How does the XPCC cotton industry improve its competitiveness?
Seeds are the “chips” of agriculture; breeding is directly related to the lifeblood of agricultural production. So, what are the standards for high-quality cotton seeds? How is a good seed grown? How can cotton seeds promote the development of the cotton industry and help workers increase their income and become rich? Recently, we conducted an exclusive interview with Yu Yu, a researcher at the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
“Good seeds must be of good quality, strong resistance and high yield.” Yu Yu, who has been engaged in cotton cultivation and breeding for nearly 30 years, said, “Cultivation and promotion of cotton varieties suitable for light, simplified and mechanized production can significantly reduce costs. Labor cost is an important link in improving the efficiency of cotton planting.”
In recent years, the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences has continued to carry out identification and screening of breeding materials throughout Xinjiang, introducing germplasm resources with characteristics such as early maturity, high quality, and insect resistance. Breeding goals, actively cultivate new cotton varieties. Recently, the new cotton variety “Jinken 1760”, which was developed by the cotton stress-resistant breeding team of the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Huazhong Agricultural University in cooperation with Huazhong Agricultural University, was approved by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
“Cotton breeding is very difficult. The breeding cycle is long and the success rate is low. It takes many years from combination preparation and generation selection to strain identification and comparative testing, and then to participating in regional trials and production trials. Ultimately, thousands of A new variety can only be bred from among the strains, and the success rate is extremely low.” Yu Yu said that a small seed contains the efforts of countless scientific researchers and also contains the workers’ desire for a bumper harvest.
If a seed wants to be “excellent”, it must not only have high yield and high quality, but also keep pace with the times. Yu Yu said that over the past 60 years, Xinjiang’s cotton cultivation technology has completed three major changes from “short, dense and early” development to the integration of water and fertilizer, and then to full mechanization. The update and iteration of cotton seeds must also continue to adapt to the development of cultivation technology. .
With the improvement of productivity and the development of production technology, machine-picked cotton has become the development direction and goal of cotton production. “In order to adapt to the new situation and new requirements, the new cotton seed varieties we are cultivating now need to be ‘upgraded’ according to the requirements of cotton planting mechanization.” Yu Yu said that the cotton stress-resistant breeding team of the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences went deep into the production line and combined with local realities, Cultivate high-yielding and high-quality varieties represented by “Jinken 1760” and “Jinken 1775” that are suitable for machine harvesting. At the same time, this variety is also suitable for the new agronomic technology of precision seeding cultivation under mulch drip irrigation that regulates water and fertilizer throughout the cotton planting process.
In 2022, the XPCC’s lint cotton output will increase from 38.6 kilograms per unit area in the 1980s to 168.8 kilograms, a new high in the past 10 years. Among them, there is not only the iterative update of production technology, but also the upgrading of seeds.
After good seeds are bred, how do they “get” into the fields?
Yu Yu said: “Let enterprises and employees go to the fields to select seeds and provide a full range of services for the promotion of new varieties.”
What is comprehensive?
Yu Yu said: “When employees buy our seeds, our team will teach them the supporting planting techniques step by step. As the saying goes, ‘three points of seeds and seven points of management’, planting techniques also need to be constantly updated.”
Yu Yu introduced that in recent years, scientific and technological personnel from the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences have been sent to various regiments and companies to continuously transform scientific research innovation, achievement transformation, scientific and technological services and other work into the fields, and have traveled to various divisions, cities, and regiments again and again. , company, conduct research, visits, promotion, training, conduct production experiments throughout Xinjiang, conduct repeated tests around the characteristics of varieties, apply scientific and technological achievements to the production practices of the employees of various divisions and regiments of the Corps, and achieve good economic benefits and social benefits benefit.
In 2021, the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences established 14 science and technology demonstration bases in southern Xinjiang, selected 43 excellent cotton varieties across the country, and selected 3 high-quality cotton varieties suitable for promotion in southern Xinjiang. In order to improve southern Xinjiang cottonQualityprovides a solid guarantee.
In 2022, based on the characteristics of new varieties, the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences will actively carry out training on good propagation and high-yield and high-quality cultivation techniques at different growth periods, effectively improving the planting management level of grassroots cotton farmers.
