Transformation and development of planting and breeding cooperatives is urgent, experts propose recommendations

To explore the development path of planting and breeding cooperatives in the new era, the Scientific Planting and Breeding Council Alliance and "Scientific Planting and Breeding" magazine recently held a national exchange of experience for large planting and breeding households and a production-marketing matchmaking meeting in Beijing.

It is understood that there are currently 1.65 million farmers' cooperatives nationwide, and the land transfer area exceeds 1/3 of the total cultivated land area. Delegates at the meeting believed that planting and breeding cooperatives are still in the initial stage of development, with shortcomings in brand building and in promoting agricultural efficiency and farmers' income growth. They must adapt to the new normal and urgently need to transform and develop toward large-scale, industrialized and standardized operations.

Experts said that through policy support, it is necessary to guide the structural adjustment of cooperatives, accelerate the structural reform of the agricultural supply side to improve quality and efficiency, guide the structural adjustment of cooperatives, promote models such as cost reduction and consumption reduction, green yield increase and circular utilization, and promote the integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries.