【471期】深耕基层实践智慧农业,科技小院以技术力量振兴乡村经济

科技小院规模持续壮大，成为串联科研成果与农业经营主体的重要纽带，全方位助力现代农业发展与乡村振兴建设。科研学子扎根乡村一线，针对性解决各类种植生产难题，同时为家庭农场、农业合作社提供综合性服务。依托多年实践探索，相关服务模式不断优化升级，国家多项政策也持续扶持新型农业经营主体。

注：第一部分为英文文章及音频，第二部分为中英双语文章，后附重点词汇注解

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英文文章及音频：（707 Words）

Science and technology backyards bridge research, rural vitalization in China

From: ChinaDaily

A growing network of science and technology backyards is emerging as a new force linking scientific research with a wide range of agricultural operators, supporting modern agricultural management and rural vitalization.

Students and researchers living and working in villages are not only helping individual farmers solve technical problems, but also providing integrated services to family farms, cooperatives and agricultural service companies.

At a recent conference in Quzhou county, Hebei province, China Agricultural University unveiled a three-year action plan to strengthen links between the nationwide science and technology backyard network and new agricultural business entities.

Covering 2026 to 2028, the plan aims to establish regular coordination mechanisms to provide targeted technical support and services to large-scale farming operators and surrounding households. By 2028, more than 100 STBs are expected to work with key grain and oil production entities monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

The STB program was first launched in Quzhou in 2009 by Zhang Fusuo, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor at China Agricultural University. The initiative sends postgraduate students specializing in agriculture to rural areas, where they live alongside farmers and help solve practical production problems.

Over the years, the program has evolved into a platform integrating scientific innovation, social services and talent training.

Zhang Weifeng, head of the Quzhou experimental station of China Agricultural University, said traditional approaches to agricultural extension that promoted technologies household by household were often inefficient.

"Now the science and technology backyards first help new agricultural business entities adopt the technologies. When surrounding farmers see good results, they are more willing to follow," Zhang said.

Based on local experience, the Quzhou station has developed a service model combining scientific expertise, STB teams, modern agricultural business entities and ordinary farming households. The approach is designed to turn scientific research into practical solutions for green, high-yield farming while improving the efficiency of agricultural social services.

China has increasingly promoted new agricultural operators such as family farms, cooperatives and agricultural service providers as part of efforts to improve productivity and modernize the rural economy.

Major policy documents in recent years have repeatedly stressed the importance of building convenient and efficient agricultural social service systems to better connect small farmers with modern agriculture.

The outline of the country's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) calls for developing appropriately scaled agricultural operations, improving the quality of new agricultural business entities and enhancing agricultural social services. This year's No 1 Central Document — China's annual key rural policy statement — also emphasizes strengthening the capabilities of family farms and farmer cooperatives.

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released a new action plan pledging stronger support for family farms and closer integration between smallholder farmers and modern agriculture.

The 16 STBs in Quzhou are now serving as testing grounds for technologies and business models tailored to different agricultural operators.

In 2023, Ye Songlin, a master's student at the Quzhou STB, and three classmates leased 67 hectares of farmland through loans and began providing agricultural services to nearby major grain producers.

Their business has since expanded into smart agriculture services, integrating agricultural machinery, farming inputs, agronomic expertise and digital information technologies to help agricultural operators improve scientific production and refined management.

"I used to guide farmers on how to operate. Now I literally work with them and help them improve yields," Ye said.

Apart from grain production, students from China Agricultural University are also exploring diversified rural business models.

Fu Shan, a graduate of the Quzhou STB, and her team developed locally produced high-gluten flour and launched a bread brand in Quzhou, creating new value-added agricultural chains. Other postgraduate students have worked with villagers to establish organic fertilizer plants, while some have developed cultural and creative products centered on the STB brand and traditional grains.

Zhang Weifeng said the backyards are not only building demonstration models, but also cultivating a new generation of agricultural service providers.

"While science and technology backyards are building demonstration models, they are also bringing together and training a group of people to work together," he said. "Once this group grows, they will be able to provide better services to other farmers as well."

中英双语文章：

科技小院搭建纽带 助力科研落地赋能乡村振兴

Science and technology backyards bridge research, rural vitalization in China

来源：ChinaDaily

规模不断壮大的科技小院，已然成为衔接科研院所与各类农业经营主体的新兴力量，为现代农业经营发展、乡村全面振兴提供坚实支撑。

A growing network of science and technology backyards is emerging as a new force linking scientific research with a wide range of agricultural operators, supporting modern agricultural management and rural vitalization.

