Practising More Than 30 Years Industry Veterans Talk About Neck Worry, Through The Flower Seed Industry To Promote Rural Revitalisation

"Every seedling has to pay a variety of royalties (royalties). Affected by the epidemic, some flower varieties can not reach the sales target agreed with foreign breeders, the other party put forward the cancellation of the varieties of rights agent requirements. This feeling of being 'stuck in the neck' is painful." Xiamen Aiken Horticulture Co., Ltd. general manager, Tongchao Horticultural Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. chairman and president Zhan Ruiji said that flower breeding is the core technology, the company in recent years focus on the development of periwinkle, Dianthus, and other flower breeding technology projects, to cultivate new varieties of flowers adapted to the growth of local, high market acceptance.

During this year's Xiamen International Flower New Varieties Exhibition, China Flower News reporter Zhan Ruiqi conducted an interview to listen to his entrepreneurial story as well as what he sees and thinks about the flower industry. Into the industry has been more than 30 years, but from the conversation, the reporter felt the "veteran" is not old, a forward, Zhan Ruiqi exudes from the inside out of the vigorous fighting spirit is very inspiring.

Joined the industry in 1993, engaged in the introduction and promotion of new varieties
Born in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, Zhan Ruiji graduated from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in 1993, majoring in horticulture, and then joined a seedling company to introduce and promote new varieties of grass flowers. At that time, there were very few people working in this field, and he was considered one of the first domestic practitioners in this field.
Zhan Ruiqi introduced that before the 1999 Kunming World Horticultural Expo, the domestic grass field, no matter breeding or application, was in a relatively lagging stage, but after that it entered a period of rapid development. He was optimistic about the development prospects of the field, and resolved to focus on it, including the introduction and promotion of bedding flowers, potted flowers and cut flower varieties.

Since 2003, Zhan Ruiqi has founded four horticultural enterprises, namely Xiamen Aiken Horticulture Co. "" Sikander """ overflow of thousands of """ Cool Clean "" and other more than ten gardening brands.

"In addition to the increasingly wide range of urban applications, and the rise of home gardening, the market demand for high-quality grass pot flowers has increased significantly. In recent years, many foreign breeding companies have entered the Chinese market, and we have maintained a long and good relationship with more than 30 international breeding companies." Zhan Ruiqi said.

At present, Zhan Ruiqi has led the company to introduce more than 2,000 new varieties of flowers, large-flowered begonias 'Bigo' 'Jumbo', four-season begonias 'Super O', willow leaf verbena 'Know-how', Forsythia 'Pink Panther', Chrysanthemum 'Prairie Sunshine', Super Sunflower 'Glory Days', and so on. These familiar varieties have been widely used in the landscaping of major international events such as the Beijing Olympic Games, the Shanghai World Expo and the Guangzhou Asian Games.