Tianjin Launches Campaign to Crack Down on Fake Agricultural Supplies, Safeguarding Spring Ploughing

As wheat enters the greening and jointing stage and the peak period for spring ploughing agricultural material use, the Tianjin Agricultural Law Enforcement Corps has recently launched a themed legal publicity campaign titled “Cracking Down on Fakes, Protecting Farmers and Ensuring Spring Ploughing”, according to Farmer’s Daily. The campaign integrates law enforcement and popularization to provide farmers with a “spring ploughing legal package”, striving to safeguard the smooth progress of spring ploughing.

Agricultural material safety is the primary guarantee for spring ploughing. Focusing on key agricultural supplies such as seeds, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, the campaign targets key areas including agricultural material stores, wholesale markets and remote towns for special inspections and rectification. Law enforcement officers strictly investigate irregularities such as seed counterfeiting and infringement, substandard pesticide ingredients, illegal sales of prohibited or restricted pesticides, insufficient fertilizer nutrients and non-standard labels, according to a report from Farmer’s Daily. They also conduct comprehensive inspections of business entities’ qualifications and purchase-sales ledgers, severely cracking down on illegal activities such as unlicensed operation and sales of fake or inferior agricultural supplies to uphold the bottom line of agricultural material quality and safety.

The campaign adopts a “law enforcement + legal popularization” model, tailoring publicity content to both business entities and farmers. For agricultural material operators, it distributes materials on laws and regulations such as the Seed Law and the Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law, as well as typical cases of fake and inferior agricultural supplies, guiding them to operate in compliance with laws and in good faith from the source. For farmers, it provides graphic materials such as guidelines on selecting seeds, pesticides and chemical fertilizers. On-site, law enforcement officers explain fake identification skills, popularize scientific pesticide use knowledge, and remind farmers to choose formal channels for purchases and keep shopping receipts to protect their legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law.

“This legal package is very practical, making us more confident in buying and using agricultural supplies!” a farmer at the scene praised sincerely. According to statistics, the campaign has distributed more than 650 copies of publicity materials and received over 230 consultations from the public, effectively enhancing the legal awareness of business entities and farmers’ ability to safeguard their rights.

The move aligns with China’s national efforts to protect farmers’ interests during spring ploughing. According to China Daily, China’s public security authorities have long been cracking down on the production and sale of fake or inferior agricultural supplies, investigating and handling more than 500 related criminal cases in 2024 alone, which effectively ensured grain production and security. Meanwhile, the National Development and Reform Commission has issued notices to ensure the stable supply and price of chemical fertilizers during spring ploughing, requiring relevant departments to strengthen supervision on urea futures to better serve the real economy.

Wang Ming, a law enforcement officer from the Tianjin Agricultural Law Enforcement Corps, stated that agricultural material safety is crucial to grain production and farmers’ vital interests. “We will not relax our efforts in supervision, and will continue to crack down on illegal activities related to agricultural supplies to ensure farmers use reassuring seeds, fertilizers and pesticides.”

Looking ahead, the Tianjin Agricultural Law Enforcement Corps will continue to strengthen the source supervision of agricultural supplies and maintain a high-pressure posture in cracking down on fake agricultural supplies. By doing so, it aims to fully protect the city’s food security and the quality and safety of agricultural products, providing solid support for a bumper harvest in spring ploughing.