On September 23, the kick-off meeting and project implementation plan demonstration meeting of 2021 Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Science and Technology Independent Innovation Fund Project “Research on Koi Germplasm Resources Analysis and New Breeding Technology” were held in FFRC.

At the kick-off meeting, Researcher Dong Zaijie, the project leader, reported on the project’s background, research objectives and research content, technical route and implementation plan, annual plan and objectives, preliminary work basis, expected results and evaluation indicators, fund budget and allocation adjustments, and task division, etc.. Chairman Lin Kai, as the representative of the company cooperation unit, made a speech on the problems existing in the breeding of koi and the ideas and plans for the cultivation of new Koi strains during the implementation of the project.

The expert group reviewed the project implementation plan, and agreed that the project was in line with the industrial development direction, with a solid research foundation, obvious features, and a reasonable overall plan design.