Shigatse focuses on upgrading agricultural technologies- People's Daily Online

Shigatse focuses on upgrading agricultural technologies

08:45, April 08, 2011

Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region plans to level up its agriculture technologies through further promotion of key technologies and optimized layout of high-yielding, green agricultural industry.

With passionate ambition towards the local agricultural development, Zhang Hongbo, deputy secretary of the prefectural Party committee said that Shigatse aims to establish 3 science education bases and 10 town-level movable stations for science popularization in nine of its western counties and five more along the Nian river by the end of the 12th Five-Year plan period (2011-2015).

Some practical technologies with high-tech and high-economic potentials will be applied in facilitating grain production, livestock breeding, and animal epidemic prevention, etc.

A social service system is also considered crucial for technological innovation among folk forces and building of a diversified agriculture and husbandry technology service system that is supported by multiple sides. The local government will lead to attract more talents and mobilize various resources.

From: China Tibet Online

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