"Sugar Crops Ecologically Safe Planting and Resource Recycling" Project Training Course Held Online

　　On March 24, the opening ceremony of the Guangxi Sugarcane Farmer Field School Counselor Training Course (TOT) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) "Sugar Crop Ecologically Safe Planting and Resource Recycling" was held online .
From the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the FAO Representative Office in China, the Agricultural Trade Promotion Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center, the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Agricultural Zoning of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, and More than 60 people from Guangxi Sugar Industry Development Office, Inner Mongolia Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department and other relevant persons in charge, technical experts, representatives of project cooperative enterprises and farmer field school counselors participated online .
The meeting was chaired by Ms.
Fu Rong, Project Officer of the FAO Representative Office in China .

 

　　At the opening ceremony, researcher Liu Haitao of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs pointed out that this training is the starting point for the comprehensive promotion of sugarcane ecological safety planting technology, and will also lay a practical foundation for improving the comprehensive market capability of sugarcane and even the entire industry.
very important practical significance
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At the same time, three hopes are put forward for the training class.
One is to fully understand the importance and urgency of the training of sugar crop safety planting technology.
The second is that the training work must meet the needs of farmers' capacity building and agricultural production.
Positioning and expanding training effectiveness
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Zhang Zhongjun, Assistant Representative of the FAO Representative Office in China, introduced that Farmer Field School is the main method for FAO to carry out participatory capacity building activities in many rural areas around the world.
, and continuously improve the students' awareness of cooperation and organizational, management and decision-making ability
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Affected by the epidemic, although the online mode of this counselor training class will bring challenges to the training and students, it will also become a new attempt to innovate agricultural technology extension work and a new opportunity to enrich the organizational form of farmer field schools
.

 

　　Director Chen Yongjun of the Sugar Development Office of the Sugar Industry Development Office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region emphasized that sugar cane planting is irreplaceable in ensuring the income of Guangxi people and promoting rural revitalization, and expressed that he will give full cooperation and support to the FAO technical cooperation project in Hechi, Guangxi
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The person in charge of the project department of the Institute pointed out that since the project was launched, despite the restrictions of the epidemic, the project team of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has carried out a lot of efforts in coordinating the TOT training program, investigating the current situation of sugarcane planting and sugar industry in Guangxi, and carrying out sugarcane planting demonstrations.
work with good results
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　　At the meeting, Associate Researcher Liu Hongfang from the Institute of Asset Management reviewed the implementation and progress of the project.
Wang Xu, a technical expert on the FAO project, gave a detailed report on the development of sugarcane planting at home and abroad and the ecological safety of sugarcane planting.
Researcher Tan Hongwei from Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences gave the students The strategic options for improving sugarcane production efficiency were introduced, and Guo Rong, an expert in FAO project training, shared typical cases of farmer field training
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　　The training of farmer field school counselors and the organization of farmer field schools are one of the important activities of the FAO project
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After the opening ceremony, the first counselor training course of Guangxi Sugarcane Farmer Field School will be divided into 5 online training sessions, which will spread the high-yield and high-efficiency ecology of sugarcane from the aspects of soil health, nutrient resources, high-yield and efficient management concepts and technical measures.
Planting technology, improve the ability of local agricultural personnel to plant sugar crops, promote the establishment of a technical service system integrated with the agricultural industry, and enhance the competitiveness of the regional sugar crop planting industry
.