This year, we will build 100 agricultural science and technology innovation and integrated demonstration bases throughout the country.

At a press conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture on October 10, Tang Ke, director of the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the Ministry of Agriculture, gave a briefing on the innovation and application of agricultural science and technology in China, and answered the reporter's questions.

The yield of Chinese super rice in the fourth stage exceeds 1000 kg per 100 mu per mu.

At the press conference, Tang Ke first announced a piece of good news: on the morning of the 10th, the Ministry of Agriculture organized experts to measure the yield of the fourth phase of China's super rice project with a yield of 1000 kg per mu, led by Academician Yuan Longping. The yield measurement results show that the yield of the fourth stage super rice in Xupu County, Hunan Province has exceeded 1000 kg per mu, setting a new record of 1026.7 kg. This is the result of the joint efforts and long-term struggle of a large number of agricultural science and technology workers led by Academician Yuan Longping, and it is also a great contribution to the cause of agricultural science and technology.

New progress has been made in agricultural science and technology, laying a solid foundation for the "ten consecutive increases" of grain output.

Tang Ke said: in recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture has conscientiously implemented the strategy of innovation-driven development, promoted innovation in the system and mechanism of agricultural science and technology, and provided a strong scientific and technological support for the sustained increase in grain production and farmers' income. In 2013, the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress reached 55.2%. The new progress in agricultural science and technology is mainly reflected in three aspects.

First, important breakthroughs have been made in the independent innovation of crop varieties and in tackling key production technologies, resulting in a number of original and major achievements, laying a solid foundation for China's "ten consecutive increases" in grain output. A large number of new crop varieties with high yield, good quality and strong stress resistance have been cultivated. During the 12th five-year Plan period, more than 370 new varieties of grain and cash crops were bred. In addition to super rice, the cultivated high-quality fragrant rice varieties account for more than 70% of the domestic high-grade fragrant rice market, breaking the monopoly of foreign varieties in the high-grade rice market. Jimai 22, a new wheat variety cultivated, accounts for 12% of the total wheat planting area in the country. A series of new maize varieties have repeatedly created large-scale high-yield records in Huang-Huai-Hai and other areas. In addition, 23 new breeds of livestock and poultry, 35 new varieties of forage and 19 new varieties of aquaculture have been cultivated.

A series of great achievements have been made in the breeding of transgenic organisms. It has conquered eight core technologies, such as gene cloning, transgenic operation and biosafety evaluation, and obtained 96 key genes such as insect resistance, herbicide resistance, high quality and high yield, breaking the long-term technological monopoly of developed countries. New varieties of transgenic insect-resistant cotton, such as Zhongmian 70, have been cultivated, making the market share of domestic insect-resistant cotton reach 95%.

A number of advanced and practical technologies with light simplification and standardization have been developed. Research and development of more than 50 sets of efficient crop cultivation techniques, livestock and poultry and aquatic products feeding and management of more than 70 new technologies. The developed high-yield cultivation techniques of deep pine have increased the yield of corn by an average of 150 kg per mu in the demonstration area; developed a large number of efficient, portable and labor-saving agricultural mechanization equipment; developed more than 50 kinds of green pesticides and 22 new veterinary drugs; integrated a number of major pest prevention and control technologies, and effectively improved the ability of disaster prevention and reduction and sustainable disaster control in agricultural production.

Second the reform and construction of grass-roots agricultural technology extension system has achieved remarkable results. It has set up a trading platform for the transformation of agricultural scientific and technological achievements and established a fast channel for the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements.

Third, new progress has been made in the construction of agricultural scientific research platform and innovative talents, and a new training system for professional farmers has been constructed, which has injected new vitality into agricultural production.

Modern agricultural industrial technology system plays an important role in disaster relief.

The vast number of researchers in the agricultural scientific research system, including the three academies under the Ministry of Agriculture and agricultural scientific research and teaching units at all levels, the modern agricultural industrial technology system, the key laboratory system of subject groups, and so on, are called 100,000 troops and 20,000 elites. According to the needs of the industry and the planning of science and technology, this elite unit develops advanced and applicable technologies and solves practical problems in industrial development. Modern agricultural industrial technology system has played an important role in increasing agricultural production and income, disaster relief and disaster relief.

Tang Ke said that more than 2000 experts in this system, together with their team of more than 9000 people, undertake some urgent, difficult and heavy tasks at critical times, such as the northeast "armyworm" problem, H7N9 bird flu, southwest drought and other emergencies. This team is in the forefront and can pull out, top, and win. It can be said that they are particularly able to bear hardships, especially dedicated, and especially able to fight. According to incomplete statistics, over the past six years, system experts have participated in agricultural disaster relief technical guidance services for a total of about 18000 people, put forward nearly 1000 technical solutions, formed more than 1000 disaster investigation reports, and participated in more than 10 major emergencies, becoming the main force of science and technology in dealing with agricultural disasters and emergencies in China.

Both "double increase 100" and "double increase two hundred" agricultural science and technology actions have achieved the set goals.

The Ministry of Agriculture launched the scientific and technological activities of super rice "Shuangzeng100" and maize "Shuangzeng100" in Northeast China in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Tang Ke said that the two actions are successful practices of the Ministry of Agriculture in agricultural science and technology extension services. Through efforts, relying on superior scientific research forces to guide production, implementing the village joint household system of technical instructors, vigorously promoting leading varieties and technologies, and actively carrying out technical demonstration and training services, "double increase 100" and "double increase 200" have achieved remarkable results and made important contributions to the national grain production.

