Seed quality disputes should not be caught in a "protracted war"

Late one night, Yang Guangjun called the reporter with anxiety in his voice. He said that if things can't be solved all the time, there will be no more crops in the spring, and the government should be worried when the land is scarce. Months of running, negotiation, hope and disappointment have exhausted him.

But on the other hand, seed companies and dealers also express grievances. Why do other farmers have no problems with seeds of the same variety and batch? Who can guarantee that it is not caused by mismanagement of growers, weather, soil and other factors?

So in addition to the field identification method, can we use the latest molecular identification technology to give a clear explanation? The reporter learned that although the molecular identification technology of vegetable varieties has been relatively mature, China has only established an authoritative gene bank for bulk grain and oil crops such as rice and corn, and a wide variety of vegetables have not yet been included in the gene bank. This means that due to the lack of authoritative comparison samples, molecular identification technology is difficult to play a role in vegetable disputes.

In recent years, some seed disputes with great social impact have been reported frequently, especially the cash crops with higher added value, and the amount of money involved is often millions of yuan. Once there is a dispute over seed quality, if the responsibility can be quickly identified through more authoritative and scientific technical identification, the parties will not be caught in a lasting "tug of war".

In addition, the reporter also found in the interview that although new farmers such as Wang Min and Yang Guangjun have a strong sense of safeguarding their rights, they are confused about the relevant laws and regulations, and there is a very high professional threshold for the identification of true and false seeds, so they still need the guidance of professional institutions to effectively protect their own rights and interests. In this case, the competent department of the industry has done a lot of work, but the relevant laws and regulations stipulate the role of the competent department in seed dispute cases, but there are some "bold lines". It is difficult for grass-roots departments to find a basis for behavior, and they may face accusations of inaction.

It can be predicted that due to the decrease in the number of self-retained seeds, the purchase of commercial seeds will increase greatly. Farmers who originally planted one and a half mu of land, even if they found that they had bought fake and shoddy seeds, often would not take the time to claim for compensation. But the future is different, with the continuous improvement of the proportion of large-scale planting, a slight deviation in seed quality may cause huge economic losses to large-scale growers. Therefore, whether it is the legal level, the infrastructure level, the combination of a variety of technical means should be improved as soon as possible.