Deputy Director of the Ministry of Science and Technology Visits Huijia Biotechnology in Xinjiang—Technology Aid Boosts High-Quality Development of Stevia Sweetener Industry Chain

During the investigation, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China focused on the development of the entire sweet leaved chrysanthemum industry chain of Xinjiang Huijia Biotechnology Co., Ltd., including seedling cultivation, planting, processing, and technology research and development. As a key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization in the autonomous region, the company has built two modern production lines, filling the gap in continuous extraction technology of stevia in Xinjiang, and has been awarded titles such as "High tech Enterprise"

The research emphasizes the need to strengthen collaborative innovation between industry, academia, and research. Huijia Biotechnology has partnered with the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Jiangsu Province to promote the quality and efficiency improvement of the stevia industry through variety introduction, technology research and development, and demonstration base construction. The Deputy Director requires enterprises to continuously enhance their independent research and development capabilities, expand production scale based on policy dividends such as tax reductions and technology project subsidies, and build a technology-based listed enterprise in the entire sweet leaf chrysanthemum industry chain in the northwest region. ‌

This survey reflects the supporting role of technology assistance to Xinjiang in upgrading local industries. Huijia Biotechnology has set a demonstration benchmark for agricultural technology innovation in Yili Prefecture through the "research institute+leading enterprise" model.