China to strengthen agricultural sci

　　 TheChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences(CAAS)hasreleasedaplanforpromotingkeysubjectsduringthe14thFive-YearPlanperiod(2021-2025),aimingtoenhancethecountry,nutritionandhealth,cultivated-landconservation,diseasepreventionandcontrol,greendevelopment,intelligentagriculturalmachinery,basicresearch,frontierandinterdisciplinaryresearch,,therateofagriculturaltechnologicaldevelopmentscontributiontoeconomicgrowthrateinChinahasreachedover60percent,andthecoveragerateofimprovedvarietiesofcropshasreachedover96percent,andaquaticproductsareontheriseyearbyyear,ountrysagriculturaleconomicgrowth,,theCAASwillfocusondevelopingbasicscientificresearchissues,includingbiologicalnitrogenfixation,apomicticreproduction,pathogenesisandtransmissionmechanismsofanimaldiseases,aswellascutting-edgetechnologiessuchasgeneediting,syntheticbiology,oensurenationalfoodsecurity,Tangsaid.。