Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences sets up Coffee Innovation Center in Yunnan

Lei Maoliang, secretary of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, said that the Academy of Thermal Sciences will use the Coffee Innovation Center as the core test and demonstration base to further strengthen cooperation with agricultural authorities such as the Yunnan Provincial Department of Agriculture, agricultural science and education units and agricultural production enterprises. concentrate the superior resources of science and technology and talents in hot areas, and strengthen the close combination of science and technology and industry. To provide sustained and strong scientific and technological support for the healthy development of coffee and other tropical crops in Yunnan.

One of the key tasks of the Academy of Thermal Sciences this year is to use the National Tropical Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation Network as a link to serve the national hot areas and lead the collaborative innovation and collaborative promotion of tropical agriculture. Yunnan is one of the third largest hot areas in China. In recent years, with the pull of market demand and the strong support of the Yunnan provincial party committee and provincial government, the coffee industry in Yunnan has developed rapidly. At present, the planting area and output have accounted for more than 99% of the country. Among them, the planting area and output of Pu'er City accounted for more than half of Yunnan coffee. The fragrant Beverage Institute of the Academy of Thermal Sciences began to tackle key problems in coffee research in 1957. It has strong technical and talent advantages in coffee variety improvement, pest prevention and control, and processing. The newly established coffee innovation center will join Yunnan agricultural science and education units. Yunnan small seed coffee standardization, standardization, sustainable production as the focus of research, to promote the healthy and sustainable development of Yunnan coffee industry.

After the opening, the fragrant drink Institute of the Academy of Thermal Sciences also signed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement with Yunnan Pu'erman Laojiang Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. The two sides will carry out substantive cooperation in the cultivation of new coffee varieties, regional trial planting, research and promotion of integrated pest control technology, demonstration and promotion of standardized production technology and brand promotion strategy.

In recent years, the scientific and technological cooperation between the Academy of Thermal Sciences and Yunnan Province has been continuously deepened. in addition to coffee, the Academy of Thermal Sciences has also stepped up the promotion of important tropical crop production techniques, such as natural rubber, macadamia nuts, tropical spices, tropical fruits, and so on. promote the sustainable development of tropical crop industry in Yunnan.