biological Breeding Major Special Project Achievement Exchange Matchmaking Meeting, to gather strength and seek common development.

Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City will have a field variety exhibition during the event, showcasing 2,000 varieties from around 260 institutions nationwide.

The field variety exhibition at YZBSTC. [Photo/WeChat account: yzwkjc]