[Explanation] How important is a good seed in agricultural production?

Guo Fan, who has been dealing with seeds for more than 20 years, told reporters in an interview that good seeds are called food "chips", which can integrate multiple genes such as high quality, disease resistance, and high yield, and effectively increase production. benefit.

However, the traditional breeding methods used to be blind. To improve agricultural production, it is necessary to strengthen "technology support."

　　[Concurrent] Guo Fan, head of a certain industry company in Jiuquan, Gansu

　　It turns out that traditional breeding is very blind, that is, you may be empirical breeding. You may be able to bred a variety in seven or eight years, but how exactly the bred variety is on the market, you still can’t tell. Being able to compare is like betting on gambling.

Only with scientific research and innovation and owning the varieties of intellectual property rights can your company have the prospect of development.

　　[Explanation] Zhu Xinming, deputy dean of the Jiuquan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, used the onion seed industry as an example to reporters in an interview. In the past, the development of the seed industry largely relied on imports, and the high cost affected the development of the industry and the vital benefits of farmers .

　　[Concurrent] Zhu Xinming, Vice President of Jiuquan Academy of Agricultural Sciences

　　Our Jiuquan is a national onion distribution center. In order to solve the dependence of onion seeds on imports, our Academy of Agricultural Sciences has organized experts and some foreign experts to jointly develop new onion varieties, so that the price of onions per acre has changed from 2000 to 3000. Yuan, reduced to 800 Yuan.

　　[Explanation] At present, local companies with R&D capabilities invest in scientific research ranging from 300,000 to 3 million yuan each year, and the investment growth rate increases by more than 0.5% annually.

　　[Concurrent] He Xiaozu, Executive Deputy Mayor of Jiuquan Municipal Party Committee

　　At present, there are nearly 200 enterprises in the seed industry in Jiuquan, producing, processing, and selling.

For existing seed companies, we have established industry associations, formulated standards, regulated management, and expanded the market. We must increase this work. At the same time, we must also actively introduce domestic and international first-class seed industry large enterprises to settle in and create a Truly, an integrated industrial park for the production, processing and sales of the seed industry.

　　[Explanation] Jiuquan, Gansu Province, is located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. It has abundant light and heat resources, large temperature difference between day and night, low rainfall, good natural isolation, and has an excellent natural advantage in cultivating seeds.

At present, a standardized seed production base of 500,000 mu has been established, with an annual production of 120 million kilograms of seeds and an export of more than 8 million kilograms of seeds, accounting for 50% of the national seed export market, which is comparable to a "germplasm bank".

　　For a long time, Jiuquan City officials have attached great importance to the development of the seed industry. In 2013, Suzhou District was recognized as a national hybrid corn seed production base county by the Ministry of Agriculture; in 2017, Jiuquan City was recognized as a national regional vegetable seed breeding base. The status of the national seed base system has been continuously improved.

　　Gao Ying and Zhang Jing report from Jiuquan, Gansu

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]