Ministry of Agriculture: The reduction of fertilizers and pesticides to increase efficiency will focus on three aspects

According to news from Beijing on March 5th, in response to the issue of the amount of fertilizers and pesticides, Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said while passing through the "Ministerial Passage" of the Great Hall of the People on the 5th that the next step will focus on three aspects: key varieties, new business entities, and technological innovation.
Continue to promote the reduction of fertilizers and pesticides to increase efficiency
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Han Changfu said that in terms of key varieties, organic fertilizers will be promoted in major fruit and vegetable tea producing counties, and green prevention and control and biological control will be promoted.
In terms of new business entities, new business entities such as family farms, cooperatives, and leading enterprises will be guided to take the lead in reducing chemical fertilizers.
, Reduce pesticides; in terms of scientific and technological innovation, it will improve the scientificity and effectiveness of the use of fertilizers and pesticides
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At the same time, through measures such as government purchases of services and subsidies for organic fertilizers, the reduction of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has been promoted to increase efficiency
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Han Changfu said that excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides not only increases production costs, but also brings negative effects to the ecological environment
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To this end, the Ministry of Agriculture proposed to strive to achieve zero growth in the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in major crops by 2020
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At present, the use of pesticides in China has experienced negative growth for three consecutive years, and the use of chemical fertilizers has achieved zero growth
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