How can the transformation of agricultural production methods in tropical regions be accelerated? Collaborative innovation is the key
Accelerate Collaborative Innovation to Advance the Transformation of Agricultural Production Methods in Tropical Regions
Council Meeting of the National Tropical Agricultural Science and Technology Collaborative Network Held in Panzhihua
This website reports On July 26, the China (Panzhihua) Mango Industry Development Forum and the Council Meeting of the National Tropical Agricultural Science and Technology Collaborative Network, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, were held in Panzhihua, Sichuan. Tang Ke, Chairman of the National Tropical Agricultural Science and Technology Collaborative Network and Director of the Science and Education Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wang Qinghuang, President of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Liu Guodao, Vice President, Wang Xuejun, Vice President, and Xu Jianmin, Member of the Standing Committee of the Panzhihua Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General, attended the council meeting. Leaders of agricultural academies from 8 provinces (regions) in tropical areas nationwide and 110 representatives from 48 council member units attended the meeting.
Meeting venue
The main task of this council meeting was to implement the spirit of the national on-site meeting on accelerating the transformation of agricultural development methods, and to discuss how to advance collaborative innovation and promote the transformation of agricultural production methods in tropical regions, focusing on key areas and key technologies affecting the process of tropical agricultural modernization.
Director Tang Ke offered suggestions for the development of tropical agriculture and the collaborative network. First, tropical agriculture must adapt to the requirements of transforming methods and adjusting structure. Through scientific and technological innovation, the enthusiasm of the broad masses of scientific and technological personnel should be mobilized, and measures should be adapted to local conditions, adhering to moderate-scale operations, giving play to the leading and driving role of leading enterprises, and fully mobilizing the broad masses of farmers and new types of business entities, so as to achieve high efficiency and ecology on the premise of ensuring food security. Second, the collaborative network must fully play its role. As an important supporting platform for scientific and technological innovation in tropical agriculture, the collaborative network must explore reform and innovation of institutional mechanisms, collaborative innovation alliances, and cloud platforms, raise the level of scientific and technological innovation, effectively connect with major science and technology plans of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and others, improve the relevance of scientific and technological innovation, and plan scientific and technological innovation in tropical agriculture. The collaborative network must strengthen docking with leading enterprises, and make the industrial chain longer and extended. It is necessary to fully give play to the enthusiasm of enterprises to participate in scientific research innovation, promote innovation in scientific research institutions and mechanisms, enhance innovation vitality, and promote more, faster, and earlier results from scientific and technological achievements. The collaborative network must also actively participate in the national strategy of “agriculture going global,” seize opportunities, reflect the value of tropical agriculture, and make contributions.
Wang Qinghuang, Vice Chairman of the National Tropical Agricultural Science and Technology Collaborative Network and President of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, fully affirmed the results achieved by the National Tropical Agricultural Science and Technology Collaborative Network and put forward requirements for how the collaborative network can better play the role of collaborative innovation and collaborative extension. First, focus on key points and expand influence. He pointed out that serving China's tropical regions is the responsibility borne by the collaborative network and the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences. Natural rubber, sugarcane, winter melons and vegetables, Nanfan seed industry, tropical woody grain crops, tropical woody oil crops, tropical fruit trees, spices and beverages are key areas of service, and it is necessary to actively participate in the Belt and Road, and support agriculture going global through industrial development, industrial upgrading, and industrial demonstration. Second, collaborative innovation and collaborative extension. Collaborative innovation must first use projects as bonds, demonstration bases as platforms, and the model of government + science and technology + enterprises to promote collaborative innovation. Collaborative extension must be market-oriented, take the materialization of achievements as the guide, and follow a development model of engineering of achievements, scaling of scientific and technological products, marketization and branding, with whole-industry-chain design. Third, strengthen organization and play a role. The council of the collaborative network must closely focus on the key tasks of tropical regions and the country, fully play its decision-making function, strengthen organizational leadership, strengthen system building, fully give play to the role of leading enterprises, and have science and technology support enterprises play a role in the market.
Experts and representatives from units and enterprises including the Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Watermelon and Melon Special Committee, the South Asia Division of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, and Panzhihua Ruihua Agriculture Co., Ltd. made exchange speeches at the meeting.