中国已将发展农业新质量生产力作为战略重点，推动技术驱动型农业增长。多场高级会议和文件强调了这一愿景，包括加强协同创新、加速科学突破的大规模应用，以及根据当地条件量身定制发展战略。专家表示，中国有望全面升级其在农业技术方面的创新，包括改善技术设备、培育领先企业、加速种子行业发展智能农业等。
中国农业科学院的研究员刘莉表示，中国将全面升级农业技术创新，包括改善技术设备、培育领先企业、加速种子行业创新，以及发展智能农业。
刘莉呼吁产业各方利益相关者、学术界和研究机构合作，将研发与市场需求的对接，建立整合的创新网络。她指出目前科学研究与市场需求之间仍存在不匹配的问题。
中国社会科学院农村发展研究所的研究员胡冰川强调，科学成果应更快地被应用，以确保实验室的突破转化为全国范围内的高生产率。中国广阔的地理景观要求在发展农业新质量生产力时采取本地化策略。
农业部农村经济研究中心的副主任金曙琴表示，适应地方条件是发展策略的关键原则。他强调了在发展农业新质量生产力时，各地区需要利用其独特优势并与国家目标保持一致。
金曙琴强调，绿色和可持续实践是农业新质量生产力的核心。他呼吁将先进设备和绿色技术集成到农业生产各阶段，以确保生产率和可持续性之间的平衡。
China has put a strategic focus on developing new quality productive forces in agriculture, signaling a shift toward tailored and technology-driven agricultural growth, experts said.
Since the concept of new quality productive forces gained prominence last year, multiple high-level meetings and documents have further underscored the vision and included it in the core tasks for the coming year.
For agriculture, this entails strengthening collaborative innovation, accelerating the large-scale application of scientific breakthroughs, and tailoring development strategies to local conditions, according to the Central Rural Work Conference held recently in Beijing.
Liu Li, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said China is expected to comprehensively upgrade its innovation in agricultural technology, highlighted by improving technological equipment, incubating leading enterprises, accelerating innovation in the seed industry, and developing smart agriculture.
Basic research in strengthening agricultural technology should be supported, particularly in the foundational research of seeds and agricultural equipment, Liu told China Daily.
Meanwhile, agriculture-related scientific and technological efforts should not rely solely on individual research institutions or enterprises, Liu said.
Stakeholders in industry, as well as academia and research institutions, are expected to collaborate to align research and development with market demands, creating an integrated innovation network, she added.
"Currently, a mismatch remains between scientific innovations and market demand. Some achievements have stayed at the laboratory level and haven't met the actual needs of the industry," Liu said, adding that frontier research also needs to consider the economic applicability of scientific results.
Liu called for expanding financial support in key agricultural technologies, carbon sequestration innovations, and national agricultural science parks.
While China has made significant strides in agricultural research and development, including a 63 percent rate of applying scientific advancements to agricultural productivity, the practical adoption of these technologies often faces barriers arising from regional constraints, farmers' level of awareness and distribution channels.
Hu Bingchuan, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Rural Development Institute, emphasized that scientific achievements should be applied more rapidly, which "reflects a need to transit innovations from laboratories to fields".
Accelerating technology promotion will ensure that experimental breakthroughs translate into higher productivity on a national scale, Hu said.
Moreover, China's vast and diverse landscape necessitates a localized approach to developing new quality productive forces in agriculture, he said.
Tailoring strategies to regional strengths, such as water-saving agriculture, smart farming or specific crop technologies, ensures that each area leverages its unique resources and conditions, Hu added.
"Enhancing agricultural technology and productivity is key to improving farmer incomes, ultimately driving rural vitalization," he added.
Jin Shuqin, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' rural economy research center, also said that adapting to local conditions is a crucial principle in developing the strategy.
"It requires each region to leverage its unique advantages while aligning with national goals," Jin wrote in a commentary article.
For instance, areas with strong agricultural technology bases like Shanghai and Zhejiang province are encouraged to focus on innovation and share technological advancements with regions in Northeast and Central China, where agricultural output is high yet technological resources are limited, Jin said.
Meanwhile, he noted that green and sustainable practices are central to new quality productive forces in agriculture.
Developing green, low-carbon agricultural technology is fundamental to ensuring sustainable growth, Jin said, adding that advanced equipment and green technologies should be integrated into every stage of agricultural production to balance productivity with sustainability, he said.
This year, substantial progress has been made in tackling core technologies in agriculture, the ministry said earlier this month. For example, a number of superior genes have been identified in seed research, and an ultra-small gene editor with independent intellectual property rights has successfully been developed.
Furthermore, domestic versions of large grain combine harvesters and six-row cotton pickers are now in use, and independently developed seeders and seeding equipment suitable for hilly and mountainous areas are gradually being promoted, it added.
Reporter: Zhao Yimeng
