When the members of the International Soybean Growers Alliance met again, everyone's faces were not good-looking.

One thing is certain, the Chinese have bred an excellent high-yielding soybean variety.

However, for the 400 kg per mu yield data, there are still two views in the alliance.

One believes that the new discovery of high-yield soybean varieties in Chinese may be another new breakthrough in the history of soybean planting in the world, which is no less significant than the emergence of genetically modified soybeans...... One of them is represented by the board of directors of the U.S. Soybean Export Council.

The other is doubtful about the authenticity of the Chinese's news. After all, in areas with better management and better soil resources in their countries, the yield per mu may also reach 300 kilograms; and it is normal for the Chinese's "talent" of intensive cultivation to achieve a breakthrough of 400 kilograms per mu in individual plots.

The members of this faction are mainly the president of the Argentine Soybean Industry Association and the executive director of the Brazilian Soybean Growers Association, and their characteristics are also obvious - none of them have independent intellectual property rights for genetically modified soybean technology, and all seeds and technologies come from the United States, that is, "take-it-or-leave-it".

After all, it is impossible to get first-hand data, and it is inevitable that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

However, the yield of 400 kg/mu may be exaggerated; it should be no objection that it is higher than most of the varieties that the Chinese are now growing. Otherwise, the Chinese would not have taken such a tough stance towards the International Soybean Growers Alliance.

As long as the Chinese can increase the average yield of local soybeans to the average of the United States, it will make their soybean exports to China variable, and it is certainly not a good variable.

Thankfully, it will take quite a long time from popularization to popularization, at least so that they can slowly study the truth and come up with ways to deal with it.

As a result, the International Soybean Growers Alliance's lobbying for China has become anticlimactic, and they have sent the news back to China, whether it is the relevant departments, or local grain merchants and seed companies, all of which are paying attention to China's soybean industry.

And in Jiagu, Qi Zheng also quickly learned about the actions of the International Soybean Growers Alliance.

But Qi Zheng only briefly glanced at the situation and instructed the Ministry of Information to keep an eye on it, and then put the relevant information aside.

He never thought that "Jiadou 13" could be completely secret, and it was not necessary.

The high yield characteristics of "Jiadou 13" will definitely make other major soybean producing countries salivate, and Qi Zheng does not doubt this. But will they be in droves?

Qi Zheng can also answer with certainty, no!

Quite simply, the mature soybean production system in North and South America is based on genetically modified soybeans. Not to mention how much change will be made to the entire production system after the change of "Jiadou 13", the US interest groups represented by the four major grain merchants and Monsanto alone will not let "Jiadou 13" run rampant.

In the past two or three decades, this interest group has invested tens of billions of dollars in research and development of genetically modified soybeans, improved the production system of genetically modified varieties, and spent a huge amount of money to complete the global export of genetically modified technology.

After confirming the authenticity of "Jiadou 13", they will only have one action - to strengthen themselves and use "Jiadou 13" as a parent to find a way to breed new genetically modified soybeans that are both high yield and herbicide resistance.

But......

If they searched the patent structure of Jiagu, they would find that Jiagu has applied for international patents for breeding, cultivation and testing in hundreds of countries around the world for "Jiadou 13".

Among them, the essential patents are derived from the gene "markers" found by Jiagu Laboratory in the variety "Jiadou 13" that control the deep binding traits of soybean to special rhizobia, and more than 90 patent protection applications have been filed.

Jiagu also learned from Monsanto's "hooligan" tactics - around the "Jiadou No. 13" to register junk patents, for example, all genetically modified plants that may be implanted with these "markers", such as peanuts, alfalfa, etc., are also included in the scope of patent protection, in short, so that all commercial applications involving the gene "marker" can not avoid Jiagu's patent pool.

There are those who have passed, and there are those who have not, but Jiagu, who has essential patents in hand, whether it is exporting "Jiadou No. 13" by itself or authorized production, it is free to advance and retreat.

What Qi Zheng cares about now is not outside, but inside.

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The International Soybean Growers' Alliance's ambitions for China's soybean market have also strengthened China's determination to fight a "self-defense counterattack" for domestic soybeans.

The National Development and Reform Commission, which was criticized for "slow action and insufficient strength" in the previous "soybean crisis", showed a vigorous and resolute attitude this time, and formulated the "Soybean Revival Plan Implementation Plan" before the Chinese New Year.

There are two plans - one with Jiagu as the main body of implementation, and the other with the Ministry of Agriculture as the main body of implementation.

At the final discussion meeting, Qi Zheng was invited to attend, and the director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Hu Qiyuan and other officials of the National Development and Reform Commission, Vice Minister Lu and other officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as representatives of soybean industry enterprises such as Guoliang Group and Sanjiu Oil.

