The central economic work conference set the tone for next year’s economic work, deployed tasks such as ensuring the supply security of grain and important agricultural and sideline products, and comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. How to give full play to the role of “ballast stone” in the work of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers”? How to promote rural revitalization in an all-round way? Recently, Tang Renjian, director of the central agricultural office and Minister of agriculture and rural areas, was interviewed by Xinhua news agency.
give full play to the role of “ballast” in the work of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers”
The central economic work conference proposed that next year’s economic work should be stable and seek progress while maintaining stability, which released a strong policy signal.
Tang Renjian said that the more complex the environment and more risks and challenges, the more important it is to tamp the “ballast stone” of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers”, firmly hold the two bottom lines of ensuring national food security and preventing large-scale poverty return, ensure stable agricultural production and increase, steady increase of farmers’ income and stable and peaceful rural areas, and provide solid support for opening a new situation, contingency situation and stabilizing the overall situation.
First of all, grain production should stabilize the area and increase production capacity. He said that next year, we should focus on grain production with extraordinary and strong efforts to ensure that the annual grain output remains above 1.3 trillion kg.
The first battle of grain production was summer grain. Tang Renjian said that 110 million mu of wheat in the five provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi were affected by the rare autumn flood this year, the sowing date was delayed, and the seedling growth was obviously weak. We must keep an eye on this part of winter wheat, implement key measures such as increasing the application of green returning fertilizer, and make every effort to fight a hard battle to win a good summer grain harvest.
Secondly, industrial development should stabilize the foundation and improve benefits. We should comprehensively promote the construction of modern agricultural industrial parks, strong agricultural towns, advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters and agricultural modernization demonstration areas, and create a new platform for industrial development. Build Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) cold chain logistics facilities for storage and preservation, promote the construction of Internet of things and express outlets, and unblock the upward and downward channels of Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) industrial products. Next year, the full cost insurance and planting income insurance of the three major grain crops will cover all major grain producing counties in the main producing provinces, and a “safety net” of agricultural insurance will be organized.
Third, rural construction should steadily improve quality. The action plan for rural construction will be issued soon. Next year, rural construction will be carried out in an all-round way, solidly and steadily promote key tasks such as the improvement of rural living environment, the construction of rural public infrastructure and the improvement of public services, and improve the construction quality and management level.
Fourth, to increase farmers’ income, we should stabilize the momentum and improve the momentum. Next year, the situation of migrant workers may be more severe. We should take multiple measures to increase farmers’ income through multiple channels such as industry driven, entrepreneurship driven and reform driven. In particular, we should continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation and resolutely put an end to the phenomenon of large-scale return to poverty.
ensure that the rice bowl of the Chinese people is firmly in their own hands
“The spring of grain production should be tightened and tight, and the work should be done in a down-to-earth and down-to-earth manner.” Tang Renjian said that next year, we must put the improvement of comprehensive agricultural production capacity in a more prominent position, continue to tap the potential for increasing production, and ensure that the Chinese people’s rice bowl is firmly in their own hands at all times. At the same time, we should vigorously develop soybean oil, select excellent varieties, promote belt compound planting of corn and soybean, and take multiple measures to expand area and increase yield.
He introduced that efforts should be made to improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity from two aspects: production factors and institutional mechanisms.
In terms of factors of production, we should firmly grasp the two key issues of seeds and cultivated land. In terms of cultivated land, we must implement the strictest cultivated land protection system and effectively strengthen the control of cultivated land use. The construction of high standard farmland should be continuously promoted to ensure that 1 billion mu of high standard farmland with guaranteed income in drought and flood will be built by 2022.
In terms of seeds, the central government has formulated an action plan for the revitalization of the seed industry, and the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas will play a set of “combined boxing” with relevant departments to gradually realize the self-reliance and self-improvement of seed industry science and technology and the independent control of seed sources. In addition, we should speed up making up the short board of agricultural machinery and equipment.
In terms of system and mechanism, we should focus on mobilizing the “two enthusiasm” of local Party committees and governments and grain farmers. We should consolidate the responsibility of local Party committees and governments to pay attention to agriculture and grain. Next year is the first year to implement the assessment of the same responsibility of the party and government for food security. We should pay close attention to the assessment, improve and improve the food security responsibility system, and gather a strong joint force to pay close attention to agriculture and grain.
Many farmers reflect that as long as growing grain can make money, the country’s food security. Tang Renjian said that we should focus on policy breakeven and business efficiency, build a “Trinity” support policy system of price, subsidy and insurance, vigorously develop agricultural professional and socialized services, improve the comprehensive benefits of grain planting, and let farmers make more profits from grain planting.
focus on key points, continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation
China has won an all-round victory in its battle to get rid of poverty. The central government has clearly set up a five-year transition period to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation.
“Overall, there has been no large-scale return to poverty this year, and the achievements in poverty alleviation have been consolidated and expanded.” Tang Renjian said.
