Abstract:In order to enhance the innovation of regional crop breeding in my country and realize the self-reliance and self-improvement of seed industry technology, this paper deeply explores how FDI technology spillovers affect regional crop breeding innovations. Using the panel data of 29 provinces from 1999 to 2019, evaluating the protection level of new plant varieties in each province and quantitative analysis the impact of FDI technology spillover on China’s regional crop breeding innovation in China and the regulatory effect of new plant variety protection. The research shows that FDI technology spillover can promote regional crop breeding innovation, and the protection of new plant varieties can strengthen this effect; the above conclusions have a more significant effect in regions with high and medium levels of regional crop breeding, the spillover of FDI technology in low-level regions has no significant impact on regional crop breeding innovation and protection of new plant varieties showed an inhibitory effect, but the combined effect of the two can effectively improve the innovation of regional crop breeding.