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"Youth Chapter, Strengthening Agriculture and Serving the Country" online theme publicity event for the ideological and political course was held at Shandong Agricultural University.
Qilu.com·Lightning News reported on October 11th that the “Youth Chapter, Strengthening Farmers and Serving the Country” ideological and political course online theme promotion event officially kicked off on the evening of the 10th! This special ideological and political course was held at Shandong Agricultural University. It was guided by the Network Communication Bureau of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and co-sponsored by multiple departments. The goal was to call on young people to integrate their personal ideals into the construction of a strong country, and use the power of youth to help revitalize rural areas and build an agricultural power.
This special ideological and political course kicked off with "Three Meals and Four Seasons"; the president of Shandong Agricultural University told the story of food security and the school's century-old agricultural education; everyone affectionately performed the deeds of Academician Yu Songlie; "Model of the Times" Li Denghai and Youth May Fourth Medal winner Li Hongbo told the story of breeders' relay from generation to generation; sand control hero Yin Yuzhen and scientific research expert Zhang Dajian shared the story of their struggle to get food from deserts and saline-alkali lands.
There was also a special product recommendation official who revealed the industrial story of "foreign specialties" turning into Shandong specialties. Wang Yaping, a sports champion, writer, and astronaut, also shared his unique experience through videos; lion dances, original songs, and youth choruses were staged in turn. The atmosphere was full, and the story of strengthening agriculture and serving the country was told in a way that young people loved.
The Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences released the "Yuandaosiyuan" hybrid rice intelligent breeding platform at the Changsha Yuelu Mountain Laboratory, marking that Hunan's hybrid rice breeding has officially entered a new stage of data-driven, intelligent decision-making. The platform integrates four major functions: question and answer assistant, breeding resource library, knowledge map and literature library. It has been used in third-generation hybrid rice breeding and has achieved good results. Academicians and experts said that the platform will assist in the selection and breeding of fine varieties, reduce breeding costs and risks, and contribute to ensuring national food security.

The "Yuandaosiyuan" hybrid rice intelligent breeding platform was officially launched in Changsha on October 11. The platform was jointly developed by the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Zhongke Wenge and the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It marks the transformation of hybrid rice breeding from traditional experience models to data-driven and intelligent decision-making.

In recent years, with the support of the Party Central Committee, the Tibet Autonomous Region has built more than 620 well-off border villages. Through the development of Gangba sheep breeding, tribute chrysanthemum planting and cultural tourism industry, Tibet has transformed ecological advantages into economic advantages, significantly improved the income and living standards of farmers and herdsmen in border areas, and achieved rural revitalization.

Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, as the core area of the golden corn belt, has achieved the goal of "tons of grain fields" under the integrated system despite severe drought this year. Facing the test of rising costs and price fluctuations after a good harvest, the local area is solving the problem of farmers increasing production without increasing income by promoting post-harvest grain services, drying and warehousing construction and "five generations" services.
On October 10, the online theme publicity and interactive guidance activity of the ideological and political course "Youth Chapter, Strengthening Agriculture and Serving the Country" directed by the Network Communication Bureau of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission was launched at Shandong Agricultural University. The event showcases Shandong’s practice of Chinese-style agricultural and rural modernization through centuries-old agricultural science stories, display of scientific and technological achievements and sharing of youth models, emphasizing the mission of youth to strengthen agriculture and the responsibility of rural revitalization in the new era.

Thailand's government has proposed a draft bill to impose export duties on durians, a major cash crop, to fund research and sustainable development in the sector, with analysts warning the move could raise prices for the fruit in China, its primary market, with suggested duties as high as 2 baht per kilogram.