Innovation holds key to future of agriculture
By Lan Lan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-14 08:15
Farmers reap corn at Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, on Nov 1. Wang Song / Xinhua |
Innovation in existing crossbreeding and cultivation technologies remains the future direction for China's agriculture, while transgenic technologies could mainly help resist pests or herbicides, said Han Guiqing, president of the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
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