The Future of Rice
The Future of Rice
“I want to work for agriculture. I want everyone having enough rice to eat. This is my goal.”
“China has about 23% of the world’s population, but only has 7% of the world’s arable land. Hence, we have to produce enough food to feed 23% of the world’s people from just 7% of the land. This is really a challenge to guarantee that everyone can be fed.”
“In the past, the high yields of hybrid rice can feed more people. But as our living standards improve, we demand some top grade rice with higher nutritional value.”
With an aspiration to provide sufficient food for billions of people, Professor SUN Sai-ming Samuel of the School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has dedicated to improving the yield and nutritional value of rice by biotechnology. He integrates traditional breeding methods with genetic engineering, resulting in a breakthrough in rice research.
Professor Samuel SUN Sai Ming
School of Life Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
“China has about 23% of the world’s population, but only has 7% of the world’s arable land. Hence, we have to produce enough food to feed 23% of the world’s people from just 7% of the land. This is really a challenge to guarantee that everyone can be fed.”
“In the past, the high yields of hybrid rice can feed more people. But as our living standards improve, we demand some top grade rice with higher nutritional value.”
With an aspiration to provide sufficient food for billions of people, Professor SUN Sai-ming Samuel of the School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has dedicated to improving the yield and nutritional value of rice by biotechnology. He integrates traditional breeding methods with genetic engineering, resulting in a breakthrough in rice research.
Professor Samuel SUN Sai Ming
School of Life Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong