The 4th International Conference on Green Plant Protection Technology Innovation

　On July 22-23, the Fourth International Conference on Green Plant Protection Innovation (ICGPPI 2023), co hosted by Guizhou University and the Qingdao Area Management Committee of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and co organized by the Pesticide Inspection Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the China Pesticide Industry Association, and the China Plant Protection Society, was held in Qingdao.

　　Chen Jianping, President of the Chinese Plant Protection Society, CAE Member, Director of the Institute of Plant Virology of Ningbo University, Song Bao'an, Vice President of the Chinese Plant Protection Society, Academician of the CAE Member, President of Guizhou University, Li Tianlai, Academician of the CAE Member, Professor of Shenyang Agricultural University, Asad Ali, Professor of Abdelwalihan University of Mardan, Yang Guangfu, Professor of Central China Normal University, Petri Penttinen, Researcher of Helsinki University of Finland, and other academicians and experts around the theme of the conference "Green Plant Protection Technology, Molecular Target Discovery" share the latest achievements in pest control, plant protection technology promotion, improving the quality of agricultural products and other fields, Talk about green plant protection technology and jointly create the future of agricultural science and technology. Chen Wanquan, Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Society for Plant Protection and Researcher at the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, presided over the keynote speech at the conference.

　     Academician Bao'an stated in his opening speech that this conference is a promotion meeting for practicing agricultural ecological civilization and agricultural green transformation, gathering various agricultural advantageous resources and innovative elements, stimulating enterprise innovation vitality, development potential, and transformation momentum through new tools, new technologies, new discoveries, and new ideas, effectively promoting international agricultural technology and technology cooperation, meeting green consumption needs, serving the development of green agriculture, and innovating green plant protection technology.　　

More than 300 experts, young scholars, and entrepreneurs from countries and regions such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Finland gave 71 special reports on the latest cutting-edge technological innovation hotspots in agricultural science and technology, green plant protection, and food security, jointly exploring cutting-edge technologies in plant protection. The conference has established a top academic exchange platform in the field of crop protection technology for universities, research institutes, technology promotion, and production enterprises worldwide, sharing the wisdom and achievements of the conference and providing reference and examples for high-quality green development of agriculture.