As soon as Qi Zheng sat down, Vice Minister Lu, who was sitting on the top with some old spots on his face, but his eyes were brighter than many young people, looked at Qi Zheng with a bright gaze and asked, "Well, you are Qi Dong of Jiagu Group, right?"

Qi Zheng bowed slightly and replied, "Yes." ”

Vice Minister Lu nodded and said, "It looks so young, it's young, it's full of energy, and the 'Jiadou No. 13' cultivated by Jiagu is impressive." What you have done is better than what many agricultural research institutions have done. ”

Qi Zheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't know the true intention of Vice Minister Lu to say this, but if this rod was beaten, Jiagu would offend many people, so he said: "Jiagu doesn't dare to say this, the success of 'Jiadou 13' is also inseparable from the help of scientific research units such as the Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural University......

Vice Minister Lu seems to be a man of temperament, and he said in a loud voice: "Don't be modest! Everyone knows that the progress of agricultural science and technology plays a key role in increasing crop yields, but for so many years, no one has been able to breed a revolutionary new soybean variety, but Jiagu has done it, this is your ability, and no one can deny it......

Many people present nodded their heads.

After Vice Minister Lu finished speaking, the director of the National Development and Reform Commission coughed lightly, opened the document in front of him, and said: "Okay, we will discuss the implementation plan of the domestic soybean revitalization plan today, mainly the promotion of 'Jiadou No. 13'." It's probably a new thing for everyone......"

What is fresh is, of course, not the promotion of "Jiadou No. 13" itself, but an enterprise or a private enterprise, which has to "compete" with the Ministry of Agriculture for dominance.

What's even fresher is that businesses have also gained the upper hand.

But for the Ministry of Agriculture, there are many people who are not convinced.

Therefore, at the beginning of the seminar, a deputy director of the Ministry of Agriculture challenged Qi Zheng: "I saw the plan submitted by Jiagu that after the full promotion of 'Jiadou 13', you can guarantee the red line of 40% self-sufficiency in soybeans?"

Qi Zheng said calmly: "Follow our plan, you can." ”

When "Jiadou 13" was included in the government's vision, the argument that the red line of 40% self-sufficiency in soybeans was naturally raised.

Judging from the data, the existing soybean planting output only needs to be doubled, and the red line of 40% soybean self-sufficiency can be easily reached, and it just so happens that "Jiadou 13" can meet this condition.

But the reality can't be counted like that. Not to mention the growing market demand, soybean processors may not choose domestic soybeans even if the production requirements are met.

Because of the cost.

When the price of imported soybeans is much lower than that of domestic soybeans, even the government cannot force soybean processors to buy domestic soybeans. Therefore, in order to truly achieve a self-sufficiency rate of 40% in domestic soybeans, it is not only necessary to be able to produce soybeans, but also to ensure that the price is competitive.

But you must know that the cheapness of soybeans in the United States is not only the reason for the advanced productivity, but also inseparable from the high subsidies of the US government.

-- Marketing loan subsidies, loan price difference subsidies, direct subsidies, countercyclical subsidies, and other subsidies have made the US soybean market very competitive; China only abolished the agricultural tax a few years ago and began to implement policies to benefit farmers, such as direct grain subsidies and subsidies for improved seeds, but the subsidies for soybeans are extremely insufficient.

After all, our self-sufficient food production is completely different from the "Global Food Strategy" of big dog farmers. Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture can be regarded as secretly stating that they want policies, people, and money.

But Qi Zheng still did not hesitate to make a package ticket for this.

What are you kidding? "Jiadou No. 13" has more than doubled its output, but the production cost will not be doubled, if according to Jiagu's large-scale business model, Qi Zheng can not guarantee that the price is lower than that of imported soybeans, he still talks about "revitalizing domestic soybeans"?

In the final analysis, the Ministry of Agriculture still subconsciously discounted the yield of "Jiadou No. 13", and they probably did not think that the yield of more than 400 kg/mu was the norm.

Qi Zheng didn't bother to emphasize this, anyway, facts speak louder than words.

People who follow Qi Zheng closely also found that he really did not count on the high subsidies of the state.

The deputy director who stood up to make a statement hesitated for a moment, and immediately said: "There is no evidence, how can Jiagu guarantee it?"

"There are more than 10,000 agronomists in Jiagu, including no less than 2,000 soybean agronomists. Qi Zheng held his head high and looked at the Quartet.

Some were stunned, others didn't understand the number, and immediately whispered.

Those present, whether they are members of the National Development and Reform Commission or members of the Ministry of Agriculture, can see Jiagu's business data. However, business data alone is not enough to see the strength of Jiagu.

Qi Zheng needs to let more people understand Jiagu's strength.

Agronomist is a level of professional titles in the agricultural system, and its titles range from low to high scoring technician, assistant agronomist, agronomist, senior agronomist (associate professor), researcher (professor), similar to intermediate engineer, engineer, senior engineer.

So far, there are about 1.4 million registered agronomists in China, and if the national farmers are calculated according to 600 million, an average of more than 420 farmers can enjoy the technical guidance of one agronomist.

In the Jiagu system, there is an average of 1 agronomist for every 38 farmers who provide technical guidance, and the number of agronomists in Jiagu is more than 10,000 to 2,000 per year.

This is not a simple pile of numbers, behind it, contains a lot of sweat, representing bunches of corporate muscle fibers.

It took 10 years of continuous investment in Jiagu to form a relatively large-scale and rigorous agricultural technology training system, which has cultivated generations of agronomists into talents in practice, and they have also become the backbone of Jiagu to promote the process of agricultural modernization.

Take soybean planting agronomists as an example, they say that "everything is fine" in seed selection, rhizobia seed dressing, sowing rate and density, scientific formulation, field management, and timely control of pests and diseases, but they are basically no problem.

Qi Zheng and Jiagu management have always carefully controlled the size of Jiagu Group's staff, but they have never been stingy in the accumulation of Jiagu laboratories and agronomists. At the same time, Jiagu's salary level is much higher than the domestic level, and there is a dazzling dividend system, for which its employees will also be very active in improving themselves, obtaining an agronomist certificate, or continuing education, which is also part of the self-renewal of Jiagu's talent pool.

It is with this large team of agronomists that Qi Zheng dares to guarantee that the promotion of "Jiadou No. 13" will be completed within one or two years, and that he can ensure that the high-yield potential of "Jiadou No. 13" will be fully utilized.

Today's Qi Zheng is destined not to be humble.

His voice continued to echo in the venue: "In addition, the cooperatives of Jiagu in the spring sowing area of the northeast can continue to consolidate the production structure of the high-oil soybean dominant area; in the Huanghuaihai summer sowing area, the cooperative can change the soybean varieties with high yield and high oil tolerance to barrenness in the low-quality and low-efficiency corn area and expand soybean production; and the cooperatives in the intercropping area in the southwest can promote corn-soybean rotation or sugarcane-soybean intercropping, and develop high-quality and high-protein edible soybean ......."

"In addition, the soybean industry alliance established by Jiagu has grown to 79 soybean deep processing enterprises, and the soybean deep processing capacity has increased to 4 million tons......

Qi Zheng counted seven or eight advantages of Jiagu almost in one go, and everyone was so shocked that they couldn't keep their mouths together.

Unexpectedly, the atmosphere in the venue also changed subtly.

Even the director of the National Development and Reform Commission quietly nodded his head two or three times.

Vice Minister Lu of the Ministry of Agriculture raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Qi Zheng, and also let out a faint sigh.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

The revival of domestic soybeans is just three sentences - people want to come out, money wants to go in, and goods want to be put on the shelves.

Only when the peasants come out can cultivated land be concentrated and large-scale operations possible; only when money goes in can large-scale operations be capitalized; and only when agricultural products can be standardized and upgraded so that they can be put on the shelves can capitalized operations be profitable.

Qi Zheng gave an amazing answer: Jiagu's new varieties can regain the confidence of soybean farmers, Jiagu's cooperatives can concentrate farmland, Jiagu's abundant capital can attract enterprises to form alliances, and Jiagu's team of agronomists can ensure the quality and yield of soybeans......

After three minutes of silence, the director of the National Development and Reform Commission stood up and said: "That's it, Jiagu Group as the main body of the implementation of the soybean revitalization plan, the Ministry of Agriculture set up an auxiliary group, the Planning Department, the Planning Department, the Finance Department, the Market Department, the Science and Education Department, the Planting Industry Department, the Seed Industry Department, the Agricultural Mechanization Department, the Farmland Construction Department, and the National Agricultural Technology Center as member units, and each member unit determines 1 director-level cadre as a member and determines 1 liaison. The auxiliary group should assist Jiagu to decompose the promotion task of 'Jiadou No. 13' to the county and implement it to the field, and help Jiagu solve the difficulties and problems of local implementation......"

In just a few words, Jiagu's dominance was determined.

No one objected anymore.

Qi Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the first time that Jiagu has achieved the spillover of influence in the central ministries and commissions.

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