The MAP 2021 Green Development Report, led by the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the China Agricultural Green Development Research Center, was released on March 20.

It is the second MAP (Modern Agriculture Platform) Green Development Report released by Syngenta Group China since its establishment.

According to Yin Changbin, the team's chief researcher, compared with last year, This year's report focuses more on national green development, low carbon and emission reduction, as well as the cultivation of superior varieties, quality improvement, brand building and standardized production in agriculture.

First, the coverage of the report has been expanded and its data is more representative. The report investigated rice, corn, wheat, apple, citrus, grape, strawberry, small tomato, potato, and alfalfa, covering 240,000 mu of arable land in 15 provinces. Second, the carbon footprint of the service crop production process was explored. Focusing on the carbon inventory of crops such as rice in Tianjin, a useful attempt has been made to promote low-carbon agricultural development. Finally, the report comprehensively upgraded the MAP green development evaluation index system to scientifically quantify the benefits brought by MAP services to farmers and the environment.

The report shows that in 2021, the green index of MAP service farmers reached 43.13, which is 53.43 percent higher than that of non-MAP service farmers. The greenhouse gas emissions of MAP service farmers were reduced by 16% compared with non-MAP service farmers. In terms of the coverage rate of high-quality varieties, standardized productivity, agricultural finance coverage, digital management adoption rate, conservation tillage coverage, soil testing and fertilizer coverage, land production efficiency, high-quality agricultural products, branded agricultural products sales rate, growers' income per mu and carbon emission intensity, the farmers served by MAP have seen significant improvement compared with those served by non-MAP.