Young village worker helps villagers develop rice seed production industry in SW China

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Hou Jiayuan checks the rice seeds in Zhouping Village, Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 25, 2024. Hou Jiayuan was born in 1996 in Wushan County of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2022, she graduated from Northwest A&F University with a master's degree in crop genetics and breeding. In late 2023, she started working in Zhouping Village of Cengong County. Cengong County is a national-level seed production county for rice, with a history of hybrid rice seed production for nearly half a century. Hou fully utilizes her professional expertise while working here, assisting the village in seizing opportunities for industrial development and helping villagers develop the hybrid rice seed production industry. Hou said that working in the village is a rare opportunity. She will continue to work in the fields, using her knowledge to contribute to the development of the rice seed production industry. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)