Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 446 Joint Research
With the land for growing soybeans, the fleet for transporting soybeans, and the warehouse for storing soybeans, a basic chain is connected, covering the entire process of soybeans from production to sales, and the remaining work is to repair and improve the industrial chain. Rough.

The first is the acquisition of a feed processing plant. The farm Li Lei acquired also has a large area of ​​pasture for raising beef cattle and dairy cows. In the future, Brazil will have close to 2000 million beef cattle and more than [-] million dairy cows, occupying a pivotal position in the world. To raise cattle, you must have feed. Feed is a bulky and low-priced material, and the cost of importing it from other countries is too high. It is better to build a feed factory in Brazil and use the cheap soybeans here to produce feed.

Secondly, there are oil mills. Soybean meal is needed to produce feed, and oil must be squeezed first to make soybean meal. It is more cost-effective to transport soybean oil back to China for processing than directly transporting soybeans. Surplus soybean meal can also be shipped back to China, which can also solve local employment. The problem is that the more full the employment, the more stable the law and order. This is the same law in the whole world. Li Lei does not want his property to be burned by the chaotic people.

In addition to these, the research and development department is also indispensable. Brazil's natural climate, soil composition, seeds, etc. are very different from those in China. If you completely copy the domestic technology, you will definitely not be able to adapt. Therefore, you must set up a research institution in Brazil to carry out the research. targeted research.

Therefore, Li Lei cooperated with local universities and research institutions in Brazil, and established a number of different research institutions to study these topics. As a large agricultural country, Brazil still has some background in the field of agricultural research. In the future, the University of Sao Paulo and the University of Phnom Penh will also have The Federal University of Víçosa has entered the top [-] in the world in the QS Global Ranking of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Brazilian Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry has a good reputation in the world, and has achieved good results in many fields.

Cooperating with these institutions will not only help to improve the technical level and profit margin of Huinong Brazil Branch, but also broaden the horizons of researchers under Huinong. Perhaps two groups of different researchers can collide and produce surprises. The spark too!
Universities and research institutions in Brazil are also facing the same problem as in China, that is, the shortage of research funds, so they welcome this partnership very much. Fabiana Alves, a professor of agriculture at the University of Sao Paulo, is very happy, "In the 80s , 90.00% of the research funds in the Brazilian agricultural field are invested in food crops, but after entering the 90s, this ratio has changed a lot. Because the export of coffee, soybeans, and beef can earn a lot of profits, the research funds will soon be reduced. It started to shift to these fields, and now [-]% of the research funds have flowed to the field of export products, which is not good news for Brazil's agricultural development!"

It is easy to understand that neither soybeans nor coffee can be used as staple food, and beef is not affordable by ordinary people, and cassava, corn and other crops that are more important to the poor lack research funding, and at the same time cannot bring more High profits, so research investment and planting area will be greatly reduced, and the bottom-level people in Brazil will become less and less able to eat.

"There were some American and Japanese research institutes who came to cooperate with us before, but they only wanted to do research on soybeans, coffee, and beef. Foreign businessmen like you who are willing to fund our research in other fields are rare! Even Our Brazilian businessmen are not willing to invest in these!" Fabiana Alves said gratefully.

This time, Li Lei has cooperated with many universities and research institutions in Brazil on many projects. Soybean and cattle are inevitable, and there are other fields of cooperation such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, breeding, soil, and agricultural machinery. Li Lei is even still working on cassava. , corn and other unpopular industries have cooperated, so the experts and professors present all had smiles on their faces. They have longed for research funding for a long time.

"Cargill, Bunge, ADM, and ITOCHU are unwilling to invest in unpopular projects, let alone give up their advantages in fields such as fertilizers, breeding, and pesticides. As businessmen, their choices do have their own reasons, but I know very well that a stable political environment can guarantee longer-term profits, so I also hope that the people of Brazil can have a better life." Li Lei said politely.

