In 2025, the No. 1 document of the central government explicitly proposed to "support small science and technology hospitals to take root in rural areas and help and benefit farmers".
Recently, China Association of Agricultural Technology and Jiangsu Provincial Association of Science and Technology announced the first batch of national scientific and technological courtyard list and Jiangsu provincial scientific and technological courtyard list respectively. Lishui green plum science and technology courtyard was selected into the national list, Lishui blueberry science and technology courtyard and pear science and technology courtyard was selected into the provincial list.The number of newly-recognized science and technology institutes in our district this year is the highest among all districts in Nanjing.The
What is a small tech yard?
Science and technology courtyard is "science and technology + rural courtyard", is the teachers and students of universities and scientific research institutes and technicians go to the "farm courtyard", engaged in scientific research, service "three rural" work, to Scientific and technological innovation to drive rural entrepreneurship, write high-quality papers in the countryside, and scientific and technological achievements to help farmers increase their income and become rich.
In recent years, the District Association for Science and Technology has closely followed the requirements of the district party committee, under the care and support of the provincial and municipal associations for science and technology, in accordance with the "problem-driven, talent cultivation, industry linkage" approach, adhering to the principle of "early cultivation, actual promotion" work, to create a "zero-distance, zero-threshold" science and technology service model, On April 25, a delegation from Lanxian County of Shanxi came to Lishui to study the construction experience of science and technology courtyard, and on May 13, the leaders of the provincial and municipal science and technology associations came to Lishui to investigate and give full affirmation to the work of science and technology courtyard in our district. The leaders of provincial and municipal science and technology associations came to Lishui for research and fully affirmed the work of small courtyard of science and technology in our district.
Plum science and technology courtyard industry chain breakthrough "sour fruit" into "sweet economy".
In the 200-acre qingmei test field in Gala Village, Jingqiao Town, Professor Gao Zhihong of Nanjing Agricultural University is leading a team of graduate students to prune the branches. These seemingly ordinary qingmei trees are new varieties that are tested and promoted, carrying the hope of upgrading the qingmei industry in Gala Village.2024 In December, the Lishui qingmei science and technology courtyard in Jiangsu Province officially landed in Gala Village. Under the lead of the district science association, theGao Zhihong's team takes root in Gala Village with the model of "Party Branch + Science and Technology Courtyard + Cooperative + Farmers".In addition, the results of scientific research can be "jumped" out of the paper and "planted" directly into the ground.
In order to open up the industry chain.Gala Village has built a 3,000-square-meter plum processing center.The annual processing capacity of 1500 tons, the output value exceeded 30 million yuan, the products are exported to Japan, South Korea and other international markets. Villagers calculate an account: "plum base before the inefficient slope, not much income, now hanging fruit can increase income, but also work in the processing plant, two income!" At present, the project has absorbed 50 villagers employment, the village collective annual income of 300,000 yuan.
"The Science and Technology Courtyard is a bridge connecting the laboratory and the farmland, and is doing its best to help Gala Village build a unique green plum industry through specialized technical guidance, scientific variety improvement and systematic industry chain extension." Chen Chao, secretary of the General Party Branch of Gala Village, said. Blueberry science and technology courtyard: standardized planting to grow the "blue industry"
In the core production area of Lishui blueberries located in Nanjing National Agricultural High-Tech Zone, the whole industry chain ecology has taken shape: 2000 square meters of intelligent greenhouse accurately regulates the growth environment of blueberries, 2500 bottles of seedling nursery cultivate high-quality germplasm, and the science classroom regularly organizes the "field classroom" to realize the benefits of science and technology to agriculture. Relying on the science and technology courtyard jointly built by Nanjing Blueberry Professional and Technical Association and Nanjing Forestry University."Association + base + farmers + standardization" model is promoting the iterative upgrading of the industryThe
The expert team of Science and Technology Courtyard is led by Prof. Li Weilin of Nanjing Forestry University, who has been permanently stationed there since 2023 to guide the, has built a leading blueberry germplasm resource base, collecting nearly 200 resources, breaking through the key technology of hybrid breeding, accumulating 9 national invention patents, 6 new plant variety rights, 8 new blueberry varieties such as Eureka, F6, L11, etc. are transformed and popularized in the local area. "The technical support of the expert team has significantly improved the planting level." Zhou Hui, president of Lishui Blueberry Association, said.
At present, Lishui is accelerating the remodeling of the office and living area of the science and technology academy to provide a better working environment for the team of the science and technology academy. The relevant person in charge of the District Science and Technology Association said, "The value of the science and technology academy is to connect the 'laboratory-farmland-market' transformation channel and promote the branding of the industry through technological empowerment." With the extension of the deep processing plate, the Lishui blueberry industry is moving from traditional planting to high value-added areas, providing a new paradigm for modern agricultural development.
Pear Science and Technology Institute PhD team as a "fruit tree steward"
Since the establishment of Lishui Pear Science and Technology Courtyard, a total of 20 postgraduates from the College of Horticulture of Nanjing Agricultural University have been stationed there, and now there are 10 resident postgraduates (including 4 PhDs and 6 master's degree holders), and the stationed postgraduates are responsible for the popularization of the pear production technology and the realization of zero-distance scientific and technological volunteer services.
The expert team of Lishui Pear Science and Technology Academy consists ofPear Engineering Research Center of Nanjing Agricultural University, led by academician Zhang Shaoling teamThe core members of a total of 8 people, specializing in areas covering the whole chain of pear industry, from germplasm resources evaluation, variety selection and breeding to storage and preservation technology research and development are involved. The team to field classroom, technical training as a carrier, the flower and fruit thinning, pests and diseases, such as green prevention and control of advanced practical technology face-to-face to farmers, at the same time, Ning pear early Cui, Ning early gold, Ning late Cui, Ning rainbow and other achievements in the small courtyard transformation landing, become the local fruit farmers trust "science and technology nanny".
"Let farmers see, learn and use is our fundamental goal." The relevant person in charge of the Lishui District Science and Technology Association said that the science and technology courtyard not only provides a practical position for the training of agricultural talents, but also allows scientific and technological achievements to really take root through "zero-distance" services, and injects a steady stream of innovative kinetic energy for rural revitalization.
From the building of the whole industry chain of plums, to the standardized production of blueberries, to the intelligent management of pears, the power of science and technology is changing the face of traditional agriculture and opening up new paths for farmers to increase their income and become rich. As a link between university research and the field, Lishui's three science and technology institutes have not only built up an integrated innovation system of "production, learning, research and utilization", but also helped the Association of Science and Technology to make scientific and technological achievements become the "golden key" for farmers to increase their income and get rich.
