To promote the high-quality development of the national pig industry, deepen rural revitalization, and assist in building a strong agricultural nation, on April 11, Qiao Shiyan, academician of the CAE Member, chief scientist of the National Pig Industry Technology System, professor of China Agricultural University, and Deng Yiqun, secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences led a expert delegation to Dekon Group for research and guidance.
Wang Degen, the founder of Dekon Group, warmly welcomed the delegation and engaged in in-depth discussions with the guests on topics such as the high-quality development of the pig industry, technological innovation, and agricultural cooperation.
In the presence of Academician Qiao Shiyan, Dekon Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Academician Qiao Shiyan listened to a report on Dekon’s nutrition technology and animal health efforts. The two sides engaged in discussions on cutting-edge topics such as pigs’ nutritional needs, low-protein diets, raw material nutritional value evalsuation, feed resource development, precision feeding, fermentation technology, and intelligent prevention and control.
At the symposium, Wang Degen, on behalf of the group, warmly welcomed the academician team's visit and provided a comprehensive introduction to Dekon's "linking and supporting farmers, planting and breeding cycle, industrial ecology, and rural revitalization" model. With a focus on full process controllability from "farm to table," the company relies on its intelligent production system and full traceability management to strictly control the feed, breeding, and food production processes and remains committed to providing consumers with safe and healthy high-end meat products to ensure that each product reflects Dekon's dedication to quality. He looks forward to deepening cooperation with Academician Qiao Shiyan and Secretary Deng Yiqun's team in the future, to jointly promote technological advancements in the industry and make greater contributions to the implementation of national food safety and rural revitalization strategies.
Academician Qiao Shiyan expressed his gratitude for the warm reception by Dekon Group and highly commended its efforts in linking and supporting farmers, establishing the planting and breeding cycle, promoting grain conservation and emission reduction, increasing scientific and technological investment, and advancing the high-quality development of the live pig industry. He pointed out that, according to the national plan for the development of the pig industry, China aims to save approximately 17 million tons of grain by 2030. Achieving this goal requires the joint efforts of research institutions, enterprises, and farmers, along with the organic integration and collective promotion of resources from all parties. In recent years, Dekon's focus on scientific and technological innovation, agricultural cooperation, and high-quality food production has been deeply aligned with national policies. It has successfully achieved a harmonious balance of ecological development, efficient production, and high-quality products, paving the way for a sustainable, win-win path for the development of efficient ecological agriculture and animal husbandry.
He stated that Dekon's model of enhancing industry quality and efficiency through technological integration serves as a significant industry demonstration, particularly in the fields of independent innovation in the seed industry and low-carbon breeding. This approach offers new ideas for the high-quality development of the industry. He hopes that Dekon will further advance the model of moderate-scale operations and farmer support, enhance the research and application of artificial intelligence, strengthen the development of feed resources, establish dynamic databases, improve the quality and efficiency of feed raw materials, and make even greater contributions to rural revitalization and the modernization of agriculture in China.
Secretary Deng Yiqun stated that Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, as the leading force in agricultural science and technology innovation in South China, boasts advantages such as a multi-level scientific research platform, strategic resource reserves, and significant achievements in technology transfer. Dekon, as a national key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization, is actively promoting the development of the entire pig industry chain. The cooperation between the two sides will further leverage complementary strengths and promote win-win collaboration.
In the future, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences will leverage the advantages of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to deepen cooperation with Dekon in areas such as building national key laboratories for the pig and poultry breeding industry, collaborative innovation, and the transformation of scientific research achievements. The two sides will also focus on talent exchange and training, addressing industry bottleneck technical challenges, and establishing a long-term mechanism for collaborative innovation, with the aim to accelerate the industrialization of research outcomes, integrate small and medium-sized farmers into modern production systems, enhance the industry's overall competitiveness, and support rural revitalization and agricultural modernization, contributing to China's high-quality agricultural development and its goal of becoming an agricultural power.
