Li Wu, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: reduce vegetable pesticide residues and improve pesticide utilization

At the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Li Wujian, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Counselor of the State Council, and researcher of the Vegetable Research Center of the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, said to reduce pesticide residues in vegetables
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During his duty in 2020, Li Wu was worried by a number.
The passing rate of pesticide residues in vegetables for eight consecutive years was around 97%, and about 3% of vegetables on the market failed to pass the pesticide residue testing
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Li Wu said that after nearly 20 years of hard work, China's agricultural product safety has been greatly improved
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It is really difficult to improve on the 97% basis
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This is related to the growth characteristics of vegetables
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He explained that the reproductive growth and vegetative growth of vegetables and fruits proceed at the same time
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Many vegetables such as tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, peppers, lentils, etc.
have to ensure the growth of the plants while harvesting them one after another.
It is unavoidable to continue using fertilizers and medicines
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If the drugs are not used in accordance with the standard, it will cause the pesticide residues in the vegetables to exceed the standard and increase the risk
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Li Wu reckoned that China has a population of 1.
4 billion, and the annual consumption of vegetables is 780 million tons.
With such a huge base, even with a 3% failure rate, the absolute number is considerable
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If a certain unit, school, or kindergarten buys unqualified vegetables, it is 100% for consumers
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He proposed to further reduce the use of chemical pesticides per unit area for pest control in the process of planting crops in China, and increase the utilization rate of pesticides
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In this way, the amount of pesticide residues in agricultural products is reduced and the quality and safety of agricultural products are improved
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He gave suggestions from the aspects of promotion, application, equipment, etc.
: Strengthen pesticide management and training, improve the quality of pesticide operators; strengthen scientific and technological training, improve the level of scientific drug use of agricultural producers; promote the upgrading of plant protection equipment, and eliminate "running," "Risks, drips and leaks", strengthen the development and introduction of labor-saving and high-efficiency plant protection equipment, improve the efficiency of pesticide use; improve the compensation mechanism for volume reduction and efficiency enhancement, and accelerate the promotion of new plant protection products and technologies
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Li Wu said that China has not done enough to develop low-toxic, high-efficiency, low-residue pesticides, and there are few special pesticides.
It is recommended that the state support the strengthening of basic research in plant physiology, plant cases, and the occurrence and development of plant diseases and insect pests
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The high-quality development of agriculture should include two aspects: quality and safety.
To achieve the coordination between safety, quality, and yield, it is necessary to work hard on agricultural production materials
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Source: Beijing News Broadcast