"As an agricultural scientific researcher and a member of the breeding team, I am particularly concerned about the technical problem of the ‘stuck neck’ of provenance."

"What the delegates and committee members are concerned about is what we are promoting! As for the protection of germplasm resources you mentioned, we will start the investigation of agricultural germplasm resources after the two sessions, including the investigation of livestock, poultry and aquatic genetic resources."

At noon on March 7, in the meeting room of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, an extraordinary network video connection was underway. On one end of the screen is Sun Haoqin, deputy director of the Seed Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and on the other end is Kong Yi, deputy to the National People’s Congress and director of the Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Province.

On March 7, Kong Yi, deputy to the National People’s Congress and director of the Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Province (in the screen), and Sun Haoqin, deputy director of the Seed Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, conducted an online video connection in Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Muzi

This is an unusual "express delivery" of the two sessions: on March 5th, the delegates made suggestions, and on March 6th, they were suggested to be transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs via the General Office of the State Council. At noon on March 7, the "cloud dialogue" between the department and the delegates was realized. .

"I didn't expect to get a reply from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs so quickly, and the reply was comprehensive and in-depth and highly operable. It can be seen that the government departments attach great importance to our representative's suggestions." Kong Yi said.

Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture. A seed is related to the safety of Chinese jobs. At present, my country’s crops, especially food seeds, can be solved on their own. The core species of livestock and aquatic products are sourced at 75% and 85%, respectively. However, compared with the international advanced level, there are still many shortcomings in the development of my country’s seed industry. . In 2021, the No. 1 document of the central government proposed to fight the seed industry to turn around.

During the National Two Sessions this year, Kong Yi put forward a series of suggestions in terms of crop resource survey, breeding innovation, brand cultivation, base construction, etc., based on actual work. In response, Sun Haoqin responded one by one on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs——

"After New Year's Day this year, the Party Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will study how to make a good turn in the seed industry, and formulate a detailed work plan, road map and timetable."

"Take multiple measures to speed up the development of the modern seed industry: find out the'family status' and promote resource protection; focus on innovation and strive to achieve independent and controllable seed sources; strengthen the main body and build a well-known brand; build a good base to ensure high standards Seed supply..."

On the side of the screen, Sun Haoqin talked, and the introduction was comprehensive and in-depth; on the side of the screen, Kong Yi nodded frequently, listening and recording.

On March 7, Sun Haoqin, deputy director of the Seed Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, conducted a network video connection with the representative of the National People’s Congress and the director of the Edible Fungi Research Institute of the Tai’an Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Shandong in the conference room of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Beijing. line. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Muzi

Since 2016, each year during the National Two Sessions, the State Council has sent staff members to observe the deliberations of the representative committees and groups, record, summarize and respond to the opinions and suggestions of the representative committees. In 2020 and this year, due to the needs of the epidemic prevention and control situation, the State Council will not arrange staff to attend the scene, but through channels such as briefings of the two sessions, sort out the opinions and suggestions of the representative committees, and transfer them to the relevant departments for response. This work has become an effective way to listen to the voices and opinions of the people, to build a broad consensus, and to improve the government's scientific and democratic decision-making level.

Stable development of grain production, in-depth implementation of the strategy of storing grain on the ground and storing grain on technology, grasping seeds is one of the key points. The fundamental way out for food production lies in science and technology, and we must resolutely win the turnaround in the seed industry.

Wu Kaifeng, director of the Seed Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that since this year, we have been intensively promoting the development of the seed industry. After receiving the transferred representatives’ suggestions, we will immediately start special research, establish a working account, clarify the handling personnel, and achieve High-quality response.

"About the seed industry, we have received opinions and suggestions from six representatives." Zhai Cuixia, director of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that before the two sessions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, clear requirements for the handling of the opinions and suggestions of the representatives were put forward. So far, many opinions and suggestions have been received from the Office of the State Council, mainly related to the protection of germplasm resources, the conversion of fishermen from fishing, and the cultivation of rural talents. We will do everything there is to answer, and there is an answer to everything.

To promote the innovation of the seed industry, we must first lay a solid foundation, and the germplasm resource bank is one of the important foundations.

Sun Haoqin said that the new crop germplasm bank will be completed in September this year, and the storage capacity will reach 1.5 million copies after completion, ranking first in the world. Beginning this year, we will use another three years to complete the census and rescue collections in the last 707 counties, and strive to achieve the collection.

"The reply from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs makes me excited! I hope that the development of the national seed industry can arouse the attention and support of the whole society."

"We work hard together, we must win the turnaround in the seed industry."

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More than half an hour flowed in efficient and pragmatic communication.

Turning off the computer screen, Kong Yi carefully wrote down the gains of this "cloud dialogue" in the notebook. "As a grassroots scientific researcher, I will work hard with my colleagues to contribute to the development of the national seed industry." She said.

来源： 新华社