A draft amendment to the Laws on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology stipulates that national-level institutions for agro-technical popularization should employ professionals with college degrees or greater.
Professional technicians should also pass a technical assessment organized by related government departments above the county level, the amendment says.
The draft is undergoing a second reading by the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, China's top legislature, at a bimonthly session that began Monday.
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