The Ministry of Agriculture selected 331 varieties and 191 technologies for continuous poverty-stricken areas

The poverty alleviation and prosperity of 17 special poverty-stricken areas, such as Liupanshan area, Qinba Mountain area, Wuling Mountain area and Wumeng Mountain area, have touched the hearts of the people. Since 2013, under the responsibility of the Department of Development Planning and the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the Ministry of Agriculture, and specifically undertaken by the Science and Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, the selection and recommendation of agricultural applicable technologies and varieties in a series of poverty-stricken areas have been carried out in an orderly manner. at present, 331 agricultural varieties and 191 agricultural applicable technologies have been selected and promoted and released to the whole country, which has played a significant role in poverty alleviation in various poverty-stricken areas. It has effectively promoted the development of industries with local characteristics and increased the income of farmers and herdsmen.

It is reported that 17 special poverty-stricken areas supported by the Ministry of Agriculture involve a total of 680 counties in 21 provinces (autonomous regions and cities). These varieties and technologies are organized by the Ministry of Agriculture from dozens of experts from relevant industrial technology systems, subordinate and provincial agricultural research and teaching extension units, selected from 926 varieties and 566 technologies declared by 23 provinces and cities, 4 agricultural colleges and universities, and 10 units directly under the Ministry.

The poverty-stricken areas are basically mountainous areas with complex climatic and geographical conditions, different environments and different animal and plant resources, and each county in each district has different characteristic agricultural products. The Ministry of Agriculture does not adopt a national one-size-fits-all approach in the selection work, but is based on the unique resource advantages of each of the poverty-stricken areas: when soliciting alternative varieties, it is required to cover all the characteristic products of 680 counties in all 17 districts; when selecting supporting technologies, full consideration should be given to the current situation of local agricultural development and the traditions of the masses in planting and breeding. Although the result is a significant increase in workload, it ensures that each county can find locally applicable varieties and practical technologies in the final recommended catalogue.

In the selection work, the Ministry of Agriculture closely revolves around the development of characteristic industries in extremely poor areas, aiming at the goal of promoting industrial upgrading and structural optimization, and emphasizes improving the overall competitiveness and sustainable development ability of characteristic products in these areas. for example, in the process of selecting crop varieties, it is required to focus on recommending excellent varieties that are competitive in the market and can play a leading role in agricultural production in the continuous areas. In terms of supporting technology, it is not only in line with the current situation of agricultural and economic development, but also conducive to the implementation of continuous large-scale and intensive development.

Accurate poverty alleviation needs accurate guidance. The environment in poor areas is complex, the quality of agricultural labor force is relatively low, and the family situation of poor households and the demand for production technology are very different. This requires that the scientific and technological services in poverty alleviation work must have sufficient diversity and pertinence.

For example, in the selection of varieties and technologies, it not only includes field crops such as grain, cotton and oil, and bulk agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables, but also pays more attention to varieties with mountain characteristics such as small miscellaneous grains and traditional Chinese medicine; in the process of selection and recommendation, take into account the resource characteristics and industrial layout of each county. In this way, the selected varieties and technologies can meet the specific needs of different types of poor households in different places, so that science and technology services can provide more targeted guidance in the fine poverty alleviation work of building files one by one.