Joining hands with the team of Academician Zhang Fusuo of China Agricultural University, Pinduoduo builds the "Huangpu Military Academy" to cultivate high-quality agricultural talents.

"By introducing the water-soluble nano-microfertilizer we developed and improving the cultivation methods, the local bamboo shoot production increased from 100 kilograms per mu to 500 kilograms. Farmers' income also increased accordingly. In the past, the income from bamboo shoot planting per mu increased from 400 yuan to the current More than 2,000 yuan." Teachers and students from Southwest University of Science and Technology introduced the scientific research and application results of Sichuan Ebian Bamboo Science and Technology Institute.

According to Long Zhijian, a teacher at the Xiaoyuan, as the local bamboo shoot production continues to increase, the work of teachers and students in the Xiaoyuan will extend from front-end planting technology research to terminal sales. "We plan to put bamboo shoots and related prepared vegetable products on the e-commerce platform next, promote bamboo shoots to further open up sales, and help local Yi compatriots increase their income and become rich." Long Zhijian said.

On May 7, at the 2024 National Science and Technology Courtyard Conference, more than 1,000 people including experts, scholars, and business representatives from national ministries and commissions, local governments, and 213 universities and research institutes across the country gathered to share the results of the construction of science and technology courtyards and discuss The development plan of the courtyard.

Long Zhijian, a teacher at the Bamboo Bamboo Science and Technology Academy in Ebian, Sichuan, introduced the application of agricultural research at the booth. Photo by Shusen

In the science and technology institute exhibition area of ​​the conference, science and technology institutes from all over the country posted their “report cards”. They take root in the front line of agricultural production and focus on solving the problem of "heat-scorching difficulty" by introducing scientific research results. But at the same time, agricultural research technology faces the challenge of being difficult to promote due to a lack of talent, experience or infrastructure.

On the same day, the conference released the "National Science and Technology Courtyard Development Report". The report summarized the history and achievements of science and technology courtyards from five aspects: the original intention, development process, construction results, construction model and future prospects. It also pointed out that, with The lack of close integration between industry and market and the difficulty in large-scale application of scientific and technological achievements are one of the current challenges facing the construction of science and technology courtyards.

In order to help cultivate new farmers who are familiar with agricultural production and master new sales technologies, and explore technology demonstration and promotion models for small farmers, Hou Kaidi, a representative of the supporter of the conference and Vice President of Pinduoduo, announced at the meeting that Pinduoduo will join hands with China Agriculture The team of Academician Zhang Fusuo of the university launched the "Action Plan for Talent Cultivation in Small Science and Technology Institutes to Strengthen Agriculture and Prosper Agriculture", jointly explore the "study-research-business" public welfare talent training model, create a "Whampoa Military Academy" to cultivate agricultural compound talents, and boost agriculture Rural modernization.

This is another important measure Pinduoduo has launched to help cultivate innovative new farmers after supporting the Science and Technology Yard Competition for two consecutive years.

"Government, industry, academia, research and application" integrate to build a small science and technology hospital

In 2009, Zhang Fusuo, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of China Agricultural University, led a scientific research team to establish the country's first small science and technology academy in Quzhou County, Hebei Province. Over the years, a courtyard, a few bungalows, and three or two students have almost become the "standard configuration" of small science and technology courtyards. Although the scale is small, relying on this courtyard, the tentacles of agricultural research extend from the laboratory to the front line of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" , realizing the seamless connection between agricultural research and production practice, scientific research and farmers, scientific research institutes and rural areas, technological innovation and industrial development.

According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Education, the construction of China's science and technology courtyards has achieved remarkable results. At present, 157 graduate training units across the country have actively participated in the project and have taken the lead in the construction of more than 1,800 science and technology institutes, covering 31 provincial-level administrative regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. In addition, the Science and Technology Academy has been promoted to Laos and 11 African countries, and has been promoted and applied globally as a key case by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for three consecutive years.

At the conference, Wu Kongming, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, pointed out that at present, my country’s comprehensive agricultural production capacity has taken a big step forward. Materials and equipment, disaster resistance capabilities and production organization methods are much better than in the past. Big improvement. On the whole, more than one billion acres of high-standard farmland have been built across the country, and more than half of the farmland has achieved "dry irrigation and flood drainage". The production of the three major staple foods of wheat, rice, and corn has basically achieved full mechanization. Among them, wheat The mechanization rate exceeds 95%.

Wu Kongming said that the science and technology courtyard is an important starting point for focusing on "agriculture, rural areas and farmers". He hopes to focus on increasing the production of grain and basic agricultural products at a high level and promoting the overall revitalization of the countryside. The courtyard will be built to promote green production and promote agricultural science and technology research and development. An innovative platform for systematic promotion.

In mid-April, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the China Association for Science and Technology launched the second batch of science and technology courtyards and science and technology courtyard cluster support construction work, and carried out the layout of science and technology courtyards in the country's main grain and important agricultural product production areas, aiming to Promoting the "four expansions" and "shifting from the leadership of universities to the integration and co-construction of politics, industry, academia, research and application" is the meaning of the title.

