The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has launched the “Spring Thunder” campaign to combat counterfeit agricultural inputs.

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2020-03-11

　On March 10, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened a video conference on combating counterfeit agricultural inputs during the 2020 spring plowing preparation period. Vice Minister Yu Kangzhen emphasized the need to implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on spring agricultural production, to rigorously and meticulously carry out efforts to crack down on counterfeit agricultural inputs, and to promptly launch the “Spring Thunder” campaign to ensure smooth preparations for spring farming.
　　The meeting noted that, due to the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic, spring agricultural production this year has encountered numerous new circumstances and challenges. As agricultural inputs form the foundation of farming, it is essential to remain problem‑oriented, act proactively, and promptly launch the “Spring Thunder” campaign to combat counterfeit agricultural inputs during the spring plowing preparation period. Key priorities include conducting thorough hazard inspections, carrying out targeted supervisory spot checks, enforcing the law and handling cases, streamlining the approval and market access process for agricultural inputs, intensifying public awareness campaigns to help farmers identify and avoid fake products, and organizing initiatives to bring safe, reliable agricultural inputs to rural areas and villages. The campaign will focus on investigating and prosecuting high‑profile, major cases, dismantling illegal production and sales networks, severely punishing offenders, and publicly exposing a number of exemplary cases—effectively launching a sweeping crackdown on substandard and counterfeit agricultural inputs and delivering a decisive blow to those who manufacture and distribute them.
　　The meeting emphasized that agricultural and rural departments at all levels must act swiftly and with full commitment, providing robust support for efforts to combat counterfeit agricultural inputs through strengthened organizational leadership, rigorous accountability, enhanced capacity-building, and a shift in work style.
　　The meeting was chaired by Ma Aiguo, Chief Agronomist of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Agricultural and rural departments from five provinces—Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Gansu—delivered model presentations at the event. The meeting also reported on typical cases of counterfeit agricultural input enforcement in 2019.

Source: News Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Author: News Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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