Seeds are the foundation of agricultural modernization. To accelerate the achievement of self-reliance and strength in high-level agricultural science and technology and promote the building of a strong agricultural nation, it is essential to advance the domestic seed industry. The photo shows a greenhouse at the Yunnan Seed Industry Joint Laboratory, taken on [date]. Photo by Xinhua reporter Chen Xinbo.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has placed great emphasis on agricultural science and technology innovation, guiding and driving historic achievements in China's agricultural science and technology sector. Currently, China's overall agricultural science and technology innovation has entered the world's top tier, with the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress reaching .%, the coverage rate of improved crop varieties exceeding %, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, planting, and harvesting exceeding %. These advancements have made significant contributions to ensuring national food security and promoting high-quality agricultural development.

Technological innovation can give rise to new industries, new models, and new dynamics, serving as the core element in developing new productive forces. In today's world, technological innovation has become the main battlefield of international strategic competition, with unprecedented intensity in the race for technological supremacy. A new round of agricultural technological revolution, characterized by biotechnology and information technology, is on the verge of significant breakthroughs. The paradigm of agricultural research is undergoing profound changes, with interdisciplinary integration deepening continuously. Emerging cutting-edge technologies such as gene editing, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence are leading the forefront of international agricultural technology, accelerating the enhancement of agricultural technological development, and promoting a breakthrough leap in agricultural productivity.

At present, China's agricultural technology as a whole is in a critical period of transition from research and development tracking, technological catch-up, and imitation innovation to independent innovation. To accelerate the building of a strong agricultural nation, it is essential to clearly recognize the new landscape of international competition in agricultural technology, place greater emphasis on agricultural technological innovation, closely follow global agricultural technology frontiers, expedite breakthroughs in key core agricultural technologies, strive to seize the high ground in agricultural technological innovation, foster new drivers and advantages for agricultural and rural development, and cultivate and expand new quality productive forces in agriculture.

详见：韩俊文章"Anchoring the Goal of Building a Strong Agricultural Nation and Accelerating the Achievement of High-Level Self-Reliance in Agricultural Science and Technology"