A shipment of tomato seeds from CNUS Vegetable Seeds, Inc. in Jiuquan City successfully made its way to Kenya after passing the quarantine inspection by Jiuquan Customs under Lanzhou Customs.
Yang Meirong, the company's manager, said the customs department provided technology and customs clearance support. The seeds of tomatoes, peppers, melons and other crops produced by their company were smoothly sold to Kenya, which strengthened the company's confidence in expanding the African market.
The Hexi region of Northwest China's Gansu province has abundant sunlight, a dry climate, a long frost-free period, a large temperature difference between day and night, and relatively few occurrences of plant diseases and pests. The plump seeds grown in this region have strong disease resistance, making it one of the most suitable areas for seed breeding in China and even worldwide.
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