      Comprehensive Report December 21, at the Ministry of Agriculture held fertilizer utilization rate of press conference, the Ministry of Agriculture Plantation Management Division, said Zeng Yan Tak, at present, the use of pesticides for three consecutive years of negative growth, fertilizer The amount of use has achieved zero growth, three years in advance to achieve the goal of zero growth of fertilizer and pesticide use by 2020.
      The scientific estimates show that in 2017, the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers for the three major grain crops such as rice, corn and wheat in China was 37.8%, an increase of 2.6% over 2015; the pesticide utilization rate was 38.8%, an increase of 2.2% over 2015.
The economic and ecological benefits brought by the increase of fertilizer and pesticide utilization rate are remarkable. Mainly reflected in three aspects: First, cost-effective. According to expert estimates, the utilization rate of fertilizers increased by 2.6 percentage points, which is equivalent to a reduction of 1.3 million tons of urea (in-kind quantity) and a decrease of 2.6 billion yuan of production input. The utilization rate of pesticides increased by 2.2 percentage points, equivalent to a reduction of 30,000 tons of pesticide use (in-kind) and a reduction of production input of about 1.2 billion yuan. Second, improve quality and efficiency. Through the operation of zero growth of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the Company reduced the amount of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and at the same time improved crop quality and created a green brand. In particular, we should take green prevention and control technologies such as ecological control, biological control and physical prevention and control to reduce pesticide residues, improve the environment in which agricultural products are produced, and ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products. Third, emission reduction and efficiency. Fertilizer utilization increased 2.6 percentage points, reduced fertilizer input is equivalent to reducing nitrogen emissions close to 600,000 tons, saving 1.3 million tons of coal or 900,000 cubic meters of natural gas. The reduction of pesticide input is also conducive to energy conservation and resource conservation.
       In recent years, China’s fertilizer, pesticide utilization continued to improve, but compared with developed countries such as Europe and the United States there is still a big gap. Zeng Yande said the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture will be integrated assembly of a number of fertilizer, pesticide reduction and efficiency technology model, focusing on the promotion of fertilizer facilities, top-dressing, fertilizer and sowing, water and fertilizer integration technology to vigorously promote anti-ruling and control Green prevention and control integration, focusing on the research and development of highly efficient slow-release fertilizer, high efficiency and low toxicity low residual pesticides, biological fertilizers, biological pesticides and other new products.