National key research and development plan project holds kick-off meeting

IARRP | Updated: 2022-10-21

From Sept 13 to 14, the "14th Five-Year Plan" national key research and development plan "natural grassland intelligent grazing and key technologies for precise management and control of grass and livestock (2021YFD1300500)" project launch and progress promotion meeting was held in Beijing. It was conducted online and offline and was chaired by Researcher Xin Xiaoping from the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and presided over by Yi Keke, the Deputy Director General of the IARRP.

More than 70 people including executive experts, project/sub-project leaders, and key team members of the project's participating units attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Wu Wenbin, Director General of the IARRP, delivered a speech. He pointed out that the project is another national key R&D project organized and implemented by the researchers of the institute on the basis of the "13th Five-Year Plan" national key R&D plan project "Management Technology and Demonstration of Degraded Grassland in Northern Meadow" led by the Institute.

The project aims at key problems such as the diverse types of natural grassland grazing systems in China, the complex interaction mechanism between grassland and livestock, the difficulty in monitoring grassland animal husbandry, the low level of production management and control, and the lack of practical digital technology products, and comprehensively integrates the latest achievements of related modern information technology.

The project focuses on theoretical and technological innovations in the fields of accurate acquisition of natural grassland information, automatic monitoring and intelligent grazing of livestock, simulation and precise management and control of the grass and livestock growth process.

At the same time, it complements the shortcomings of digital and intelligent technology products of China's grassland animal husbandry, and conducts industrial demonstration and business applications that will provide important support for promoting the high-quality development of China's natural grassland animal husbandry.

Deng Xiaoming, Director of the China Rural Technology Development Center, made an important exposition from three aspects: national strategy, industry development and the project itself. First, from the perspective of big food, grasslands are very important in agriculture, animal husbandry, food and health. Second, from the development of the grassland animal husbandry industry, grassland degradation, protection and utilization still face many problems, and if managed properly have great potential. The third is to put forward requirements for the implementation of the project itself. The project team must enhance their sense of responsibility and mission, improve their position and understanding, and strive to treat the project as a career. To strengthen team management and organizational innovation, it is necessary to pay attention to close cooperation with local governments to ensure the smooth implementation of the project and achieve high-quality results and demonstrable effects.

The special management team introduced the "14th Five-Year" national key research and development plan "new breeds of livestock and poultry and technological innovation of modern pastures", including its key special projects, overall situation and management requirements. Researcher Xin Xiaoping reported on the project implementation and management plan, while the academicians, experts and leaders participating in the meeting exchanged views and gave comprehensive guidance on the technical plan, organization implementation and performance management of the project.

After the kick-off meeting, progress reports were made on project components and topics, while project consultants evaluated their progress and achievements and put forward valuable suggestions on how to implement the next step.

Researcher Xin Xiaoping made a summary based on the report and expert opinions, and suggested arrangements for the project's future work and subject focuses.