Agriculture Science and Technology

Firstly, pay attention to agricultural scientific and technologic extension system. There are above 60 agriculture scientific research institutions, 10 agricultural universities and schools, above 3000 rural agriculture technology extension institutions, and 30,000 scientific personnel who are in charge of agricultural technology extensions.

Secondly, extending agriculture practical technology. taking improved seed as focal point, forming a completed set of agricultural practical technology, Agricultural improved seed extension rate is above 90%, agricultural products disease and pest and livestock and poultry disease prevention rate is also high.

Thirdly, pay attention to agricultural normalization construction. According to the international requirement of precision agriculture, we have actively formulated agricultural normalization system to promote agriculture production as normproduction, norm commercial and norm circulation, through construction of normalization demonstration area, do our best to increase the quality of agricultural products, as well as market competitive capacity.

Fourthly, pay attention to and emphasis on farmer trainings. Farmer is the main element of agricultural economic development, the government has paid very attention to farmer trainings. According to the agricultural season, agricultural technicians take training courses on the farmer with the topics of plant and raise technology in different ways, to increase farmer's personal quality annually, there are 18,000,000 farmers who have been trained. It strongly promotes the development of agricultural economy. As china entering WTO, agriculture in Anhui will further attentions and stresses on the training of information technology and biological technology and extension. Depending on the scientific technology to increase farmers quality and their competitive capacity.

Agriculture machine. To develop agriculture mechanization is the important element to promote agriculture modernization. Anhui is an important large agricultural machine-worked province, there are 29,000,000 KW agricultural power, which ranks 4th in China, in which: 1,650,000 small tractors, ranks second, with completed agriculture machinery, agricultural mechanization comprehensive level arrived 70%. In Anhui province, we have completed agricultural machinery repairment and construction system, the production scale of diesel engine, tractor and middle and small agricultural machine is large, as well as better level, which not only meet the agricultural machine development in Anhui, but also takes big quota both in eastern and southern Asia and Africa market.