"Shuangzeng100" is mainly aimed at super rice. Since 2010, it has been organized and implemented in more than 100 counties and 6 agricultural reclamation farms in 17 provinces, autonomous regions and cities, including Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu and Anhui. Through the careful organization of various units, a large number of super rice varieties with high yield, strong resistance and wide adaptability have been bred, with an annual demonstration and extension area of more than 100 million mu, and achieved a double increase of 100, that is, an increase of 100 jin per mu. The goal of saving cost and increasing efficiency by 100 yuan. Especially last year, the area of promotion reached 130 million mu. "double increase two hundred" refers to corn, which is mainly carried out in three provinces, one district and one bureau in Northeast China, and has also achieved the set goal. In 2013, it was implemented in 160 counties, covering an area of 73.933 million mu, increasing production per mu by 203jin, saving cost and increasing efficiency by 194yuan.

This year, 100 demonstration bases for agricultural science and technology innovation and integration will be built throughout the country.

The construction of 100 agricultural science and technology innovation and integration demonstration bases throughout the country is the top priority of agricultural science and education work this year. The aim is to integrate all kinds of scientific and technological resources, training resources and extension resources, rely on market-driven forces, focus on building 100 experimental and demonstration bases with strong regional representation and complete industrial chain, and explore the establishment of a scientific research project establishment mechanism guided by industrial demand and entrusted by the government. The business guidance mechanism with the chief expert as the main person in charge of the innovation base, and the agricultural technology extension service mechanism based on the mode of "government + base + experts (agricultural technicians) + enterprises + farmers". The performance management mechanism with supporting industrial development and increasing farmers' income as the main evaluation index, and the development mechanism with the combination of government guiding support and social diversified investment. Tang Ke said: our goal is to build the innovation base into scientific research experimental fields, technological demonstration model fields, professional farmers' observation fields, ecological agriculture model fields and agricultural decision-making reference fields by the end of the 13th five-year Plan, in order to achieve sustainable agricultural development, to explore new ways to improve agricultural labor productivity, land output rate, resource utilization rate, contribution rate of scientific and technological progress, and change the mode of agricultural development.

This year, the central government has invested 1.1 billion yuan to start the new professional farmer training project, which is the transformation and upgrading of the Sunshine Project.

In 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture launched a pilot project to cultivate new professional farmers in 100 counties across the country. More than 100,000 new professional farmers were trained and identified in 2013. This year, the central government has invested 1.1 billion yuan to start the project to cultivate new professional farmers, selecting 14 demonstration cities and 300 demonstration counties in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, and a total of 562 key demonstration counties across the country to issue new professional farmer certificates to those who meet the qualifications. to give policy support. Has initially formed a "trinity, three types of coordination, three levels through" a new type of professional farmers development path.

The new professional farmer training project is a comprehensive transformation and upgrading of the Sunshine Project. Compared with the Sunshine Project, there are mainly four aspects of innovation: first, the innovation of the cultivation mechanism. Highlight the demand-oriented, carry out the whole industry chain training and follow-up services. The second is the innovation of the cultivation mode. We should implement the training model of "segmented, training and participation", strengthen classified guidance, and carry out training models such as farmers' field schools and sending teachers to the countryside, so as to improve participation, interaction and practicality. The third is to cultivate the innovation of content. The curriculum adapts to the farmers' characteristics and learning rules, and the teaching practice has various forms and is more pertinent and practical. The fourth is the innovation of cultivation means. Make full use of modern and information means to carry out online education and training for new professional farmers, mobile Internet services, online information technology consultation, whole-process follow-up management and assessment.

Use the power of science and technology to continue to do a good job in the establishment of beautiful villages.

At the beginning of 2013, the Ministry of Agriculture implemented the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress and launched the project to create a beautiful countryside. Since the launch of the Beautiful Countryside Establishment Project, the Ministry of Agriculture has carried out a lot of work: first, through extensive research, the Ministry of Agriculture has formulated the target system for the creation of beautiful villages and defined the evaluation indicators of beautiful villages. This evaluation index has a total of 20 items in four categories, mainly "Sansheng plus humanities", that is, production development, comfortable life, good ecology and humanistic harmony. It can be summarized by four beauties: industrial beauty, environmental beauty, life beauty and humanistic beauty. Second, 1100 villages have been identified throughout the country as pilot units for the establishment of beautiful villages, and strive to build these villages into beautiful villages with "blue sky, green land, clean water, safe housing, happy work, and increasing income" in three years. The third is to integrate resources to promote the construction of beautiful villages. In terms of project arrangements for agricultural technology extension services, rural biogas projects, rural clean projects, agricultural cleaner production, and training of new professional farmers, we should give moderate preference to the pilot units for the establishment of beautiful villages. The fourth is to conduct a case study on the construction of beautiful villages in various places, and on the basis of on-the-spot investigation and connotation extraction, scientifically and systematically summarizes the ten models of the establishment of beautiful villages, which provides useful reference and inspiration for the construction of beautiful villages in various places. Fifth, a series of activities have been carried out around the establishment of beautiful villages.

Tang Ke said: in the next step, we will focus on the resources, environment and ecological problems in agricultural and rural areas, and continue to do a good job in the creation of beautiful villages by using the power of science and technology. in addition to making good use of existing resources, we should also strive for new funds and projects, and finally form two major systems: the policy input system and the science and technology support system for the establishment of beautiful villages. We will support pilot villages to develop ecological agriculture, low-carbon agriculture, circular agriculture and green agriculture, and build beautiful homes.