Ren Dafang

Background

Dafang, Ren was born on August 24, 1932 in Shanghai. Son of Pengnian Ren and Lizhu Wu.

Education

Graduate in Horticulture, South China Agricultural U., Guangzhou, 1954.

Career

Assistant agronomist, The Guangdong Shunde (China) State-run Sugar Mill, 1954-1955; assistant agronomist, Sugarcane Experiment Station, The Guangdong Sugar Corporation, Shunde, 1955-1958; assistant agronomist, Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Chinese Ministry of Light Industry, Guangzhou, 1958-1981; agronomist, Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Chinese Ministry of Light Industry, Guangzhou, 1981-1987; senior agronomist, Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Chinese Ministry of Light Industry, Guangzhou, since 1987; head agronomy department, Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Chinese Ministry of Light Industry, Guangzhou, 1981-1984; head national priority technical projects, Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Chinese Ministry of Light Industry, Guangzhou, since 1983; director, Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Chinese Ministry of Light Industry, Guangzhou, since 1984. Visiting scholar Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1980. Group leader Sugarcane Industry Research Institute Visiting Group to Mauritius, Reduit, 1984, Visiting Group to Australia, Brisbane, 1987.

Member Chinese delegate Ministry Light Industry to Cuba, Havana, 1990. Member sugarcane variety committee Ministry Light Industry, since 1992. Consultant Guangdong Provincial Expert Advisor Group Sugarcane Production Technique, since 1991.

Achievements

• Ren Dafang has been listed as a noteworthy Agronomist, research institute director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Council Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Progress Fund, since 1993. Member China Society Sugarcane Technology (deputy director), China Society Sugar Technology (deputy director), Guangdong Society Sugarcane Technology (deputy director), China Society Entomologists (member Guangdong branch).

• China Society Sugarcane Tech. (deputy director)

• China Society Sugar Tech. (deputy director)

• Guangdong Society Sugarcane Tech. (deputy director)

• China Society Entomologists (Guangdong branch).

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, singing, reading, travelling, photography.

Connections

Married Huanmei Chen, July 13, 1958. 1 child, Ren Xiaotong.

Father:

Pengnian Ren

Mother:

Lizhu Wu

Spouse:

Huanmei Chen

child:

Ren Xiaotong Dafang