What is the focus of seed management this year?

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the key work of the Seed Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2015 will be to deepen the reform of seed industry system, promote the construction of national bases and strengthen seed industry management, from policy creation to implementation, releasing reform vitality and policy effectiveness.

Do a good job in seed industry reform to ensure that policies and measures are effective

First, we should do a good job in the standardized operation of the results trading platform, carry out the activities of public promotion and trading of achievements, promote the optimal allocation of achievements and accelerate the transformation. The second is to implement the policy of encouraging scientific and technological personnel to carry out technical services in enterprises, promote scientific research units to cooperate with enterprises in various ways, summarize and popularize good practices and experiences, and break down barriers to the flow of scientific and technological talents. Third, promote the introduction of improved seed scientific research plan and medium-and long-term development plan of germplasm resources, launch the third national germplasm resources survey, implement green channel system for variety examination and approval, organize science and enterprises to jointly implement corn and soybean variety breakthrough, establish a collaborative research mechanism of resource sharing, rights and interests distribution and diversified investment, and accelerate the selection and promotion of breakthrough varieties.

Promote the construction of national-level seed production bases and implement investment and support policies for base projects

The construction of national breeding seed production base focuses on Hainan, Gansu and Sichuan three bases and national seed production counties. First, Hainan Nanfan Base, together with the development and reform departments, finance departments, land departments and Hainan Province, issued the planning and construction management opinions of Nanfan Base, which were submitted to the General Office of the State Council for forwarding; the land ownership of Nanfan in the protected area was implemented to households, and the feasibility study preparation and approval of key projects were completed. Second, Gansu and Sichuan seed production bases, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, complete the examination and approval of the feasibility study report for base construction, implement the annual project investment plan, and start the project construction. Third, implement the base support policy, guide the implementation of seed production counties, make good use of financial incentive funds, strengthen the construction and management of seed production bases; implement the premium subsidy policy of seed production insurance of the central finance together with the Ministry of Finance, and expand the scope of implementation of seed production insurance. Fourth, establish a base territorial management mechanism, carry out annual inspection and biennial assessment for large counties with national seed production, link the results with the identification and support policies and projects of large counties, and implement the main responsibility of local government territorial management.

Keep a strict investigation and crack down on the high-pressure situation, treat both the symptoms and root causes, and crack down on the infringement of seed counterfeiting

The Seed Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture will further unite with public security, industry and commerce and social rights protection forces to continue to carry out special actions to crack down on infringement of variety rights and fake seeds, so as to fundamentally improve the market order. One is to highlight the supervision of problematic enterprises and problem markets, dig deep and crack down on and destroy a number of black dens, revoke a number of illegal enterprise licenses, and expose a number of illegal cases and lawbreakers. The second is to promote local cross-provincial cooperation in law enforcement and form a joint force in law enforcement. Third, start the construction of variety DNA identification system, explore the establishment of variety identification system; carry out seed entrusted management and e-commerce platform sales, and expand the scope of traceability pilot projects; fourth, promote the reform of variety management system, strengthen intellectual property protection and strengthen illegal punishment in combination with the revision of Seed Law.