Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (19) Soybean Industry in China and Asia: Today and Tomorrow was held on 27 May 2022. In this talk, Prof. Tianfu Han shared the stories of soybean and soyfood in the Chinese history, introduced the current status of soybean production and trade in Asia, and summarized the…
The University of Sydney (USYD) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have organized a webinar to explore collaborations to tackle food security and climate change and promote sustainable agriculture. The event was chaired by Prof. Brent Kaiser, Director of Sydney Institute of Agriculture (USYD) and AoE Center Director…
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (18) Strategy to Change Unsustainable Practices in Agrochemical Application: A Case in Southern China was held on 29 April 2022. In this talk, Prof Kin Che Lam has introduced and analyzed a World Bank funded project aiming at changing entrenched unsustainable practices in the application of fertilizers and…
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (17) Soybean Cultivation, Production and Quality Assurance was held on 18 March 2022. In this talk, Dr Joanna Chen from the CUHK, has covered recent soybean production status in the world and the impacting elements that can affect soybean cultivation and production efficiency. She has also introduced…
Center Director Prof HM Lam was interviewed by TVB for the TV program “Innovation GPS” on the topic of INNO R&D platform, which was broadcast on Mar 9, 2022. The program can be replayed here. Screen capture from Innovation GPS, TVB
Invited by CUHK, Center Director Prof HM Lam has delivered an online lecture on “Food Security and Bio-Energy” at CUHK lecture series on “National Security: The Bigger Picture” on 24 February, 2022. In this lecture, Prof Lam introduced the factors affecting food security in China, the current status and related…
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (16) “Farming and Agribusiness” has been delivered by Mr Miguel Lee Chang from Panama on 11 February 2022. In this talk, Mr Miguel Lee Chang has shared his experience on how to start and run an agribusiness, the main risks and compensations, the future of farming, as…
Jointly organized by our AoE Center and the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK) with the coordinating efforts from the Consulate General of Pakistan Hong Kong, the CUHK-Pakistan Webinar “Agriculture-Environment Interaction and Its Implications” has been organized for a high level academic exchange among renowned scientists of Pakistan and Hong…
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (15) “Bioactive Compounds in Crops” has been delivered by Prof Wing Tak Jack Wong from the CUHK on 20 January 2022. In this talk, Prof Wong introduced the bioactive compounds in crops and their role in health promotion and prevention of diseases. He also shared his works…
Prof Mee-Len Chye’s team has unveiled the molecular mechanisms that activate salt-induced adaptive changes in soybean, thus bringing hope in providing possible solutions for saline agriculture and offer new strategies to help plants combat soil salinity. The findings have been published in the The Plant Cell. Full text of the…