Song Baoan, deputy to the National People's Congress: China's pesticide creation will definitely catch up with the international leading level

China's pesticide industry started late but developed rapidly
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At present, China has developed into the world's largest pesticide producer and pesticide user, but there is still a certain gap between China's pesticide creation level and developed countries

China's pesticide industry started late but developed rapidly

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, China's pesticide creation level and capability have been greatly improved, especially around the pesticide products needed to solve major crop diseases and insect pests in China, pesticide creation has made great progress
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According to Song Baoan, in China, such as the Diploid borer, the rice leaf roller, the rice planthopper on rice, the scab and rust on wheat, and the weeds, such as sagebrush, resistant barnyard grass, etc.
Major pests and weeds encountered in China's agricultural production

Academician Song Baoan is teaching in the laboratory

"Of course, while seeing the achievements, we must also see that there is still a big gap with developed countries in the problem of original molecular targets and innovation of major pesticide varieties, and it is still difficult to participate in international market competition and meet domestic agricultural requirements.

Production demand

With the advancement of high-quality agricultural development during the "14th Five-Year Plan", China will vigorously develop green agriculture, especially in response to the two bottom lines proposed in this year's No.
, and emphasizes food safety, agricultural product safety, food safety and ecological safety, and continuously strengthens the promotion and application of green technology, digital technology and intelligent technology in agricultural production
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In order to accelerate the green and high-quality development of the pesticide industry, and focus on building five major systems, namely, a modern pesticide production system, a management system, a safe use system, a regulatory service system, and a scientific and technological innovation system, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other departments have issued the “14th Five-Year Plan” National Pesticide System.

Source: Agricultural Resources Herald