He said that in the next step to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, we should focus on “Three Focuses”:
Focus on key groups and constantly improve the monitoring and assistance mechanism to prevent poverty return. Carry out regular investigation, timely include the unstable households out of poverty, marginal households prone to poverty and households with sudden and serious difficulties into the monitoring and assistance, appropriately relax the identification standards of monitoring objects, simplify the work process, and effectively achieve early detection, early intervention and early assistance, with someone in charge and in place.
Focus on key areas and strengthen the implementation of preferential support policies. For 160 key assistance counties, we have implemented the issued support policies, implemented the project of “making up for weaknesses and promoting development”, and carried out “group” education and medical assistance. For relocation and resettlement areas, continue to improve infrastructure and public services, strengthen the construction of industrial parks, implement territorial management responsibilities, and ensure that the relocated population can live stably and integrate.
Focus on key work and increase assistance for industrial employment. Focus on developing a number of characteristic and advantageous industries that can drive more employment. Strengthen labor cooperation between the East and the west, promote local and nearby employment by improving assistance workshops and optimizing public welfare posts, and ensure that the number of migrant workers out of poverty is stable at about 30 million.
actively and steadily promote rural revitalization
In the process of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, some places have problems in changing toilets in rural areas, and some places blindly engage in village merging, large-scale demolition and construction, etc. In Tang Renjian’s view, these are largely ignoring the dominant position of farmers, and there is a deviation in the view of political achievements.
Tang Renjian said that to implement the spirit of the central economic work conference, we should not only resolutely oppose irresponsibility and inaction, but also resolutely prevent simplification and disorderly behavior, so as to ensure that rural revitalization can be carried out steadily and far.
He said that in terms of concept, we should adhere to prospering for farmers. Farmers are the participants and beneficiaries of Rural Revitalization. We must fully respect the wishes of farmers and find out and solve one by one the most direct and realistic interests that farmers are most concerned about.
In terms of goals, insist on whether to be fast or not. Rural Revitalization is a long-term process, which can neither wait nor be urgent. We should grasp the time and efficiency of promoting the work. This year, the agricultural and rural departments have conducted a dragnet investigation on the situation of toilet reform in rural areas, basically found out the bottom of the problem, and are making every effort to make rectification. Next year, they will guide all localities to choose a scientific model according to local conditions, and promote the toilet reform in rural areas in a pragmatic and steady manner.
In terms of methods, we should adhere to adjusting measures to local conditions and promoting by classification. China’s rural areas are vast, with different levels of economic and social development, different cultures and customs. It is impossible for Rural Revitalization to be measured by one ruler and beat the world by one model. We should explore effective models and paths from reality.
In terms of mechanism, adhere to bottom-up and farmers’ participation. The key to rural revitalization is to mobilize farmers’ organizations, establish a mechanism of bottom-up, villagers’ autonomy and farmers’ participation, and mobilize farmers’ enthusiasm, initiative and creativity.
ensure the stable supply of “vegetable basket” products in the market this winter and next spring
The “vegetable basket” is related to the basic livelihood of the people. With the peak consumption season of new year’s day and Spring Festival approaching and the Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games coming soon, can we ensure the stable production and supply of “vegetable basket” products?
Tang Renjian responded that the total supply of “vegetable basket” products this winter and next spring is guaranteed. Since November, vegetable production has increased and prices have fallen steadily. In June this year, pig production has fully resumed. It is expected that the annual pork output will increase significantly, the output of beef, mutton, poultry and milk will reach a record high, and the total amount of fruits and aquatic products will be sufficient.
He introduced that in order to ensure the stable supply of “vegetable basket” products, the next step will focus on five aspects.
Stabilize production, study and judge the impact of natural disasters in advance, formulate emergency plans, do a good job in winter and spring vegetable production in key areas such as the “south to North vegetable transportation” base, large northern facility vegetable provinces and large and medium-sized cities, continue to do a good job in livestock and poultry aquaculture, and constantly improve the market supply capacity of “vegetable basket” products.
Smooth circulation, work with relevant departments to strictly implement the “green channel” policy for fresh Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) transportation, actively coordinate the production and sales areas to build a “point-to-point” docking relationship, encourage local organizations to directly connect Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) processing and circulation enterprises with production and operation entities, improve circulation efficiency, and ensure that “vegetable basket” products can be produced, transported and supplied.
Pay close attention to emergencies, focus on major festival activities and extreme weather such as rain, snow and freezing, strengthen production scheduling and market dynamic monitoring and early warning, guide and urge all localities to formulate emergency supply guarantee plans.
Ensure safety, strengthen quality and safety supervision, strengthen sampling inspection, and effectively ensure the “safety on the tip of the tongue” of the people.
The mayor responsibility system of “vegetable basket” shall be compacted, and all cities shall be urged to do a good job in production, circulation and regulation, especially strengthen the construction of emergency supply guarantee capacity, so as to ensure the stable supply of “vegetable basket” products in the market this winter and next spring.
(Xinhua News Agency)