In fact, this is not the case. For giants such as the four major grain merchants, they uphold the same belief as Petyr Baelish, the little finger in "Game of Thrones"-chaos is a ladder to climb upwards. For them Chaos is easier to make money, so they often artificially create chaos, causing supply shortages, in order to seek higher profits and greater voice.

But these must be guaranteed by strength. Huinong does not yet have the ability to draw from the fire, so for Li Lei, a stable environment is better; at the same time, he is also using this method to express his position to the Brazilian government. Cargill and I International giants such as Bungie and Bunge are different. Brazil is a big country after all, and independence is their long-standing dream. This attitude will undoubtedly win their favor.

Moreover, the cooperation on those unpopular projects is not completely beneficial to Huinong. Needless to say, corn is not only a staple food but also an important source of feed, and it will be imported on a large scale in the future. The accumulation in the field of corn breeding can also obtain a stable source of imports.

There are not many cassava planted in China now, but this crop has several advantages, such as strong adaptability, drought resistance, barren resistance, and less pests and diseases. The yield per mu can reach two tons or even six tons, and the starch content is extremely high. The Chinese It may be difficult to adapt to the taste of cassava, but cassava can be processed into starch, alcohol and feed, and has a very wide range of uses in the field of farming and food processing.

When the preliminary intention communication was about the same, domestic researchers also arrived. This time Huinong sent a very strong lineup, basically led by the heads of various departments. Li Denghai was in corn breeding, Jiao Gaoliang was in chemical fertilizer research, and Lin Weimin was in soybean breeding. and Zou Chunsheng for agricultural machinery
This is not only to show that Huinong attaches great importance to this cooperation, but also to demonstrate its strength. Out of habitual thinking, Brazilian researchers have always focused on European and American research institutions. Few people understand China's accumulation in the agricultural field. They I definitely like the money Li Lei sent, but I will inevitably underestimate the strength of the Chinese researchers, so it is necessary to show their strength.

"Hey, the climate in Brazil is much warmer than that in China!" After getting off the plane, the older researchers were all chatting about the weather.

Lin Weimin and other younger researchers are concerned about another matter, "Boss, I heard that our branch in Brazil is working with Ronaldo? Can we meet him?" Many young people in this group have It is a fan, naturally a Ronaldo fan.

"He has healed up and returned to Italy, but I asked for an autographed photo for you, and I will invite him to attend the annual meeting at the end of the year, and he will also return to Brazil between games. Now we are a family Now, there will be opportunities to meet him in the future!"

After arriving at the hotel, take a rest and adjust the time difference first, then Li Lei held a reception for the researchers from both sides to get together and have a chat. Everyone basically understands English, and a few of them who are not familiar with each other also accompany translators, so everyone's communication Still very enjoyable.

Among all the Chinese researchers, Li Denghai and Jiao Gaoliang are the most valued by them. Li Denghai has created the world's highest corn yield many times. His reputation in the global corn research field is not much worse than that of Yuan Lao in the rice field. Brazilian corn experts see I was very excited, "Mr. Li, I didn't expect you to be doing research for Huinong. It's great to have the opportunity to cooperate with you!"

After hearing about Li Denghai’s reputation, officials from Brazil’s science and technology and agricultural departments came to chat with him one after another. Most of Brazil’s corn seeds are controlled by American companies such as Pioneer Seed Industry and Bunge. Now the only company in the world that can compete with Pioneer Seed Industry Corn breeding experts are here, and they naturally want to get close.

Some people even expressed their desire to invite Li Denghai to join the Brazilian Academy of Sciences as a foreign academician. Li Lei was very happy to see the success, because he also wanted to promote Li Denghai as a foreign academician of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. sub option.

Li Denghai is popular because of his grades, while Jiao Gaoliang is because of his Ph.D. status at the University of California and his articles published in top international journals. He was soon surrounded by Brazilian fertilizer experts and became everyone's favorite. object of pursuit.

