There is still a lot of room for development of organic agriculture in China.

Xinhua News Agency, Luotian, Hubei, May 15 (Reporter Lei Yu, correspondent Zhang Chaozhen and Liu Shimin)-- "with China's population accounting for 5 percent of the world's population, chemical fertilizer use accounts for 3 percent of the world's total." Zhu Ying, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Wuhan University, pointed out that there is still a lot of room for the development of organic agriculture in China, which needs innovative science and technology, train a large number of scientific and technological personnel, and usher in a new opportunity for the development of organic agriculture.

Academician Zhu Ying made the above remarks at the first China Organic Agriculture Conference held today. The conference, sponsored by Hubei Zhonglu Organic Agriculture Research Institute, attracted nearly 300 people from and outside the industry, such as experts and scholars, investment and financing experts, agricultural entrepreneurs and e-commerce operators from all over the country. Participants discussed many key topics such as the strategic adjustment of China's rural economic structure, the current situation and future development opportunities of agricultural economy, the brand and marketing promotion of organic agriculture, and agricultural Internet thinking, in order to explore the way for the healthy and sustainable development of agriculture.

Zhou Zejiang, world director of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM) and vice president of the Asian Council, pointed out at the meeting that organic agriculture has reached the era of 3.0. it is necessary to cultivate carefully and thoroughly in three aspects: protecting resources, especially farmers' resources, such as land, water, seeds, etc. Increase influence, greatly promote the development of organic agriculture to improve the ecological environment, such as fighting soil erosion, dealing with weather changes, etc., so as to produce safe and high-quality food; improve the transparency of all aspects of the development of the organic industry. According to reports, the area of organic agricultural land in China ranks fourth in the world, and the area of organic farmland increased rapidly in 2013, but the per capita organic consumption is less than two euros, so it is necessary to adjust the structure and steady growth to meet new development opportunities.