Seed Law Enforcement and Supervision Meeting Held in Dianjiang County, Chongqing

On the afternoon of December 20, the Dianjiang County Crop Seed Management Station held a county-wide seed law enforcement and supervision meeting. Liu Baofan, deputy director of the Dianjiang County Agricultural Committee, leaders and staff of the Crop Seed Station, and 21 seed wholesalers from across the county attended the meeting.

Deputy Station Chief Yang Ang organized the study of the newly revised Seed Law. Station Chief Zhang Bizheng explained to the attendees the content of some important parts of the newly revised Seed Law, and held serious discussions with the attending comrades around the newly revised Seed Law. A summary was made of the 2015 seed work, and arrangements were made for the 2016 seed law enforcement and supervision work. The seed industry situation in our county and the supply and demand situation for "two hybrid" seeds in our county were analyzed, and together the participants discussed the grand plan for seed industry development under the new situation. Finally, Director Liu Baofan emphatically stressed the issues to pay attention to in this year's seed supervision work, and put forward five requirements for seed enterprises: first, prevent unapproved varieties from entering the market and properly handle seed dispute issues; second, abide by rules and discipline and operate according to law; third, establish standardized business records; fourth, pay special attention to varieties being withdrawn; fifth, attach importance to the standardization of packaging labels and markings.