On September 21st, the press conference of the World Kiwifruit Conference & Shaanxi Kiwifruit Industry Development was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. NWAFU vice president Qian Yonghua attended the press conference. 46 media from home and abroad including China Daily and CCTV also participated.

The 1st World Kiwifruit Conference, held by International Society for Horticultural Science and Chinese Society for Horticultural Science and undertaken by Northwest A&F University and Fruit Industry Bureau of Shaanxi Province, will be held in NWAFU during October 12th to October 15th. Kiwifruit industry technical research progress, kiwifruit germplasm resource and variety breeding, kiwifruit physiological ecology and cultivation management, pest disaster and green prevention & control, orchard modernization and technical equipment, supply chain quality control and fruit preservation, and fruit quality and nutrition & health etc. will be discussed during the conference. The conference will focus on the technical research and industry development of kiwifruit in both China and international contexts and explore an innovative development mode for the international kiwifruit industry. So far 21 renowned experts from 16 countries and 139 national experts from 27 provinces and 48 scientific research institutions have been invited.

Translated by: Zhao Rui
Proofread by: Yan Xianhui