Talking about how the XPCC cotton industry will develop in the future, Yu Yu said: “To achieve rapid development of the cotton industry, good seeds are the first priority, and corresponding supporting technical management is also necessary. Scale is the basis for industrial development. Through New business entities such as cooperatives integrate land, plant high-quality cotton varieties in a unified manner, and manage them in a unified manner, thereby realizing the transformation of cotton from ‘yield’ to ‘quality’ and driving employees to increase production and income.”
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Regarding this issue, an exclusive interview was recently conducted with Zhao Yinglong, Chairman of the XPCC Cotton Association, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of XPCC Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
XPCC Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd. was established in 1991. It is a large-scale national cotton operation and circulation enterprise integrating acquisition, processing, wholesale, warehousing, logistics, and industry management. It has 7 Xinjiang professional warehousing and supervision warehouses in the national cotton trading market. The transportation network covers northern and southern Xinjiang, with an annual storage capacity of 1.8 million tons and a shipping capacity of 2 million tons.
As an important starting point for the Corps to regulate the development of the cotton industry, over the years, the Corps Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd. has been at the forefront of the agricultural industrialization development of the Corps with the purpose of serving “agriculture, rural areas and farmers”. At present, the company has become an influential cotton operating enterprise in China.
“Today, the upgrading of the cotton industry is imminent. In the new development stage, we must promote the high-quality development of the cotton industry from the perspective of the ‘whole industry chain’, and coordinate the improvement of productivity and the optimization of production relations.” Zhao Yinglong said that the cotton industry is a very important one. A long industrial chain, including planting, acquisition, processing, textile, weaving, clothing making, etc., each chain can also extend into more subdivided industries.
In recent years, with the reform of the national cotton circulation system and the deepening of domestic marketization, different problems in the XPCC cotton industry have been exposed, affecting the development of the entire industry. To let the cotton industry release new momentum and solve problems such as “big but not strong”, “many but not good”, “excessive costs” and “vicious competition”, it requires the joint efforts of market entities and relevant government departments.
This year, through visits to member companies and textile companies for research, Zhao Yinglong believes that the following three aspects need to be focused on: First, the key cotton textile factories in Xinjiang are focusing on cotton varieties and index demand changes and problem feedback; second, the acquisition and processing management standards of processing enterprises are uneven; third, the XPCC cotton lacks a unified standard system and brand building.
Based on the policy implementation status and the problems faced at this stage, Zhao Yinglong made suggestions: Regional recommended varieties should be deeply integrated with the local textile and apparel industry chain; industrial support policies should be continued to be improved, and policies should be given to large-scale and reputable cotton-related enterprises. , financial support; through the construction of XPCC cotton standards and brands, various units of fine cotton seeds, planting management, procurement and processing, cotton supply chain and textile enterprises can be effectively connected to realize the product price and brand value of XPCC high-quality cotton. Double added value.
“Seize the key to extending and expanding the industrial chain, and more of the added value of the cotton industry will remain in the Corps. Among them, accelerating the construction of cotton brands can promote the cotton industry to move towards the middle and high end of the value chain.” Zhao Yinglong said, Consumer demand continues to upgrade, which requires us to not only pay attention to quality construction and improve cotton quality, but also strengthen brand awareness and explore brand value. Relevant companies must increase innovation and provide consumers with more greenEnvironmental friendlyhealthynew products enhance market competitiveness and cultivate new momentum for industry growth.
“I believe that the industrial prospects of XPCC cotton will get better and better.” Zhao Yinglong is full of confidence in the future. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, we will continue to increase cooperation with cotton growers and ginneries, gradually build a service system for farmers of “leading enterprises + ginners + cooperatives”, actively conduct industry research and analysis, and deepen Cooperate with industry, academia and research institutes to build an innovative talent team, do a good job in research and recommendation of high-quality cotton varieties for the Corps, continuously enhance the quality awareness of growers, assist enterprises to upgrade and improve processing processes, jointly build a high-quality cotton supply chain system for the Corps, and comprehensively promote the Corps Contribute to rural revitalization.
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