进驻乡村的师生科研人员，不仅为农户一对一化解生产技术难题，还面向家庭农场、专业合作社以及农业服务企业提供综合性配套服务。

Students and researchers living and working in villages are not only helping individual farmers solve technical problems, but also providing integrated services to family farms, cooperatives and agricultural service companies.

近日，中国农业大学在河北曲周召开会议，发布三年行动计划，进一步打通全国科技小院网络与新型农业经营主体的协作通道。

At a recent conference in Quzhou county, Hebei province, China Agricultural University unveiled a three-year action plan to strengthen links between the nationwide science and technology backyard network and new agricultural business entities.

这份规划周期为 2026 至 2028 年，旨在建立常态化协同机制，为规模化种植主体及周边农户提供精准技术帮扶。预计到 2028 年，超百家科技小院将对接农业农村部重点粮油生产经营单位。

Covering 2026 to 2028, the plan aims to establish regular coordination mechanisms to provide targeted technical support and services to large-scale farming operators and surrounding households. By 2028, more than 100 STBs are expected to work with key grain and oil production entities monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

科技小院模式由中国工程院院士、中国农业大学教授张福锁于 2009 年在曲周首创。该项目选派农业专业研究生扎根乡村，与农户同吃同住，实地解决农业生产实际问题。

The STB program was first launched in Quzhou in 2009 by Zhang Fusuo, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor at China Agricultural University. The initiative sends postgraduate students specializing in agriculture to rural areas, where they live alongside farmers and help solve practical production problems.

历经多年发展，这里已然集科技创新、社会服务与人才培育于一体。

Over the years, the program has evolved into a platform integrating scientific innovation, social services and talent training.

中国农业大学曲周试验站负责人张卫峰表示，以往逐户推广农业技术的方式效率偏低。

Zhang Weifeng, head of the Quzhou experimental station of China Agricultural University, said traditional approaches to agricultural extension that promoted technologies household by household were often inefficient.

如今科技小院优先助力新型经营主体应用新技术，农户看到实际成效后，主动效仿采纳技术的意愿显著提升。

"Now the science and technology backyards first help new agricultural business entities adopt the technologies. When surrounding farmers see good results, they are more willing to follow," Zhang said.

依托当地实践经验，曲周试验站打造出技术专家、小院团队、新型农业经营主体与普通农户联动的服务模式，推动科研成果转化为绿色高产种植实用方案，同时提升农业社会化服务效能。

Based on local experience, the Quzhou station has developed a service model combining scientific expertise, STB teams, modern agricultural business entities and ordinary farming households. The approach is designed to turn scientific research into practical solutions for green, high-yield farming while improving the efficiency of agricultural social services.

我国大力扶持家庭农场、农民合作社、农业服务商等新型经营主体，以此提升农业产能，推动农村经济现代化转型。

China has increasingly promoted new agricultural operators such as family farms, cooperatives and agricultural service providers as part of efforts to improve productivity and modernize the rural economy.

近年多项重要政策文件，均着重提出搭建便捷高效的农业社会化服务体系，打通小农户与现代农业的衔接渠道。

Major policy documents in recent years have repeatedly stressed the importance of building convenient and efficient agricultural social service systems to better connect small farmers with modern agriculture.

国家 “十五五”规划纲要提出，适度发展规模化农业经营，提质壮大新型农业经营主体，完善农业社会化服务体系。本年度中央一号文件也明确要求，增强家庭农场与农民合作社经营实力。

The outline of the country's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) calls for developing appropriately scaled agricultural operations, improving the quality of new agricultural business entities and enhancing agricultural social services. This year's No 1 Central Document — China's annual key rural policy statement — also emphasizes strengthening the capabilities of family farms and farmer cooperatives.

农业农村部近期印发行动方案，加码扶持家庭农场，推动小农户深度融入现代农业发展体系。

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released a new action plan pledging stronger support for family farms and closer integration between smallholder farmers and modern agriculture.

曲周当地 16 家科技小院，成为适配不同经营主体的技术与商业模式试验田。

The 16 STBs in Quzhou are now serving as testing grounds for technologies and business models tailored to different agricultural operators.

