In agriculture, genetic techniques, genome editing and many other modern techniques can create new varieties with desirable traits, such as drought resistance, disease resistance, high yield etc. or contribute to the creation of diverse and nutritious products to meet the needs of many different consumer segments.

Therefore, the coordination between the two ministries can lead to the formation of task clusters along the value chain to serve the development of key agricultural products, especially seed technology, preservation technology, processing technology, agricultural production.

Currently, the Ministry of Science and Technology has a program "Research, application and development of biotechnology", in which there are many tasks of selecting, breeding and breeding plants, animals and aquatic products to achieve productivity, quality and disease resistance; application of technological advances to the production of agricultural products.