Overseas seed giants are utilising big data, artificial intelligence and gene editing, with Chinese firms focusing on molecular breeding, the China Seed Association says.
Top legislators, after an extensive inspection round of China’s seed industry, have issued a summary of their findings and recommendations for areas which need improvement.
China’s central rural work conference pledged to boost crop yields and accelerate innovation in the seed industry, while President Xi Jinping called for an increase in investment in ‘high-standard’ farming fields.
China’s government is calling for a biotechnology breakthrough in the agricultural industry and stepping up efforts to weed out counterfeit seeds that are holding back innovation.
From real estate and infrastructure to e-commerce and self-sufficiency, China’s policymakers have a range of hot-button issues on their plate this year.