2023 年，小院研究生叶松林与同学贷款承包 67 公顷耕地，为周边种粮大户提供农业服务。

In 2023, Ye Songlin, a master's student at the Quzhou STB, and three classmates leased 67 hectares of farmland through loans and began providing agricultural services to nearby major grain producers.

业务逐步拓展至智慧农业领域，融合农机设备、农资产品、种植技术与数字信息技术，助力农业生产朝着科学化、精细化管理方向迈进。

Their business has since expanded into smart agriculture services, integrating agricultural machinery, farming inputs, agronomic expertise and digital information technologies to help agricultural operators improve scientific production and refined management.

从以往单纯指导农户操作，到如今并肩劳作、助力增产增收，科研人员的服务模式不断转变。

"I used to guide farmers on how to operate. Now I literally work with them and help them improve yields," Ye said.

除粮食种植外，团队还积极探索乡村多元产业发展路径。

Apart from grain production, students from China Agricultural University are also exploring diversified rural business models.

来自曲周科技小院的毕业生付山及其团队研发出本地生产的高筋面粉，并在曲周推出了面包品牌，从而构建了全新的农业增值产业链。还有研究生携手村民筹建有机肥加工厂，围绕小院 IP 与传统粮食特色开发文创产品。

Fu Shan, a graduate of the Quzhou STB, and her team developed locally produced high-gluten flour and launched a bread brand in Quzhou, creating new value-added agricultural chains. Other postgraduate students have worked with villagers to establish organic fertilizer plants, while some have developed cultural and creative products centered on the STB brand and traditional grains.

张卫峰表示，科技小院既是农业发展示范样板的打造阵地，也在持续培育新一代农业服务从业者。

Zhang Weifeng said the backyards are not only building demonstration models, but also cultivating a new generation of agricultural service providers.

“虽然科技小院正在建立示范模型，但他们也在汇聚并培训一批人员共同协作，一旦这个团队规模扩大，他们就能为其他农民提供更优质的服务。”

"While science and technology backyards are building demonstration models, they are also bringing together and training a group of people to work together," he said. "Once this group grows, they will be able to provide better services to other farmers as well."

- 词汇盘点 -

agricultural operator、rural vitalization、coordination、STB、talent training、expertise、pledge、lease、refined management、diversified、organic fertilizer

※ agricultural operator ※

Agricultural operator  英/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/ 美/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl ˈɑːpəreɪtər/

n.农业经营主体；农业经营者；农业运营商

【例句】

The policy aims to support small-scale agricultural operators with modern equipment subsidies.

该政策旨在通过现代设备补贴支持小规模农业经营主体。

Agricultural operators must comply with new environmental regulations regarding pesticide use.

农业经营者必须遵守关于农药使用的新环境法规。

The cooperative brings together multiple agricultural operators to share resources and reduce costs.

合作社将多个农业经营主体聚集在一起，共享资源并降低成本。

※ rural vitalization ※

Rural vitalization  英/ˈrʊərəl ˌvaɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 美/ˈrʊrəl ˌvaɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/

n.乡村振兴

【例句】

Rural vitalization has become a national strategy to narrow the urban-rural development gap.

乡村振兴已成为缩小城乡发展差距的国家战略。

The government invested heavily in infrastructure to promote rural vitalization.

政府大力投资基础设施以促进乡村振兴。

Young entrepreneurs are returning to their hometowns to contribute to rural vitalization.

年轻企业家正返乡为乡村振兴贡献力量。

※ coordination ※

Coordination  英/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃn/ 美/koʊˌɔːrdɪˈneɪʃn/

n.协调；配合；协作；协调一致

【例句】

Effective coordination between government departments is essential for implementing rural vitalization policies.

政府部门之间的有效协调对于实施乡村振兴政策至关重要。

The project requires close coordination between agricultural researchers and local farmers.

该项目需要农业研究人员与当地农民之间的密切协作。

Poor coordination led to delays in distributing subsidies to agricultural operators.

协调不力导致向农业经营主体发放补贴的延误。

※ STB ※

STB  英/ˌes tiː ˈbiː/ 美/ˌes tiː ˈbiː/

n.科技小院（Science and Technology Backyard的缩写，指建立在农村生产一线，集科技创新、示范推广和人才培养于一体的基层科技服务平台）

【例句】

The STB model has been widely promoted across China to bridge the gap between agricultural research and farming practice.

科技小院模式已在中国广泛推广，以弥合农业研究与农耕实践之间的差距。

Graduate students live and work at the STB, conducting research that directly addresses local agricultural challenges.

