Filling the gaps in the replanting industry and developing characteristic industries. Industrial Bank Beijing Branch activates new momentum for rural development.

（Source: Beijing Business Today）

Rural revitalization is driven by industry. When industry thrives, rural areas thrive; when finance is lively, industry is lively too. Guided by national policy to provide financial support for rural revitalization and to accelerate the building of an agricultural powerhouse, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch proactively takes on the responsibility of inclusive finance for agriculture, focusing its efforts precisely on the pain points and difficulties in agricultural development. From helping Beijing’s Zhongguancun in agriculture build a “capital of seed industry,” to supporting Hebei’s Taihang “Herb Fragrance Valley” to achieve an industrial transformation, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch breaks away from traditional approaches. By using precise credit granting to solve the problem of hard-to-fund industrial financing, it delivers targeted financial liquidity to critical areas.

Break through traditional lending models to “cover shortcomings”

Seed industry is agriculture’s “chip,” and it is also a core support for rural revitalization. But at the same time, shortcomings in the high-end pig-breeding sector have long constrained the industry’s closed-loop development, becoming the lingering regret at the heart of Beijing’s seed industry high-quality development.

Just as the sector eagerly awaited change, this situation found a breakthrough on January 31, 2026. Beijing Shou Nong Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shou Nong Shares”) officially became the controlling shareholder of Piersi (Shanghai) Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., holding 51% and 49% respectively together with the UK GENUS group (GENUS). This acquisition, which has drawn attention throughout the industry, brings the world’s top pig-breeding technology to China, completing a crucial piece of the puzzle for the “capital of seed industry.”

This major acquisition injects strong confidence into Beijing’s seed industry high-quality development. Yet beyond the joy, real challenges have also emerged, and a large funding gap remains the “roadblock” to industrial upgrading. Right when the company faced funding pressure, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch proactively went to meet and coordinate, becoming a “timely rain” to solve the dilemma. As the lead bank for the syndicated loan, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch set up a specialized service team, conducted in-depth research into the company, efficiently integrated resources, and quickly joined with other participating institutions to finalize a plan for large-scale financing—of which the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch alone assumed the major share.

This acquisition has distinct features of “no collateral, long cycle, and cross-border orientation,” which sets higher requirements for traditional financial service models. The Industrial Bank Beijing Branch breaks with traditional credit models. Based on the company’s core technical strength, its leading position in the industry, and the synergy value after the acquisition, it provides pure-credit acquisition loan support. This not only demonstrates the bank’s ability to make precise risk assessments, but also shows the determination to support the revitalization of the seed industry through finance.

Today, the cooperation between Shou Nong Shares and GENUS has been successfully implemented, and the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch will also continue to focus on key areas such as seed industry revitalization, providing strong momentum for cultivating new agricultural productive forces through high-quality financial services.

Sketching a new picture of rural prosperity

Rural revitalization must not only strengthen the “chip” of the seed industry, but also activate the vitality of distinctive industries. In Taihang Herb Fragrance Valley in Jinjixing District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, more than 20 varieties of genuine Chinese medicinal herbs, such as forsythia and jujube seed, are growing well. As a high-quality production area for genuine Chinese medicinal herbs, the region’s superior natural conditions provide a uniquely favorable environment for the growth of medicinal plants. However, under traditional planting methods, soil quality varies widely, and large-scale development has long been constrained.

To address the planting difficulties faced by Herb Fragrance Valley, the local government facilitated deep cooperation between technology and capital through policy guidance and matchmaking. Beijing Baoshu Technology Group (hereinafter referred to as “Baoshu Group”) entered the scene with mature technologies for remediating saline-alkali land and improving low- and medium-yield farmlands. Working together with Tongrentang, it launched a specialized soil improvement program for jujube seed, giving new life back to the originally hard and compact mountain soils.

Technology empowerment points the way for industrial development, but lack of funding has become the main bottleneck restricting progress. Soil improvement requires substantial investment and has a long payback cycle. During project implementation, Baoshu Group faced significant financial pressure, making it difficult to quickly expand planting scale and improve the industrial chain.

After learning about the funding difficulties of Herb Fragrance Valley, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch quickly rolled out tailored financial services. In response to the characteristics of high soil improvement investment and long payback cycles, the bank actively complied with national requirements for “three rural issues” work, and provided Baoshu Group with RMB 10 million in pure-credit credit support. This loan not only solved the financing problem for soil improvement, but also supported the development of a full-chain system for raising seedlings, planting, and processing at the base.

Today, in the traditional Chinese medicinal herb bases of Taihang Herb Fragrance Valley, machines hum continuously. In the seedling-raising greenhouses, new plants are thriving. Inside the processing workshops, a fragrant aroma of medicinal herbs fills the air. With multiple support factors—government backing, technology empowerment, and financial assistance—here, homology products of medicine and food have entered thousands of households through e-commerce platforms, driving more than 100 nearby farming households to achieve stable income growth.

From helping seed industry revitalization to cover shortcomings, to supporting distinctive agriculture to bring prosperity to rural areas, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch has always based itself on the regional agricultural development characteristics. With innovative financial products and high-quality financial services, it has connected the “last mile” of rural financial services. Looking ahead, the Industrial Bank Beijing Branch will continue to stay true to its初心 of providing inclusive finance for agriculture, deepen cooperation with governments, enterprises, and research institutions, focus on key areas of rural revitalization, and continuously innovate credit models and optimize service processes—so that financial liquidity continues to soak into rural farmland. With practical work and responsibility, it will paint a new picture of high-quality rural revitalization.

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