Although the remaining Zou Chunsheng, Lin Weimin and others are not well-known, they also have real materials. A few conversations with colleagues in Brazil show their profound accumulation in the field of agricultural machinery and soybean breeding research. Brazil His peers were immediately in awe of him. The ideas of researchers are simpler than those in other fields, and capable people can easily be recognized by their peers.

After the reception, the researchers from both sides were divided into several groups to visit the research institutes in Brazil, learn about their research progress, and then hold a meeting to discuss the future direction of cooperation between the two sides. With new understanding, the Chinese researchers also got a lot of inspiration from their Brazilian counterparts.

For example, Lin Weimin was very interested in the soybean rotation technology researched by a Brazilian colleague. This Brazilian soybean expert planted red clover and oats in the field after the soybeans were harvested. The red clover grew under the oats, just like domestic corn and soybeans. Like intercropping, oats are a very popular food in European and American markets, and red clover seeds can also be sold at high prices, which can increase farmers' income.

At the same time, red clover also has the effect of increasing soil fertility, and the stems and leaves are also extremely high-quality feed. The crop rotation of these crops can be said to have many benefits. This has brought new inspiration to Lin Weimin. It's easy to find such a good thing.

The rest of the researchers also have different harvests. This is the benefit of international exchanges. Researchers from each country have different advantages. When they gather together to communicate sincerely, it is easy to collide with sparks of inspiration and give birth to new directions and achievements. .

Li Denghai, Jiao Gaoliang, Lin Weimin and other responsible persons were busy with their work and could not stay permanently in Brazil, so they stayed in Brazil for a while, learned about the research situation of each other, and determined the main research directions of the cooperative institutions in this field, and then returned to China. Some young researchers stayed and stayed in Brazil with experts from the University of Sao Paulo, the University of Phnom Penh, the Federal University of Vicosa and the Brazilian Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry to complete the research work according to the direction agreed by both parties.

Brazilian experts followed them back to China. Huinong left behind some of his own researchers and also took away many Brazilian experts. They will carry out research work in China, focusing on beef cattle, dairy cattle breeding, cassava, Fields such as coffee planting and processing are what they are good at, and Huinong researchers can learn a lot from them.

Li Lei went back to China with Zou Chunsheng who was the last to leave. Zou Chunsheng will come back soon after returning, because Huinong bought an agricultural machinery factory in Brazil, and he will go back and bring people to complete the transformation of this agricultural machinery factory. Shifeng brand agricultural machinery can be produced in Brazil and then sold to local farmers. The guaranteed price is cheaper than what Mauro and the others bought from Bunge and other companies.

The business in Brazil will be handed over to Xiao Fuxing. He will be in charge of the daily business of Huinong Brazil Branch together with the managers sent by Ronaldo. A lot.

When I came out, I took a rented business jet, and when I went back, I could take my own private jet. The private jet ordered by Gulfstream has completed the interior decoration modification and flew directly to Sao Paulo. Zou Chunsheng also became famous. The first passengers of the plane.

It is convenient to have a private jet. You only need to refuel and take a break midway, and then you can fly back to Zhongzhou directly, and you don’t need to transfer from Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou.

We set off from Sao Paulo at noon on the first day, arrived at Zhongzhou Airport on the third day, and then drove back home directly from the airport.

When he got home, Li Yanyou immediately rushed out with staring eyes, "Dad, did you see Ronaldo in Brazil? Did you ask him for his autograph?"

Because of his own team, Li Yanyou started watching football very early and fell in love with this sport. Ronaldo, as the most popular star nowadays, naturally conquered Li Yanyou.

"There are so many signed photos, signed jerseys, signed sneakers, and signed footballs! If you behave well, I will take you to see Ronaldo and let him play football with you!" Li Lei rubbed his head, Time flies so fast, and before I know it, my child is about to enter junior high school.

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