研究生在科技小院生活工作，开展直接应对当地农业挑战的研究。

The university established an STB in the village to demonstrate new crop varieties and cultivation techniques.

该大学在村庄建立了科技小院，以展示新作物品种和栽培技术。

Farmers visiting the STB receive hands-on training in modern agricultural management methods.

参观科技小院的农民接受现代农业管理方法的实践培训。

※ talent training ※

Talent training  英/ˈtælənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ 美/ˈtælənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

n.人才培养；人才培训

【例句】

Talent training programs are crucial for developing a skilled agricultural workforce.

人才培养计划对于培养熟练的农业劳动力至关重要。

The university established a center for talent training in modern farming techniques.

该大学建立了现代农业技术人才培训中心。

Continuous talent training ensures that agricultural operators stay updated with technological advances.

持续的人才培训确保农业经营主体跟上技术进步。

※ expertise ※

Expertise  英/ˌekspɜːˈtiːz/ 美/ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz/

n.专业知识；专长；专门技能

【例句】

The consultant brought valuable expertise in sustainable agriculture to the project.

这位顾问为项目带来了可持续农业方面的宝贵专业知识。

Developing local expertise in crop management reduces dependence on external advisors.

发展作物管理方面的本地专业知识可减少对外部顾问的依赖。

The research institute shares its expertise with agricultural operators through extension services.

该研究所通过推广服务与农业经营主体分享其专业知识。

※ pledge ※

Pledge  英/pledʒ/ 美/pledʒ/

n.承诺；保证；誓言；抵押

v.发誓；保证；抵押

【例句】

The company made a pledge to reduce carbon emissions from its agricultural operations by fifty percent.

该公司承诺将其农业运营的碳排放减少百分之五十。

Farmers who pledge to adopt organic practices receive additional government support.

承诺采用有机耕作方式的农民获得额外的政府支持。

He pledged his land as collateral to secure a loan for farm expansion.

他以土地作为抵押，为农场扩张贷款提供担保。

※ lease ※

Lease  英/liːs/ 美/liːs/

n.租约；租契；租赁权

v.出租；租用

【例句】

The agricultural operator signed a thirty-year lease for the farmland from the village collective.

该农业经营主体与村集体签订了三十年的农田租约。

Lease arrangements provide flexibility for new farmers entering the agricultural sector.

租赁安排为进入农业部门的新农民提供了灵活性。

The government encourages long-term land leases to promote investment in soil conservation.

政府鼓励长期土地租赁，以促进对土壤保护的投资。

※ refined management ※

Refined management  英/rɪˈfaɪnd ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ 美/rɪˈfaɪnd ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

n.精细化管理

【例句】

Refined management practices have significantly improved resource utilization on modern farms.

精细化管理实践显著提高了现代农场的资源利用效率。

The adoption of digital tools enables refined management of irrigation and fertilization.

数字工具的采用实现了灌溉和施肥的精细化管理。

Refined management of livestock health reduces mortality rates and veterinary costs.

牲畜健康的精细化管理降低了死亡率和兽医成本。

※ diversified ※

Diversified  英/daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪd/ 美/daɪˈvɜːrsɪfaɪd/

adj.多元化的；多样化的；从事多种经营的

【例句】

Diversified farming systems integrate crop production with livestock and aquaculture.

多元化农业系统将作物生产与畜牧业和水产养殖相结合。

The agricultural operator adopted a diversified strategy to reduce market risks.

该农业经营主体采取了多元化战略以降低市场风险。

A diversified rural economy creates more employment opportunities for local residents.

多元化的农村经济为当地居民创造了更多就业机会。

※ organic fertilizer ※

Organic fertilizer  英/ɔːˈɡænɪk ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə(r)/ 美/ɔːrˈɡænɪk ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər/

n.有机肥；有机肥料

【例句】

Organic fertilizer improves soil structure and promotes beneficial microbial activity.

有机肥改善土壤结构并促进有益微生物活动。

The farm replaced chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizer to achieve certification.

该农场用有机肥替代化肥以获得认证。

Application of organic fertilizer enhances the long-term fertility of cultivated land.

有机肥的施用提高了耕地的长期肥力。

Local organic fertilizer production from agricultural waste creates a sustainable nutrient cycle.

利用农业废弃物进行本地有机肥生产创造了可持续的养分循环。

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