The National Development and Reform Commission released the National Framework for Medium-to-Long-Term Food Security (2008-2020) recently.

Innovation-related measures are specifically provided in the Framework: encourage technological innovation; bolster application of agricultural bio technology and information technology; intensify R & D; implement projects of breeding new high-production varieties; initiate projects of breeding transgenic new varieties; upgrade R & D in breeding and proliferation; strive for breakthroughs in selecting and breeding high-production and high-quality grain varieties, efficient cultivation patterns and efficient use of agricultural resources; speed up breeding high-production, high-quality and nature-resistant grain and oil products with self-reliant IPRs.

(China IP News)