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Law of the People39。s Republic of China on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology (Adopted at the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People39。s Congress on July 2, 1993 and promulgated by Order of the President of the People39。s Republic of China on July 2, 1993) Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II System of Agrotechnical Popularization Chapter III Popularization and Application of Agrotechniques Chapter IV Safeguards for Agrotechnical Popularization Chapter V Supplementary Provisions Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 This Law is formulated with a view to strengthening the work of agrotechnical 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 Agrotechniques 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 agrotechniques to the entire process of the preinterpost 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 agrotechniques 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 bination 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 agrotechniques。 encourage and support agricultural labourers and agricultural production and operation organizations