To colleges and universities, research institutions and seed enterprises,

Rice is one of the most important grain rations both for China and the world. “To ensure the self-sufficiency of grains and absolute security of rations” is the strategic bottom line for China’s food security. China is the global leader in breeding of rice and the hybrid rice especially, contributing its power to the world food security. In the new developmental period of “agricultural supply side reform” and “the belt and road initiative”, with purpose of better exhibiting the new global achievement and technology in breeding, pushing the rice from China toward the world and promoting the healthy development of global rice industry, we schedule to jointly hold the 1^st international forum on rice (Sanya, China) in Sanya city of Hainan province in early April, 2017.

The theme of the forum is “Southern Propagation as World Sources, Chinese Rice for Global Food”. Yuan Longping, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, will be the chairman of this forum. We will honorably invite rice breeders from over 30 countries and districts, macro-policy experts, guests from well-known enterprises and industry watchers to give keynote speeches in different sessions. A high-level international forum that covers the whole industry chain of rice will be presented, which will push China’s rice onto the world platform.

We extend our warm invitation to experts in rice breeding, seed production, and rice industry management, as well as seed enterprises, researchers and students to attend this forum. Listed below are the related forum issues.

1. Forum arrangement

We have five parts in this forum: plenary lecture, group discussion, poster presentation, on-scene observation and property transaction.

2. About the forum

Theme: Southern Propagation as World Sources, Chinese Rice for Global Food

Name: 1^st International Forum on Rice, Sanya, China

Date: Early April, 2017 (specific time will be separately notified)

Venue: Sanya, China

Scale: 500 people

Language: Chinese, English

3. Forum agenda

(1) International Forum on Rice, Sanya, China

(2) Exhibition and observation of new varieties and technologies both on-line and off-line

(3) Property transaction fair for new breeding achievement like new variety (combination) right

(4) Innovative achievement conference of global breeding

(5) Establishment of union for global rice industry

(6) Competition of characteristic rice with the topic of “travel and rice”

(7) Retrospective exhibition: Southern Propagation for 60 Years

4. Organizers of the forum

Supporter: Relevant state ministries, People’s government of Hainan province