China News Service, Beijing, July 20 (Reporter Chen Su) Zeng Yande, chief agronomist and director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on the 20th that China's pilot projects for the industrial application of transgenics are advancing in an orderly manner.
At the press conference of the State Council Information Office held on the same day, Zeng Yande said that as a new technology, transgenic technology is accelerating innovation in all countries in the world. China has also established a corresponding R&D system and evaluation system, and cultivated a group of independent intellectual property species.
"In the process of promoting the research and development of agricultural genetically modified technology, we respect science, strictly supervise, and promote the industrial application of biological breeding in an orderly manner." Zeng Yande said that China promotes the research and development of agricultural genetically modified technology in accordance with laws and regulations, in accordance with the "Seed Law of the People's Republic of China" and Regulations on the management of genetically modified organisms in crops have formulated rules and regulations for the safety evaluation of genetically modified organisms, variety approval, seed production and operation, and plant variety naming.
In June this year, the National Crop Variety Approval Committee issued a notice to print and distribute the "National Standard for the Approval of Genetically Modified Soybean Varieties (Trial)" and "National Standard for the Approval of Genetically Modified Corn Varieties (Trial)", requiring all professional committees of the National Crop Variety Approval Committee to issue It will be implemented from the date of implementation and will be implemented accordingly.
Industry experts believe that this is a key step in the industrialization of GM soybeans and GM corn in China.
In this regard, Zeng Yande said that this standard is mainly an addition on the basis of the corresponding non-GMO variety approval standards. The basic conditions such as high yield and disease resistance are the same, but the insect resistance and herbicide resistance of genetically modified varieties are increased. Target trait specification.
At the same time, the supervision of key nodes such as research and development experiments, seed production and operation is very strict. For violations of laws and regulations, if they are found, they will be strictly investigated. "The law enforcement is strict, and the effect is good."
Zeng Yande said that China's GM industrialization application pilots are advancing in an orderly manner. For GM corn and soybean varieties that have obtained production and application safety certificates, certain trials are being carried out, and they are currently advancing in an orderly manner.
The effect of last year's pilot project was good. This year is the second year of the pilot project, and the pilot project will continue to be carried out in an orderly manner in strict accordance with regulations and requirements.
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