Few days ago, in order to promote the implementation of the Innovation Driven Development Strategy and the Rural Revitalization Strategy, and to give full play to the role of scientific and technological innovation in promoting the all-round revitalization of rural areas and agricultural modernization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China issued the commendation decision on Shen Nong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award in 2020-2021. The research achievement of Yuan Shouqi's team “key technologies and industrialization of high performance intelligent sprinkler irrigation unit and equipment” won the first prize among the scientific research achievements.

Researcher Yuan Shouqi has organized the group to conduct in-depth analysis and research by the end of “The Eleventh Five-Year Plan”. It was proposed to develop small and medium-sized sprinkler irrigation units and equipment to adapt to the basic agricultural conditions of China. After more than ten years of systematic and in-depth research, breakthroughs have been made in the key technologies of high-performance intelligent sprinkler irrigation units and equipment. They have cultivated the leading enterprises in the sprinkler irrigation machine industry in China, influenced and driven the product upgrading of the mainstream backbone enterprises of sprinkler irrigation machines. The product specifications have grown from the original 4 kinds to more than 50 kinds, and the national ownership has grown from thousands to more than 100000 sets, with a market share of more than 70% of the country. It has made important contributions to promoting China's agricultural water-saving, the technical level of China's water-saving irrigation equipment and the scientific and technological progress of the industry.