Hainan's agricultural department releases plans for supporting reform and opening-up

A press conference on deepening Hainan's reform and opening-up in the field of agriculture, held on Dec 4. [Photo by Gao Peng/hinews.cn]

The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department of Hainan Province recently issued an implementation plan in response to an instructional document released by the State Council on supporting Hainan's comprehensive and deep reform and opening-up.

At a press conference in Haikou on Dec 4, the department detailed its support measures. It will promote the construction of the National Nanfan Scientific Research Breeding (Hainan) Base, the National Tropical Agriculture Scientific Center, and the National Modern Tropical Agriculture Base.

It will also facilitate the building of the South China Sea fishery resources exploitation and protection leading area, an agricultural exports production base and advantage area, as well as a Qionghai agricultural cooperative pilot area, to accelerate Hainan's agricultural opening-up.

The department also emphasized the importance of implementing the green agricultural development pilot area and the global flora and fauna genetic resources introduction transit base as part of the 14 specific measures.