Yunnan: Major Scientific and Technological Achievements Promote High Quality Development of Modern Agriculture

The implementation of the “Construction and Application of High Yield and Efficient Cultivation Technology System for Early Autumn Wheat and Barley” project has created records for the average and highest yield per mu of continuous early autumn barley in Yunnan Province; The project “Cultivation of Early Mature High Oil Content Rapeseed Varieties and Integrated Application of Efficient Technologies” developed 5 varieties and 4 core technologies, covering an area of 2029000 acres in 2018, with a coverage rate of 45% in the province; The “Selection of New Varieties and Industrialization Technology Integration Demonstration of Plateau Characteristic Red Pear” project has constructed and industrialized the Yunnan Mountain Smart Pear Garden System with the Internet of Things orchard irrigation system and food safety production system as the core… Targeting the major project of condensing the technological needs of the agricultural industry, through unremitting efforts, in the first half of this year, major projects and achievements of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences have achieved phased breakthroughs, with seed industry, resources Multiple major projects in technology and other fields have been approved, and multiple major achievements have been transformed, effectively supporting and leading the high-quality development of modern agriculture with distinctive characteristics on the Yunnan Plateau.

In terms of major projects, the “Yunnan National Plateau Wild Rice Germplasm Resource Nursery Project” undertaken by the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the Modern Seed Industry Improvement Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been approved. Two central and local special projects have been approved, including the “Construction of Plateau Characteristic Agricultural Product Processing Technology Innovation Center” and the “Demonstration of Green Quality and Efficiency Enhancement Technology Model for Potatoes in Wumeng Mountain Area”. The provincial science and technology plan has received support for five major projects, The total financial special funds for the project have reached a historic high. In addition, the Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement of Rice Cropping and the Yunnan Intelligent Flower Engineering Research Center have been approved for project establishment. At this point, the institute has 5 provincial-level key laboratories and 11 provincial-level engineering research centers.

In terms of major achievements, as of June, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences has won 10 provincial scientific and technological achievements awards, including 1 special prize for scientific and technological progress, 1 first prize for scientific and technological progress, and 3 second prizes for scientific and technological progress; 28 varieties and technologies were selected as the leading agricultural varieties and technologies in Yunnan Province in 2019. Among them, sugarcane, rapeseed, and tea accounted for 100% of the recommended varieties, while vegetables and fruits accounted for 50%. Ecological and environmental protection technologies accounted for 66.67% of this type of technology.

The promotion and application of these significant achievements have promoted the transformation and upgrading of the agricultural industry in Yunnan Province. The project of “Tropical and Subtropical Maize Key Parent Creation and heterosis Research and Utilization” has made a major breakthrough in tropical and subtropical maize key parent creation and heterosis research and utilization. It has bred 21 approved varieties, promoted the application of 11.273 million mu in 2016-2017, and directly increased the production by 903 million yuan. The “Integrated Innovation and Demonstration of Low Latitude Plateau Rice Seed Quality Control Technology” project has achieved full process technological innovation and integration from variety admission standards to seed production, seed processing, standardized seedling cultivation, and seed quality testing and supervision. It has promoted seed quality control integration technology to 29.15 million mu in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou, with a cumulative reduction of 25.14 million kilograms in seed use and a cost saving and efficiency increase of 750 million yuan. The key technology and equipment research and application of sugarcane production mechanization in hilly and mountainous areas “project has developed sugarcane production technology equipment and mechanization technology, which have been widely applied in China and promoted to Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, etc. The “Innovation and Application of Efficient Drug Residue Detection and Counterfeiting Technology for Livestock and Poultry Products” project has constructed a full chain quality and safety testing technology system for livestock and poultry products, which has been promoted and applied in 28 pig slaughterhouses in 5 states and cities across the province, effectively ensuring the quality and safety of livestock and poultry products. The “Innovation and Application of Nitrogen Reduction, Capacity Increase, and Loss Control Technology in Farmland” integration has created a complete set of technologies for livestock and poultry manure from collection to initial processing to organic fertilizer, as well as a crop ecological planting, planting, and breeding integrated circular agriculture technology for efficient nitrogen utilization, supporting the development of modern agriculture with distinctive characteristics in the Yunnan Plateau and creating a world-class “green food brand”.