China

Prof Lesley Torrance meeting with Chinese scientists working for Xisen Seed.

China, as the world’s largest producer of potatoes, is a priority area. The Hutton has MoUs in place with ten leading academic organisations including the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In addition, JHL has established a strategic partnership with the leading Chinese potato seed company, Xisen, and together are commercialising the potato variety Sulan-1.