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Follow on Google News | State Council announces reforms to stimulate seed industryThe State Council of the People's Republic of China (State Council) issued an announcement titled Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Crop Seed System to Increase Innovation Capability on its portal.
By: CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd. The Opinions emphasize the following aspects: allowing complete market determination in resource allocation; providing support to seed enterprises by introducing talented workforce, technology and resources; protecting the legitimate interests and rights of scientists over their inventions and creations; improving companies' innovation capabilities; Six measures proposed by the Opinions To strengthen seed enterprises' leadership in technological innovation Seed enterprises are encouraged to increase investments in R&D and establish joint-stock R&D institutes; scientific research institutes and institutions of higher learning (including universities and colleges) deemed of public interest shall be separated from seed enterprises established by them by the end of 2015, and other scientific research institutes shall be gradually transformed into enterprises (after reforms, the researchers' years of work in their original institutes shall be counted towards their pensions); new innovation platforms of seed industrial technology, such as national and provincial technical research centers, enterprise technical centers, and key laboratories, will be preferentially established in seed enterprises qualified for operating in the breeding, production and promotion fronts; among others. To stimulate researchers' enthusiasm Breeding materials, techniques, new varieties, and technological achievements in general developed by research centers and other institutions of public interest (including universities and colleges) with the use of national funds, are eligible to apply for intellectual property rights, and may be assigned monetary value and count as investment shares in seed enterprises; To intensify efforts to tackle problems in national crop breeding Five-year plans for the breeding of major crops, such as rice, corn, rapeseed, soybean and vegetables will be designed. The aim is to improve the industry's scientific and technological innovation capabilities, by achieving core breakthroughs in key areas, such as germplasm, new varieties and the efficient propagation of seeds; the country shall help further companies' commercial breeding through various research programs and special projects, and attract social capital to participate in and emphatically foster seed enterprises that incorporate the three levels, breeding, production and promotion; research and breeding platforms shall be created, cooperation between enterprises and research institutes shall be closely established; To improve basic and public interest research Study fields related to the seed industry shall be strengthened; To accelerate the construction of seed production facilities Policy support to major seed production facilities shall be increased and infrastructure for the construction of seed and seedling production facilities shall be laid down; a series of policies shall be implemented, such as insurance on seed production, subsidies on fine wood seeds and seedlings, and awards for major grain crop seed producing counties; the transfer of land-use rights to large seed producers and farmer cooperatives through land shares and land lease shall be promoted; among others. The news sourced from Seed China News (http://www.cnchemicals.com/ End
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