"Seeing the meticulous management systems for green planting and variety testing overseas, I deeply felt the development gap, and it strengthened my determination to stay rooted at home, improve the quality of our seeds, and vitalize our agriculture," he said.

　　After returning to China in 2018, he voluntarily applied for village-based assistance work and set a clear goal. "My job is to deliver technology to farmers' hands, making farming worry-free and farmers' incomes grow steadily," he said.

　　During his tenure as the first Party secretary of Nanwu village in Xiaxian county, he found that the local peach and apricot varieties were aging, farming methods were outdated, and villagers relied on traditional experience, showing little acceptance of new varieties and technologies.

　　Facing their concerns and skepticism, Jing explained that traditional farming relies on experience, but farming in the new era depends on technology. "I can talk a thousand times, but nothing convinces them like a good harvest from the fields," he said.

Harvesters work a wheat field on saline-alkali soil in Wanrong county, Yuncheng, Shanxi province, on June 12. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY

　　He worked in the fields personally, teaching fruit tree management techniques to farmers and patiently promoting the concept of green planting. "Green pest control doesn't mean no pest control — it means scientific pest control. Reducing pesticide use improves fruit appearance, raises market prices and ensures food safety," he said.