★农业农村部将开展加强品种全链条管理专项行动 持续联合攻关 加快选育突破性新品种

Core Points - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has issued measures to strengthen the full-chain management of crop varieties, aiming to address the issue of variety homogenization and cultivate breakthrough new varieties to ensure the supply of important agricultural products [1][2] - A special action for enhancing variety management will commence in 2025, with a target to achieve substantial progress in resolving variety homogenization within three years [1] Group 1: Genetic Resource Improvement - The measures propose accelerating the utilization of improved genetic resources, focusing on crops such as soybeans, corn, rice, wheat, rapeseed, and peanuts [1] - A high-throughput resource identification platform will be established, with precise identification of soybean and corn resources to be completed by the end of 2025 [1] - The plan includes advancing the corn genetic resource improvement program and initiating improvement plans for soybeans and rapeseed [1] Group 2: Breeding Innovation - The measures emphasize the importance of breeding innovation, promoting major agricultural science and technology projects, and focusing on enhancing the yield of grain and oil crops [1] - There will be a push for the selection of breakthrough high-quality varieties and optimization of the evaluation mechanism for scientific breeding results [1] - A special work plan for the research and promotion of major breakthrough varieties will be developed to ensure seamless integration of scientific achievements with industrial applications [1] Group 3: Strict Regulation of Variety Trials - The measures will enforce stricter regulations on crop variety trials, including regular rectification of self-conducted trials and severe penalties for fraudulent activities [2] - There will be a rigorous review of the qualifications of participating varieties and trial entities, enhancing the requirements for trial participation [2] - The measures stress the importance of verifying the source of varieties and improving the acceptance norms for approval applications, with applications lacking clarity on sources or breeding processes being rejected [2]