Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp (fka KWBT)

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Chinese horticulture is developing rapidly.

"Self sufficiency is at the top of the Chinese agenda. Not only on a national level but also on a provincial level, China strives for greater efficiency in production in order to meet the local demand for fresh produce. For that reason, high-tech greenhouse horticulture is developing rapidly."

"Horticulture is not new to China, as it already has a considerable number of greenhouses, ranging from simple tunnels to the slightly more advanced greenhouses. Over 70 million people, it is estimated, work in those greenhouses. Despite the large acreage of 4 million ha of covered cultivation, the average yield of this horticulture is relatively low, around 15% of what a hi-tech greenhouse could produce. Besides, growers are struggling with soil pollution and disease pressure is hard to control.

Currently, China possesses only 800 ha of high tech greenhouses. "However, if it is up to the Chinese government this will soon change," says Michiel Bierkens, Consul General with the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Guanghzhou, China.

"As part of a larger plan to upscale Chinese agriculture, in order to stimulate fresh production in new residential areas, new building projects are being started." The money is often invested by real estate companies, who eagerly grasp the opportunity to be part of this fast growing industry. The technology required for building high-tech greenhouses usually comes from international suppliers, although more and more technology is produced in China."

https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9290046/self-sufficiency-is-at-the-top-of-the-chinese-agenda/

The above looks like an opportunity to boost sales in horticulture for KWBT but is also suggestive of the demand to remediate soil pollution where KWBT can also grow sales in announced joint venture.

"Ontario, CA— (February 4, 2018) – Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (OTCQB: KWBT) (“Kiwa Bio-Tech” or the “Company”), a manufacturer focused on eco-friendly bio-based fertilizers while promoting eco-friendly agriculture, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Xuwu Yang from the Northwest University of China (“NWU”) as the Company Consultant, to provide full technical support to the Company."

Professor Yang is a senior researcher and doctoral supervisor on quality improvement of fruit and vegetable production, serving as Director of NWU Bio-Tech Institute, Lead Engineer for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Shaanxi Province, Special Advisor of Xi’an City Agricultural Science and Technology Advisory Group, Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Horticulture, and of Xi’an City Science and Technology Correspondent."

https://kiwabiotech.com/kiwa-bio-tech-announces-leading-university-professor-as-new-company-consultant/