CCTV News: Building an agricultural powerhouse lies in technology. A new proposal of the Central Document No. 1 is to lead the aggregation of advanced production factors with scientific and technological innovation and develop new agricultural productivity according to local conditions. So, what is the new quality productivity of agriculture? What role does it play in improving agricultural production and accelerating agricultural modernization? Let’s pay attention together.

The new agricultural quality productivity focuses on "new"

The new agricultural quality productivity includes biological breeding technology, drone technology, artificial intelligence technology and digital technology. Experts said that to develop new agricultural productivity according to local conditions, we must fully apply the achievements of the new round of scientific and technological revolution to improve the total factor productivity of agriculture in all aspects.

Jiang Nan, a researcher at the Rural Economic Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that drones are the application of low-altitude technology in agriculture. UAV operations are basically not limited by time. They can perform various flight defense tasks day and night, which are particularly efficient and very accurate. In the past, pesticide injections were mainly based on experience. Now, the amount of fertilizer applied by drones and the amount of medicine used can be set in advance, so the operation effect is relatively good. It can be seen that the focus of my country's new agricultural productivity is reflected in the "new".

During the spring management period, everyone used to follow the traditional top dressing method of "applying weak seedlings early and strong seedlings late", but when should we chase how much fertilizer and how much effect the top dressing plays can only be estimated. This year, these indicators have been quantified in a smart farm in Weifang, Shandong.

Compared with traditional fertilization, using AI models can reduce the amount of fertilizers by about 10%, and the fertilizer utilization rate can be increased by 10% to 20%.

Li Defang, director of Weichai Leiwo Smart Agriculture Research Institute, introduced that as the data continues to accumulate, the data is entered into the AI ​​model, and after the model is constantly trained, the generated homework suggestions will become more and more accurate.

The fundamental way out of agriculture lies in technology and the key is the seeds

In addition to new technologies, there are new varieties. The Central Document No. 1 proposes to implement the seed industry revitalization action in depth, give full play to the role of major agricultural scientific research platforms such as "South China Silicon Valley", accelerate the capture of a number of breakthrough varieties, and continue to promote the industrialization of biological breeding. In recent years, with certain changes in climatic conditions, agricultural science and technology personnel have developed many new crop varieties according to weather changes, including drought resistance, flood prevention, fall resistance, and disease resistance. These have played an important role in improving the comprehensive agricultural production capacity.

Han Wenxiu, director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, said that the fundamental way out of agriculture lies in technology, and the key is seeds. Accelerate the breakthrough of key core technologies, and strive to conquer a number of breakthrough varieties, etc., so as to truly give agriculture the "wings" of technology.

Coordinated research and build an "ecosystem" of agricultural innovation

In addition, the Central Document No. 1 also clearly proposes that it is necessary to promote the coordinated research and development of agricultural scientific and technological forces. At a straw mushroom planting base in Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian Province, plump straw mushrooms are growing gratifyingly. As a major straw mushroom grower, Yang Longjin cooperated with scientific research institutes to use modern biotechnology to improve and breed straw mushroom strains, and cultivate new straw mushroom varieties with higher yields and better quality.

Data shows that as of the end of 2024, the total number of enterprises related to smart agriculture in my country has reached 83,000, an increase of nearly 4 times from less than 21,000 in 2020. In terms of scientific research, there are more than 860 agricultural research institutions in my country, and there are about 120,000 scientific researchers in agricultural research institutes and agricultural universities, which has strongly supported the leapfrog development of agricultural scientific and technological innovation.