On March 18, the Ministry of Agriculture held a joint research and deployment meeting on improved varieties to summarize and exchange progress on joint research, study joint research on medium and long-term development goals and tasks, and deploy work priorities for 2017。Yu Xinrong, vice Minister of Agriculture, stressed at the meeting，Carry out joint research on improved varieties，It is a new requirement for promoting the structural reform of the agricultural supply side，It is an urgent requirement to seize the commanding heights of international seed industry，It is a realistic requirement to accelerate the promotion of international competitiveness of national seed industry，We must strengthen our sense of responsibility and sense of urgency，The joint research on improved varieties is planned in the overall situation of supply-side structural reform，Accelerate the transformation of seed industry from yield quantity to green efficiency, and from resource-driven to innovation-driven。

　　The meeting pointed out that since 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Science and Technology have organized and carried out joint research on the four major crops of corn, soybean, rice and wheat, and achieved obvious results。A platform for targeted variety improvement and molecular detection has been initially built, more than 1,000 excellent resources have been unearthed, and a number of new varieties of machine-harvested corn and high-yield soybeans with an mu yield of over 400 kg have been cultivated to fill the gaps in China。We have explored and established a new model of joint breeding, which is based on market demand, with enterprises as the main body, the research expert committee as the guidance, the consortium as the support, and the combination of industry, university, research and government, which is suitable for China's national conditions。A new research mechanism of seed industry has been formed, with industry traction mechanism, achievement transformation mechanism, multiple investment mechanism and benefit sharing mechanism as the core。

　　Conference emphasis，At present, the world is breeding a new round of scientific and technological revolution in seed industry，China's seed industry should seize this new opportunity，Give full play to our country's system advantages，Integrate the efforts of all parties，Enterprises as the main body，Market-oriented and guided by green development，Carry out joint research on improved varieties，Take the road of innovation and development of seed industry with Chinese characteristics，Produce fast and good varieties for the structural reform of the agricultural supply side，Accelerate the promotion of China's seed industry international competitiveness。

　　The meeting pointed out that this year is an extremely important year to deepen the joint research on improved varieties, and we must closely focus on the main line of the structural reform of the agricultural supply side, scientifically determine the key ideas and implementation plans, in order to make new breakthroughs at a new starting point。Further clarify the medium - and long-term thinking and goals，Build a close connection between the upper, middle and lower reaches，The innovation system of seed breeding with Chinese characteristics with the deep integration of industry, university and research，Innovative breeding theory and technology，On the basis of the existing variety level，Cultivate a number of "green" new varieties with water saving of 5%, fertilizer saving of 10% and medicine saving of more than 15%, and breakthrough new varieties with high quality and special purpose and suitable for mechanization，Rapidly enhance the core competitiveness of seed industry。Accelerate the breakthrough of breeding theory and technology innovation, and strive to make great progress in genomics, phenomics, bioinformatics and other breeding theories;We will accelerate innovation in modern biotechnology such as genome editing。Deepen joint research system and mechanism innovation, layout innovation chain around the industrial chain, and break through the institutional barriers on the seed industry science and technology innovation chain;We will establish and improve mechanisms for sharing information and resources on joint research, for confirming rights and protecting germplasm resources, and for sharing scientific research results conditionally and benefits proportionally。

　　Chen Mengshan, secretary of the Party Group of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xie Hua 'an, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Gai Junyi, Dai Jinrui, Zhao Zhendong, Wan Jianmin and other experts, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and other relevant departments in charge of comrades attended the meeting。