Xinhua news agency, Zhengzhou, May 11

　　The reporter learned from National Conference on agricultural science and Technology Education finished on May 11, during the 13th Five-Year, China’s agricultural science and education will further implement innovation driven development strategy and strategy of promoting the construction of grain production capacity and sustainable growth in order to ensure national food security and effective supply of major agricultural products, promote the leaping development of agricultural science and technology and provide a strong support for agricultural quality and efficiency as well as industrial competitiveness.

　　According to the authorities, during the 12th Five-Year, based on the “three rural” situations, the national agricultural science and education system comprehensively deepen the reform of agricultural science and technology system. Significant progress has been made in agricultural research, technology promotion, education and training, etc.. The contribution of technological progress to agriculture has increased from 52 percent of the 11th Five-Year to 56 percent, making an important contribution to China’s grain production to achieve twelve increase and farmer’s income to achieve twelve fast.

　　Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture Zhang Taolin said, at present, to promote the agricultural supply side structural reform in order to promote agricultural quality and efficiency and to improve the international competitiveness of agriculture in order to make agriculture better and stronger put forward new requirements for agricultural science and education. To meet the new round of world agricultural science and technology revolution and to solve the outstanding problems of agricultural science and technology development put forward new challenges to the work of agricultural science and education.

　　Zhang Taolin said, during the 13th Five-Year, China will strengthen an overall planning and top-level design, improve the scientific and technological system to meet the requirements of efficient output, product safety, resource saving and environment friendly agricultural development and accelerate the promotion of agricultural science and technology independent innovation ability, the level of collaborative innovation and application of conversion speed. 

Focusing on enhancing the contribution of science and technology to the development of agricultural industry, we will optimize the layout of scientific and technological resources, expand the field of science and technology innovation, strengthen agricultural science and technology strength and improve the management of agricultural science and technology. We will deepen the reform of agricultural science and technology system, promote the independent innovation of agricultural science and technology, accelerate the transformation of achievements and technical extension services, cultivate new farmers, strengthen the development and supervision of agricultural genetically modified project, speed up introduction and going-out of agricultural science and technology and strengthen the agricultural resources and environmental protection and other key work.