Ministry of Agriculture Organizes Agricultural Enterprise Cooperation to Build Demonstration Bases and Advance Chemical Pesticide Reduction
According to this website in order to solidly carry out the "Action Plan for Zero Growth in Pesticide Use by 2020", achieve pesticide reduction and pest control as well as agricultural quality improvement and efficiency increase, the Ministry of Agriculture organizes plant protection agencies to cooperate with large and medium-sized pesticide production enterprises to jointly build demonstration bases for the integrated advancement of specialized unified pest control and green prevention and control of crop diseases and pests, so that the use of chemical pesticides in the demonstration bases is reduced by more than 20%, and the quality of agricultural products meets national food safety standards.
It is understood that the agricultural enterprise cooperation in jointly building demonstration bases means giving full play to the advantages of plant protection agencies in mastering pest monitoring information and being familiar with prevention and control technologies, and the advantages of pesticide enterprises in having high-efficiency and low-toxicity pesticides and green prevention and control products, gathering resources, concentrating efforts, jointly carrying out technology integration, direct product supply, and guidance services, demonstrating and promoting green prevention and control products, high-efficiency and low-toxicity pesticides, modern plant protection machinery and scientific pesticide use technologies, and promoting the integration of specialized unified pest control and green prevention and control,
The agricultural enterprise cooperation in jointly building demonstration bases has three main tasks:
First, technology integration. Plant protection agencies, together with the cooperating enterprises, closely focus on pesticide reduction and pest control, and according to the technical path of “control, substitution, precision, unification”, research, assemble, integrate and demonstrate pesticide reduction and pest control technology models for comprehensive prevention and control of major crop diseases and pests.
Second, direct product supply. According to the technology models, the cooperating enterprises organize products such as green prevention and control products with suitable costs and reliable quality, high-efficiency and low-toxicity pesticides, and modern plant protection machinery, and provide direct sales services for specialized pest control service organizations and new agricultural business entities.
⟦NL> Third, service enhancement. Plant protection agencies and cooperating enterprises should integrate funds, organize relevant experts and technical personnel, strengthen technical training and roving guidance, and ensure that pesticide reduction and pest control products reach the fields and technologies reach households.
Demonstration bases also need to focus on doing the following four aspects of work well:
First, formulate plans for pest control and scientific pesticide use. Plant protection agencies, together with cooperating enterprises, according to the perennial occurrence of diseases and pests in the demonstration bases and the pesticides provided by the cooperating enterprises, research and formulate technical plans for pest control and scientific pesticide use, and clarify the pesticide types, dosages, methods of use, precautions, and so on for the main diseases and pests controlled at different stages.
Second, jointly carry out technical training and science popularization publicity. Plant protection agencies and cooperating enterprises jointly organize relevant experts and technical personnel to jointly carry out technical training, organize farmers to conduct on-site observation, and popularize knowledge of pest identification and scientific pesticide use.
Third, organize and carry out specialized unified control of diseases and pests. During the key periods for the control of major diseases and pests, organize specialized pest control service teams to promptly carry out unified control of diseases and pests, and carry out effectiveness evaluation surveys after pesticide application for control.
Fourth, summarize and improve the technical models and working mechanisms. After the crops are harvested, plant protection agencies and demonstration enterprises should promptly conduct a comprehensive summary of the results and experience of the joint construction work, improve the technical models for pesticide reduction and pest control in comprehensive pest prevention and control and the cooperation and joint construction working mechanism, and lay the foundation for further expanding the demonstration.
The Ministry of Agriculture requires plant protection agencies and pesticide enterprises to jointly build demonstration bases according to the principle of “voluntary cooperation and two-way selection”, and to take agricultural enterprise cooperation in jointly building demonstration bases as a major measure for agricultural departments at all levels to implement the "Action Plan for Zero Growth in Pesticide Use by 2020", strengthen coordination, clarify responsibilities, integrate resources, and vigorously implement them.