“Farmers can provide only land, or they can provide land, cotton seeds, flower fertilizers, pesticides, etc. Different conditions lead to different share ratios.
In addition to farmers, we also cooperate with local governments at all levels. They hold a lot of land, so they are also our main partners.
But because our strength in this area is relatively limited, the current scale of cooperation is relatively small. In the next step, we will expand the scale in this area and increase basic investment to expand production and revenue.
However, compared to this method, the majority of cotton growers actually prefer the above type of cooperation, that is, they provide relevant land, cotton seeds, pesticides, flower fertilizers, and hire us to carry out farming management and harvesting, thereby paying us a fee. .
However, because the yield of cotton in different fields is also different, the more popular cooperation method currently is dividend sharing, that is, we strive to share a part of the profit as dividends. In this way, if the income from cotton is more, we will earn more; if it is less, we will earn less. The biggest advantage of adopting this method is that farmers do not need to spend any money, they only need to provide relevant elements, saving time, effort and money, and enjoying the benefits.
Therefore, this cooperation method is also constantly expanding, and more and more cotton farmers are beginning to choose to cooperate with us.
Because the more savvy farmers have calculated that to grow cotton themselves, they have to provide land, buy cotton seeds, hire machinery and equipment for planting, rent helicopters to spray fertilizers and pesticides, including finally renting machinery and equipment or Manpower is required to harvest, all of which add up to a very large expense.
We cooperate with farmers and all the production materials are funded by farmers. Just hiring us to complete the entire process from sowing to fertilizer spraying and pesticide management to harvesting costs one-third less than the traditional cost. This is also the case for the majority of cotton farmers. The main reason why customers choose to cooperate with us. "
Speaking of this, Shen Ning paused for a moment, and then said to Wu Hao: "Currently our cooperation method is only in production. Next, we will cooperate to include the cultivation of seeds, the research and development and sales of pesticides and flower fertilizers. There is also the entire acquisition process. Farmers only need to provide land to participate, which saves time, effort and money, and allows them to enjoy the benefits.
As for us, we can also increase the added value of the entire industry and increase revenue. "
"This is what we think about planting and breeding. Rather than spending money to buy cotton seeds, we might as well cultivate them ourselves. Moreover, we have huge advantages in plant seed cultivation and can cultivate better cotton seeds."
Shen Ning glanced at Wu Hao and Zhang Jun, and then continued: "That's right, you also know that we have huge advantages in plant gene editing and transgenic technology, so can we apply this technological advantage to In terms of cotton seeds, we can cultivate better cotton seeds.
We were afraid of these two technologies before, and there seemed to be huge controversy over these two technologies in the field of crops. This is mainly because we have to eat or indirectly eat these crops, so there is such a big controversy and doubt.
Cotton wool is no different from others. It does not need to be eaten, so I think there will be relatively few doubts and disputes in this regard. Moreover, through our technological transformation, new cotton varieties not only have higher yields, but also produce longer cotton velvet and better fabrics.
In addition, this newly developed cotton variety is more resistant to drought, pests and diseases, and barrenness. In contrast, it does not require so much pesticides and chemical fertilizers, which will further reduce planting costs. "
Hearing Shen Ning's words, Zhang Jun nodded slightly and asked casually: "Has this new cotton variety been developed now?"
Hearing Zhang Jun's inquiry, Shen Ning shook his head slightly and said: "It is still being researched and cultivated, but there has been great progress. I believe it won't be long before this excellent cotton variety will be available.
The key now is actually the ecological environment approval. Although this is not a crop, some people are still worried that this gene-edited and transgenic plant variety may cause harm to the ecological environment.
Therefore, we must solve this problem before we can promote the cultivation of this newly developed excellent cotton variety. "
"What are the opinions above?" Wu Hao did not respond directly, but asked.
Hearing Wu Hao's inquiry, Shen Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly: "First of all, the agricultural department is very welcoming to this excellent cotton variety cultivated through gene editing and transgenic technology, and has clearly expressed its right to support the birth and promotion of this variety. .
However, the ecological and environmental protection departments have expressed strong opposition to this. Without conclusive evidence and long-term data to prove that this genetically modified cotton variety will not cause harm or impact to the ecological environment, they will not agree to this. Planting and large-scale promotion of varieties.
Although we already have a lot of experience in this area, the ecological and environmental protection department said that one thing should be inspected one by one. Our previous experimental results and data cannot be applied to new varieties, even if the same technology is used. .
In their words, you can only prove that this plant variety is not harmful to the ecological environment. How to prove that other varieties are not harmful to the ecological environment. Different plants have different genes and different plant characteristics, so how can they be used universally?
So currently we are mainly stuck here, and even other aspects are stuck in this aspect, which gives us a lot of headaches. "
Of course Wu Hao knew what Shen Ning meant by this, but from the perspective of the ecological and environmental protection department, their request was not unreasonable. After all, there is nothing wrong with being cautious. Otherwise, if a problem occurs, the first person to be held accountable is their ecological and environmental protection department. Who gave them the approval in the first place? Therefore, it is understandable that they have such strict requirements and regulations now. To put it bluntly, they are afraid of taking responsibility and the consequences.
It's just that such a rigid decision will seriously affect the technological development in this field, so it needs to be looked at separately. No resolution can be applied 100% of the time, and there will always be some situations where it is not applicable. There are good sides, but there are bound to be shortcomings and even bad sides. It depends on how to understand and balance them.
For example, the most critical and controversial aspect is the management of guns, whether to support a complete ban on guns or support gun ownership by all. These all have very good references, and we cannot simply comment on whether they are right or wrong.
There is no absolute right or absolute wrong, it mainly depends on the pros and cons. We cannot say that it is not good for everyone to own guns just because we support a total ban on guns. This is obviously unfair, so everything must be viewed dialectically.
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