Soil Laboratory Kaifeng Xian China
Bryan inspecting a wheat crop in the Kai Feng Xian Nong Zhu (Kai Feng County Henan Province) Establishing a laboratory and working farmers in China was both challenging and very rewarding. Firstly we needed to [1] understand local farming methods [2] Work with local farmers to gain local knowledge – we did this by choosing […]
Rice/vegetable trials China
In 1998 I was asked to be involved with rice trials near Changsha in the Hunan Province. This was with the HAAS (Hunan Academy of Agricultural Science) a research centre looking at improving rice and vegetable yields. My objective was to show how we can increase both the yield and quality of rice/vegetables with a […]