Law of the People's Republic of China on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology
Order of the President [1993] No. 5
Adopted at the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress and promulgated by Order of the President [1993] No. 5 on July 2, 1993
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II System of Agro-technical Popularization
Chapter III Popularization and Application of Agro-techniques
Chapter IV Safeguards for Agro-technical Popularization
Chapter V Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated with a view to strengthening the work of agro-technical popularization, enabling the prompt application of results of agricultural scientific research and practical techniques to agricultural production, safeguarding the development of agriculture and realizing the modernization of agriculture.
Article 2 "Agro-techniques" mentioned in this Law refer to the scientific research results and practical techniques to be applied to crop cultivation, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, including techniques of breeding good strains, applying fertilizers, preventing and controlling plant diseases and insect pests, as well as plant cultivation and animal husbandry; techniques of processing, preserving, storing and transporting products and byproducts of agriculture; techniques of agricultural machinery and agricultural aviation; techniques of irrigation and water conservancy, soil improvement and water and soil conservation; techniques of water supply and energy utilization in rural areas and agricultural environmental protection; techniques of agricultural meteorology, and techniques of agricultural management and administration.
"Popularization of agricultural technology" mentioned in this Law, refers to the dissemination and the application of agro-techniques to the entire process of the pre-inter-post production of agricultural production by means of experiment, demonstration, training, and consultation services.
Article 3 The State shall rely on the progress of science and technology and the development of education to invigorate the rural economy, speed up the popularization and application of agro-techniques and develop an agriculture with high yield, good quality and high beneficial results.
Article 4 The following principles shall be observed in the popularization of agricultural technology:
1. to be conducive to the development of agriculture;
2. to respect the will of agricultural labourers;
3. to adopt measures suitable to local conditions after experimentation and demonstration;
4. to be supported by the State and rural economic collectives;
5. to practise the combination of institutions of scientific research, relevant schools or colleges and popularization setups with mass organizations of science and technology, scientific and technical personnel, and agricultural labourers;
6. to stress economic and social and ecological benefits of agricultural production.
Article 5 The State shall encourage and support scientific and technical personnel to develop, popularize and apply advanced agro-techniques; encourage and support agricultural labourers and agricultural production and operation organizations to apply advanced agro-techniques.
Article 6 The State shall encourage and support the introduction of advanced agro-techniques from foreign countries and promote the international cooperations and exchanges of agro-technical popularization.
Article 7 People's governments at various levels shall strengthen their leadership in the work of agro-technical popularization and organize the relevant departments and units to take measures to promote the development of agro-technical popularization.
Article 8 The units or individuals that have made contributions to the work of agro-technical popularization shall be awarded.
Article 9 The administrative departments under the State Council in charge of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and water conservancy (hereinafter referred to generally as the administrative departments of agro-technical popularization), shall be responsible for the relevant work of agro-technical popularization in the whole country according to their respective functions and duties.
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