Five Major Advantages for Seed Production in China

[在中国生产种子的五大主要优势]

Jiping Jiang [蒋继平]

August 18, 2006[2006年8月18日]

I made my China trip visit from June 18 to 28, 2006. During this trip, I had a meeting with Mr. Mengyu Zhang, who is the general manager of the vegetable section in China national seed group Corporation (CNSGC). The meeting was hold in Nanjing. We discussed many issues related to seed production in China. I also talked to many other professional seed production managers. Also, as an employee of Seminis, I have involved in seed production in China since 1996. I have met many professional people in seed industry in China, Besides Mr. Zhang, they were the CEO of China National Seed Group Corporation, Wei He, and many provincial and local managers in the seed business. I have visited many production sites in China, Which included Hebei, Tianjin, Liaoning, Gansu, and Shanxi. Therefore, I believe that I know the seed production business in China quite well. I think there are five major advantages for seed production in China.

[从2006年六月18到28号， 我到中国出差。 在出差期间， 我与中国国家种子集团公司蔬菜部的总经理张孟玉先生举行了会谈。 会谈是在南京进行的。我们讨论在中国生产种子的许多相关问题。我也与其他许多种业界的专业经理们进行了交谈。 还有，在圣尼斯任职期间， 我从1996年开始就涉足在中国的种子生产业务。 我接触过中国种业界的许多专业人士， 除了张先生外， 他们是中国国家种子集团公司的总裁何伟和许多省级和地方经理们。我考察过中国的许多生产基地， 包括河北， 天津， 辽宁， 甘肃和山西。 因而，我想我对中国的种业界有相当的了解。我认为在中国生产种子有五大主要优势。]

1. China is a big country. It has all weather types, including tropical and subtropical ones. It is good for seed production in 4 seasons year around. So it can ensure a continual seed production at any time of the year.

[中国是个大国。她具有各种气候，包括热带和亚热带气候。这对一年四季生产种子是有利的。由此， 她可以确保一年中任何时候都可生产种子。]

2. Very favorable weather type for seed production in Northwest region, especially in Jiuquan area, Gansu Province. The vast Northwest region has a weather type with abundant sunlight, few rains, and low humidity during growing season, which is very favorable for the production of high seed quality.

[在中国的西北部，尤其在甘肃省的酒泉地区, 其气候条件非常有利于种子生产。在作物生产季节，中国的大西北的气候形态具有光照充足, 很少下雨，和湿度低的特征， 这对生产高质量的种子非常有利。]

3. Abundant labor source. China has more than 1.3 billion people and more than half of them are farmers. Therefore, it is quite easy to find the farmers for the high labor-consuming job in China. This is an important factor, especially in the hybrid seed production section.

[充足的劳动力。 中国有13多亿人口， 他们的半数以上是农民。 因而，在中国很容易找到农民来从事这个劳力消耗型的工作。这是一个重要的因素， 尤其在杂交种子生产上更是如此。]

4. Cheaper labor and land, but hard work and experienced people. The cost for the labor is quite low in China, especially in rural northwest area. It is about 1/10 cost compared to the same job in USA. The land is also cheaper in these areas comparing to USA. But the farmers are the people with the hard-working characteristics. They are experienced farmers with necessary skill to manage a good crop.

[廉价的劳动力和土地，但是， 他们是勤奋和有经验的人。在中国， 人工的价格很低，尤其在西北的农村更是如此。 与美国同种工作相比， 大约是十分之一左右。在那些地区，土地的价格也较美国便宜。 不过， 那些农民具有吃苦耐劳的精神品质。他们是有经验的人，具有管理庄稼的必需技能。]

5. Government supports the business. From Chinese central government to local governments, all level’s policy is favorable to the seed business, especially for the seed production for foreign seed companies. It provides priority for seed production in critical resource management, which includes water, fertilizers and pesticides.

[政府部门支持这个行业。从中央政府到各级地方政府， 他们的政策都有利于种子行业，尤其对外国公司更是优惠。在一些关键资源的分配上，包括水，肥料和农药，给与优先考虑。]

Based on these advantages, I strongly suggest that we should consider to make our hybrid tomato seed production in China. Or at least, we should shift some of our current production in other countries to China.

[根据这些优势，我强烈建议我们应该考虑在中国生产我们的杂交蕃茄种子。或者至少我们应该将现在在其他国家生产量的一部分转移到中国去。]

备注：这是我2006年到中国出差，回美国后给公司提交的一份报告。括弧中的中文是我的翻译。 在原始报告中没有中文。

顺便说一下，我本来跟公司请假，回国参加外甥女的婚礼， 结果公司让我以公事的身份回国，来回费用全部由公司负责，其交换条件就是在中国期间了解一下中国种子生产的一些相关情况。 自从我提交这份报告后，公司就将原来在南美洲智利生产的一部分计划转移到中国。 现在每年在中国的生产订量越来越大。

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