Agricultural expert in China's Tianjin dedicated to improving seed quality

STORY: Agricultural expert in China's Tianjin dedicated to improving seed quality DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expert working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JI HELIANG, Manager of a local seed company 3. various of crops STORYLINE: Ji Heliang, a 52-year-old seed breeder from north China's Tianjin Municipality, has dedicated himself to improving the quality and resistance of crops. After graduating from university, he worked at a vegetable research institute in the city. In 2002, he decided to return to his rural hometown and established a seed company and a breeding cooperative. He hoped to help farmers in his hometown increase their incomes by cultivating better-quality seeds with new varieties. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JI HELIANG, Manager of a local seed company "Seeing farmers profit from a new variety we create, we are even happier than them from the bottom of our hearts. We believe that seeds are 'chips' in the agricultural i