Summary

On October 8, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference to introduce the situation regarding "systematically implementing a package of incremental policies and solidly promoting the economy to move upward with an optimized structure and a continuously improving development trend." In recent years, remarkable achievements have been made in China's agricultural biological breeding. The coverage rate of improved crop varieties is over 96%, the promotion area of independently selected varieties accounts for more than 95%, and improved varieties contribute 45% to the increase in crop yield. Experts suggest accelerating the development of biological breeding and promoting the revitalization of the seed industry to help build a strong agricultural country.

Current situation of supply guarantee and price stabilization in China's seed industry

• In the second half of 2024, there is hope for a bumper autumn harvest.
• The production capacity of live pigs is at a reasonable level, and the reserve adjustment capacity has been enhanced.
• The area of vegetables in the fields has increased.
• The reserve of finished grain and oil in 36 large and medium-sized cities can meet the consumption for more than 15 days.

Achievements of biological breeding

Biological breeding has effectively supported food security and the stable and safe supply of important agricultural products. Academician Wan Jianmin of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said that "China's agricultural biological breeding technology has generally entered the first echelon in the world." However, Academician Wu Kongming of the Chinese Academy of Engineering pointed out that although China's biological breeding has achieved remarkable results, it still faces many challenges.

In terms of innovation ability

• Insufficient original basic research and key technologies. The shortcomings of frontier breeding technologies are prominent. The innovation system of deep integration of biotechnology and modern information technology has not been formed.
• The research and development and industrialization of major new varieties are lagging behind. There is a lack of high-yield, dense-tolerant, and machine-harvest maize varieties and high-yield, high-oil, and dense-tolerant soybean varieties. The industrialization of biotechnology products is also lagging behind.

In terms of seed enterprises

• There are a large number of crop seed enterprises in China, but they are small in scale and weak in competitiveness.
• Domestic leading seed enterprises have weak innovation ability and low R & D investment. The engineering breeding technology system has not been established.
• The seed industry technology innovation system is imperfect. The connection between the innovation chain and industrial chain of biological breeding is not smooth. The integrated full-industry-chain innovation ability is insufficient. The construction of a commercial breeding system is lagging behind, and the breeding efficiency is low.

Suggestions for accelerating the development of biological breeding and revitalizing the seed industry in China

• Strengthen the foundation of seeds resources: increase the collection, protection, identification of seeds resources and the creation of breeding materials.
• Increase technological research: promote the innovation of key biological breeding technologies, make breeding technologies intelligent and precise, and cultivate major new varieties.
• Enhance enterprise innovation ability: support leading seed enterprises to expand the scale of commercial breeding and improve scientific and technological innovation ability.
• Promote technology transfer: guide scientific research institutions to establish technology transfer centers and accelerate the transfer of new varieties and technologies to enterprises.
• Improve the intellectual property protection system to ensure the independent control of key technologies.

China's seeds resource protection and utilization system is becoming more and more perfect. It has a large number of preserved species and a large total amount of seeds resources, ranking among the forefront in the world. And it is internationally leading in genomic research on crops such as rice and wheat. In the future, targeted measures need to be taken to promote better development. The fundamentals of the market economy development of China's seeds and seed treatment industry have not changed. Favorable conditions such as large market potential and strong economic resilience remain unchanged.

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