Tang Jiwei, a first-level inspector of the Department of Degree Management and Graduate Education of the Ministry of Education, said at the meeting that the role of universities, local governments, social organizations, enterprises and other entities should be given full play in the construction and development of science and technology colleges, and a cluster network of science and technology colleges should be systematically laid out , improve and implement incentive policies for the collaborative development of clusters of various small hospitals, and realize the cross-integration of disciplines and majors, resource sharing, complementary advantages, multi-party interaction and collaboration, and the "11>2" function.

If the science and technology courtyard was focused on solving hot, focused, and difficult issues in agricultural production in the past, then in the new stage of the courtyard's construction, the courtyard's tentacles will extend to the large-scale application of agricultural research technology and the marketization of scientific agricultural products.

Agricultural research institute helps explore model models for agricultural research promotion

How to solve the problem of agricultural research technology promotion for small farmers?

At the parallel forum on May 8, Wang Chong, deputy dean and professor of the School of Resources and Environment of China Agricultural University, gave a report entitled "Collaboration between small science and technology colleges and enterprises to promote industry and talent revitalization". Wang Chong shared that science and technology small colleges The institute’s existing experience in exploring how to serve enterprises and industries fully affirms the important role that enterprises play in promoting talent training and promoting agricultural research technology.

Wang Chong announced that China Agricultural University and Pinduoduo will jointly launch the "Action Plan for Talent Training for Strengthening Agriculture and Prospering Agriculture in Scientific and Technological Courtyards". The two parties will build a small courtyard for promoting agriculture and promoting agriculture in Gusheng Village, Dali, Yunnan, and rely on this to create "Huangpu Military Academy" cultivates high-quality comprehensive agricultural talents.

According to reports, Shushang Xingnong Science and Technology Yard is planned to be put into construction within the year, and will participate in the cluster construction of pollution prevention and control in the Erhai Basin and green yield increase science and technology yard of the three departments of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the China Association for Science and Technology, and will be included in the cluster application and coordinate Give full play to the advantages of "school-local-enterprise" multi-party cooperation. Through new farmer training, scientific forums and other methods, we will cultivate compound innovative talents who understand both front-end scientific research and technology promotion, and can use Internet and other technologies for back-end sales.

Wang Chong said that with the support of Shushang Xingnong Xiaoyuan, the Erhai Basin Pollution Prevention and Control and Green Yield Increase Science and Technology Xiaoyuan Cluster will focus on exploring technology demonstration and promotion models for small farmers to form a "Dali Model" to provide future policies. Introduced to provide model experience.

In addition, according to Hou Kaidi, the “Action Plan for Training Talents for Strengthening Agriculture and Prospering Agriculture in Science and Technology Institutions” will leverage the advantages of Pinduoduo and China Agricultural University to launch three measures for science and technology institutions across the country to help science and technology institutions in various regions form a comprehensive and comprehensive plan based on local conditions. Industrial chain and full-process system solutions, including:

First, support at least 10 high-quality scientific research projects and topics for universities and scientific research institutes across the country, and both parties will provide scientific research funds and technical support;

Second, both parties will use their own advantages and resources to build an exchange and discussion platform for students from the Science and Technology College through various offline public welfare activities such as academic salons, seminars, new farmer training, and e-commerce assistance to farmers. Related activities No less than 10 games per year;

Third, the project will collect needs from industry, academia, research, and business docking teams from small science and technology institute teams across the country to promote the effective flow of social resources. By helping to implement and incubate the scientific research results of small science and technology institutes, and to accurately connect the production and marketing of agricultural products, we will further help high-quality scientific and technological agricultural products form a virtuous cycle of supply and demand.

Hou Kaidi said: "Agriculture is the most down-to-earth knowledge. As the platform continues to deepen its practice in the agricultural field, we have found that only when agricultural production improves quality and increases efficiency can the countryside be revitalized and farmers can become rich, and the secret to getting rich is hidden in Agricultural research. This is why the platform actively participates in front-end agricultural technology innovation, with the purpose of improving agricultural production efficiency and enhancing the added value and market competitiveness of agricultural products.”

As the largest agricultural product upstream platform in China, Pinduoduo has actively participated in agricultural science and technology innovation in recent years and assisted the transformation of agricultural scientific research. In addition to supporting the Science and Technology Courtyard Competition for two consecutive years, it also uses its strong supply chain forging capabilities to help turn agricultural products supported by science and technology homes in various places into hot products and deliver them to thousands of households.

For example, in 2019, Chucheng and Pinduoduo reached a strategic cooperation. In order to help Chucheng expand its sales channels, Pinduoduo provides strong support through tens of billions of subsidies and other means. In November 2023, the platform cooperated with CCTV News to conduct a live broadcast of the China International Import Expo, and Chu Cheng became one of the seven fruits on the shelves. Another "famous orange" - "Ehime No. 38", which is the focus of research by Danling Orange Science and Technology Institute, has opened up sales on the Pinduoduo platform in recent years. Many local fruit farmers have opened online stores to directly serve consumers.

"Talents are the 'sparks' that change the face of China's rural areas. Pinduoduo will continue to take root in the front line, focus on the 'hot and difficult' problem of agricultural production and application, and leverage the platform's advantages to promote agricultural research innovation and help cultivate high-quality compound talents. Further promote agricultural and rural modernization," Hou Kaidi said at the conference.