Green World Group collaborates with Michigan State University in the United States and Nanjing Agricultural High-tech Zone to jointly explore new paths for "government-enterprise-university" cooperation
2025-10-15 17:10
On the afternoon of October 13th, a delegation from Michigan State University was invited by Green World Group to visit the group's Nanjing production base for in-depth exchanges. This visit originated from the group's special report on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements at the Asia Hub and CIAERA annual meeting in Indonesia. The industrialization practice presented in the report, along with the background of President Deming Li (Ph.D. in agricultural microbiology from Cornell University) and Dr. Wei Zhang's alumni status from Cornell University, jointly facilitated this on-site inspection aimed at promoting the integration of industry, academia, and research.
At the symposium, Dr. Deming Li, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green World Group, Mr. Shaobo Liu, Director and President of China Region, and Ms. Qiaoying Liu, Executive Vice President of the Nanjing Production Base, extended a warm welcome to Professors Sydney Everhart, Hui Li and Wei Zhang. Subsequently, Dr. Deming Li elaborated on the development history of the group since its establishment in 1994, which has been consistently focused on the promotion of organic fertilizers, food safety and the field of health. She emphasized the core industrial logic of "soil safety → crop safety → food safety → human health". She stated that the foundation of achieving health lies in food safety, and the prerequisite for food safety is clean soil and safe agricultural inputs, which is highly consistent with the research of the Michigan State University delegation in the cutting-edge fields of soil science and pollutant migration.
Three professors from Michigan State University in the United States respectively introduced the research coverage of their department of Climate and Soil Microbial Sciences, including soil physics, crop breeding, agricultural microbiology, etc. Dr. Wei Zhang particularly pointed out that Michigan, as one of the regions with prominent agricultural diversity in the United States, the university has close cooperation with the local industry. This visit aims to explore the innovative path from basic research to industrial application.
Then, the delegation visited the group's exhibition hall and GMP production workshop. They stated that the achievements made by Green World Group in technological research and product transformation "exceeded expectations", especially under the leadership of Dr. Deming Li, the efficient application of scientific and technological achievements to the practice of health products deeply impressed them.
Based on a solid cooperation logic and good mutual trust, after the visit, both parties discussed several future cooperation intentions. The delegation invited the group to visit Michigan State University again and share the experience of the social application of scientific and technological achievements with its teachers and students. At the same time, both sides focused on discussing the potential for cooperation in the blueberry industry. The delegation stated that their university has a specialized blueberry research institution and can send a team of 6-7 postdoctoral researchers to jointly conduct research in the cutting-edge fields such as blueberry cultivation, deep processing, and molecular technology, aiming to promote the related technologies to reach the world's advanced level. Wang Shaojun, the deputy general manager of the Nanjing National Agricultural High-tech Zone Development Group, Luo Jun, the director of the Investment Promotion Department, and Zhou Huijuan, the investment promotion manager also stated that they will actively support and incorporate "Nanjing Agricultural High-tech Zone" into this cooperation framework, providing platforms and resources to assist the project's implementation.
This visit successfully established a solid bridge among "government - enterprises - universities", laying a solid foundation for long-term cooperation among all parties in areas such as soil health, development of specialty crops, and talent exchange.