Agricultural machinery technology innovation draws attention at the Two Sessions, good news for modern agriculture
Original title: NPC deputy Wang Jinfu: Persist in technological innovation to push agricultural mechanization to a new level
Wang Jinfu, NPC deputy and vice president of Zoomlion (file photo)
The "Government Work Report" proposed, "Implement a batch of projects in water conservancy, agricultural machinery, modern seed industry, etc., and promote appropriately scaled agricultural operations and regional layout, standardized production, and socialized services." Regarding issues related to the development of China's agricultural machinery, Wang Jinfu, NPC deputy and vice president of Zoomlion, said in an interview with a China Economic Net reporter that agricultural machinery projects play a key role in advancing agricultural modernization. We must persist in agricultural machinery technology innovation, be committed to pushing agricultural mechanization to a new level, and comprehensively boost the development of agricultural modernization.
NPC deputy Wang Jinfu believes that the development of agricultural machinery has promoted the improvement of agricultural production efficiency and played an important role in reducing grain production costs. Without the development of agricultural machinery, China's grain prices today would probably be even higher.
At present, China's agriculture is in a period of rapid development and profound transformation, with accelerated land transfer, further transfer of agricultural labor, and the emergence of large numbers of new agricultural production organizations and new agricultural production models. The agricultural machinery industry faces new opportunities and challenges. Wang Jinfu told a China Economic Net reporter that how to improve the scientific and technological level of agricultural machinery and how to do a good job in adjusting the industrial structure of agricultural machinery are important topics placed before us.
Narrowing the gap: "Internet Plus" agricultural production model innovation
Wang Jinfu pointed out that at this stage, the overall level of China's agricultural machinery industry still lags considerably behind developed countries. From the perspective of the industry, large enterprises in the agricultural machinery industry still need to become stronger, and small enterprises still need to become more specialized; from the perspective of products, there is overcapacity in low-end products and insufficient mid- and high-end products.
In the production of major grain crops, China has basically achieved full mechanization of the main production process, and the comprehensive mechanization rate has reached 63%, but problems still exist, such as the not-high technological level of leading products and shortcomings in many links.
Among major agricultural machinery products, such as tractors and combine harvesters, compared with developed countries in Europe and America, there is still a generational gap in product technology, especially a large gap in large-scale development, precise compound operations, and intelligentization.
In full mechanization, there are still many shortcomings. For example, capacity is insufficient in front-end operations such as seedling raising and seed treatment; in the post-harvest handling of grain, there are still no systematic and effective solutions for grain loss, quality assurance, and coordinated management.
In the production process, a large number of problems still need to be solved in aspects such as soil and water sources, ecological protection, biomass reuse, and the integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy.
In the production of cash crops, China's current level of full mechanization is still relatively low. With the continuous decrease of labor, the production of cash crops faces difficulties. Mechanized production of cash crops such as sugarcane, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, and forage grass urgently needs breakthroughs and solutions.
In response to these contradictions and problems, Wang Jinfu pointed out that, in light of the history of agricultural mechanization development in developed countries, agricultural machinery technology and the development model of agricultural machinery enterprises must undergo profound changes. China's "smart agriculture" production should be placed on the development agenda, and the industrialization of "Internet Plus modern agricultural machinery" should be advanced in a planned way.
Technological innovation: improving the supply-side capacity and level of agricultural machinery
Wang Jinfu believes that the "Made in China 2025" strategy proposed by the state has put forward new goals and requirements for the development of agricultural equipment, and "2025 for agricultural equipment manufacturing" and "2025 for agricultural production" must be planned and advanced in sync. Facing "China Agriculture 2025," China's agricultural machinery industry will no longer simply "sell products and sell services," but "provide solutions," that is, provide modern agricultural production solutions for agricultural production, especially agricultural production and operation organizations, for different crops, different scales, and different agricultural production models. To this end, Zoomlion timely proposed the business strategy of "full-process solution service provider for agricultural production mechanization," and under the guidance of this strategy, persisted in technological innovation and achieved certain results.
In full mechanization of major grain crops, Zoomlion can currently provide complete sets of equipment and solutions for the entire process of plowing, planting, management, and harvesting of major grain crops such as corn, wheat, and rice.
In terms of food security and grain quality, Zoomlion has consistently persisted in the research and application of grain drying and storage equipment. Up to now, Zoomlion can provide advanced and applicable drying machinery for major grain crops such as corn, wheat, and rice, while also expanding to the drying of cash crops such as wood ear fungus and goji berries. At the same time, Zoomlion is committed to using "Internet Plus efficient drying" to make crop drying, storage and transportation, and management automated and intelligent, creating a "smart granary" model.
In full mechanization of cash crops, Zoomlion has completed mechanization of key links in the production of crops such as sugarcane and rapeseed. Next, it will focus on expanding full mechanization in links such as forage grass and potatoes.
Wang Jinfu pointed out that with the continuous development of China's modern agriculture, based on full mechanization of agricultural production and integrating technologies such as big data, cloud platforms, the internet, 3S technology, and automatic control, an era of modern agricultural production technology featuring automation, intelligentization, and informatization will arrive.
Wang Jinfu told a China Economic Net reporter that the scientific and technological innovation system centered on Zoomlion's "National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Modern Agricultural Equipment" has provided enormous support for the company's agricultural machinery technology innovation. High-end agricultural machinery products such as high-horsepower high-end tractors, sugarcane harvesters, and energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and efficient dryers have been successfully developed and put on the market since last year, providing new competitive advantages for the company's development.
Wang Jinfu proposed that persisting in agricultural machinery technology innovation and promoting industrial upgrading is the key to the "supply-side" structural reform of agricultural equipment. Under the situation of China's great agricultural development and great transformation, the agricultural machinery industry must stand from the perspective of serving agriculture, actively think, actively act, and actively integrate with the country's agricultural development, so as to effectively support and promote the development of China's agricultural modernization.
Brief information on the NPC deputy:
Wang Jinfu, a native of Dajiawa Subdistrict, Weifang Binhai Economic and Technological Development Zone, Shandong. He holds a master's degree in business administration from Capital University of Economics and Business and is a senior economist. He is currently vice president of Zoomlion. (Reporter Hua Qingjian)