From October 18 to 22, the second phase of the 2020 Jiangsu Provincial Training Course on Agricultural Technology Extension (Fishery) for Primary-level Talent was held in Wuxi Fisheries College of Nanjing Agricultural University. Jiang Xuezhong, Director of Science and Technology Education Division of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Zhu Jian, member of the Party Committee of FFRC, attended the opening ceremony. 47 gprimary-level agricultural extension personnel from 7 counties and urban areas, including Yangzhou, Changzhou, Gaoyou, Baoying, Yizheng, Funing, Suqian, participated in the training.

Through lectures, exchanges, on-site teaching, etc., the training courses focus on the modernization of the agricultural extension system, aquaculture and food security in China under the epidemic, integrated rice-fish farming and its new models, modern information technology and smart fisheries, construction and application of pond aquaculture waste water systems, pond culture feeding technology, river crab ecological aquaculture technology, selective breeding of new varieties of shrimp and green aquaculture.

During the on-site teaching session, participants went to the modern fishery industrial park and demonstration base in Xiangcheng District, Kunshan, Changshu, Suzhou City, etc., and gained an in-depth understanding of the planning and construction, operation and management of the modern fishery industrial park. Participants also had on-site exchanges with experts on industrial development, organization and operation, and production mode.