The cauliflower has long been one of the most popular vegetables of Chinese people. After 30 years of cultivation, many well-known varieties of cauliflower have been developed domestically, breaking the foreign monopoly on this vegetable.

"In the past, the planting area of domestic cauliflowers in our country was very small, and the varieties were also very mixed. More than 90% of hybrid seeds depended on imports, and the import channels were monopolized by foreign companies. Therefore, the prices were very expensive. After more than 30 years of efforts by our breeding personnel, we have now developed some domestically produced varieties with our own intellectual property rights," said Li Bing, breeding specialist of the Breeding Research and Development Department of Tianjin Hui’erjia Seeds Industry Technology Co., Ltd.

Li Bing, breeding specialist of Breeding Research and Development Department of Tianjin Hui'erjia Seeds Industry Technology [Photo/WeChat account: tianjinxiqing]

Founded in 2008, Tianjin Hui’erjia Seeds Industry Technology is a high-tech enterprise integrating scientific research, production, and marketing with cauliflower, broccoli, and radish breeding as its core business. Since its establishment, the company has successfully bred 28 new varieties of broccoli and cauliflower (including pine cauliflower), among which, 8 varieties have obtained national new variety protection rights, 12 varieties are in the process of application, and 9 new varieties have been registered at the Tianjin Seed Management Station. So far, Hui’erjia’s products can be seen in all provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China. The seeds of new varieties of cauliflower and broccoli have been exported to many countries along the Belt and Road, covering Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Staff check the growth of cauliflower [Photo/WeChat account: tianjinxiqing]

Zhao Qiancheng, general manager of Tianjin Hui'erjia Seeds Industry Technology [Photo/WeChat account: tianjinxiqing]

"At present, our total annual production and sales volume is around 15 tons, of which 8-10 tons are supplied domestically and sold to various planting areas of broccoli and cauliflower in China. The annual export volume is around 5-8 tons. Going forward, our goal is to become an internationally leading breeding enterprise for broccoli and cauliflower, and to constantly improve our competitiveness in the overseas market," said Zhao Qiancheng, general manager of Tianjin Hui’erjia Seeds Industry Technology.