Designer of China's domestic no-tillage seeder: let the "healthy" black soil produce more grain. Miao Quan, 68 years old this year, is the chief researcher of the Agricultural Machinery Research and Development Center of the National Black Earth Modern Agriculture Research Institute of China Agricultural University.
Decades stationed in the black soil of his hometown, he is committed to promoting the "pear tree model" to help farmers increase production and income. Lishu County is located in the world-famous Golden Corn Belt and is an important grain producing area.