Chen Qingshan and his team have a pressing priority: working out how to speed up the breeding of new varieties of soybeans to boost production capacity, so as to help China achieve self-sufficiency in soya crop.
"The soybean is a pain point for the country," said Chen, a soybean breeding expert and researcher at Northeast Agricultural University, a high-ranking agricultural university in China's leading soybean production base – northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
Chen said his team's research is focused on making breakthroughs in soybean germplasm, so as to help accelerate the domestic production of soybeans and reduce dependence on imports. This goal has become more relevant amid increasing geopolitical tensions, including the prolonged Ukraine crisis.

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