JW Biotech's Successful Debut in China's Green Bio Business... Achievements in Pilot Cultivation Using 'Soil Conditioner'

The first test cultivation site of the National Agricultural Demonstration Zone located in Shuguang City, China. / Photo by Shuguang City Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, China

Biotechnology service company GW Biotech (CEO Yang Jaewon) announced on the 11th that it has made a successful debut in the 'China Green Bio' project, a crop growth promotion demonstration project using Korean cultured soil conditioners, by becoming the first domestic company to receive a pilot agricultural complex operated by the Chinese government.

Prior to this, the Korea-China Agricultural Technology Demonstration Project launch ceremony was held in Suqian, known as an agricultural hub city in China, in June. The ceremony was attended by the Suqian Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau representing the Chinese government, Xinhao Group, a specialized agricultural product distribution company in Shandong, and Korea's GW Biotech.

After the launch ceremony, GW Biotech received support from the Suqian Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau for a 600-pyeong greenhouse facility, part of the total 7,000-pyeong pilot cultivation space at the China Vegetable Quality Standard Center, and conducted the first pilot cultivation project. They sowed five varieties including cucumber, watermelon, chili pepper, oriental melon, and chive by adding soil conditioners developed using Korean mineral and microbial technology. As a result, cucumbers showed faster growth rates and higher fruit set rates compared to the control group, and other crops such as oriental melon and chili pepper also demonstrated significant differences in growth speed and yield, yielding meaningful results in crop growth.

Based on the results of the first pilot cultivation, the company agreed with Shandong Xinhao Group to start land improvement work using wheat from the 17th of this month and proceed with a second additional pilot cultivation project in a 670,000-pyeong cultivation complex. The strategy is to simultaneously conduct pilot cultivation with the existing control group and the group with Korean-supplied soil conditioners, analyzing the growth speed and crop size through the harvesting process to expand to other grains. In the future, they plan to meticulously record the effects of the soil conditioner, scientifically document and evaluate crop growth efficiency, and build an accurate database. If the results of the second pilot cultivation project become visible after November, they also plan to promote product production and distribution through the establishment of a Korea-China joint factory.

Yang Jaewon, CEO of GW Biotech, said, "If the results of the second pilot cultivation project are proven, the China Green Bio business will face a major turning point," adding, "We plan to expand the cultivation area and target crops in the future, and through the success of the project, we expect to diversify GW Biotech's sales."

Meanwhile, the Korea-China Agricultural Technology Demonstration Project launch ceremony was conducted with active support from local related departments such as the China National Vegetable Quality Standard Center and the Suqian Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau. This event created an opportunity to increase face-to-face exchanges between agricultural officials of both countries, and the industry evaluates that strategic cooperation based on the accumulated technological capabilities of both countries will achieve mutual growth of companies.

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