On May 27, local time, at the launching ceremony of the annual "Farmers and Fishermen Month" in the Philippines, Chinese hybrid rice breeding expert Zhang Zhaodong was awarded the Philippine Minister of Agriculture's highest honor.
The Philippine Minister of Agriculture William Dar wrote on the honorary medal himself that Zhang Zhaodong has been a pioneer in the development, production and commercialization of hybrid rice technology in the Philippines, the great bond of China-Philippines non-governmental friendship and the epitome of historical friendship.
The Minister of Agriculture's highest honor award is the highest award in the Philippine agricultural awards.
The award speech thanked Professor Zhang Zhaodong for his contributions to improving the living standards of Filipino farmers, increasing the rice production in the Philippines and the sustainable growth of rice production over the past 20 years.
Zhang Zhaodong is the former Deputy Director and Associate Researcher of the National Hybrid Rice Engineering Technology Research Center of China. In 1998, Academician Yuan Longping was personally appointed to the Philippines to work on the "Research and Promotion of Tropical Hybrid Rice" project, and started Yuan Longping's "Developing Hybrid Rice for the benefit of the world people "Plan the first stop.
In 1999, the governments of China and the Philippines signed the "Agreement on China Helping the Philippines to Develop Hybrid Rice." The China-Philippines Tropical Super Hybrid Rice Breeding Project was fully launched. Zhang Zhaodong, as the Chinese side of the project, participated in the cooperation with hybrid rice breeding and production technology. The Philippines has been working for more than 20 years.
(Reporter Guan Xiangdong produces Guo Shihao)
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