my country’s 2021 agricultural and rural economic performance report card “released” a few days ago. How to stabilize the production and supply of rice bags and vegetable baskets? How to ensure that the farmland is good land? How to develop industries to consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation? At the press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 20th, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs answered the hot issues of public concern.
Rice Bags: Fighting the Hard Battle of Summer Grain Harvest
In 2021, my country’s grain output will hit a record high, reaching 1,365.7 billion catties. How to continue to ensure that people have sufficient rice bags and stable prices this year?
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs proposed that grain production should stabilize the area, increase production capacity, stabilize rations, stabilize corn, and expand soybeans and rapeseed.
Zeng Yande, chief agronomist of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and director of the Development Planning Department, said that it is necessary to strictly implement the requirements of the party and government for food security, especially in the upcoming spring plowing, to implement key measures such as planting wheat late to promote the weak and strong, and lay a solid foundation for success. The bumper harvest of summer grain is a tough battle to ensure that the annual grain output remains above 1.3 trillion catties. At the same time, we will expand soybean planting, and coordinate the production of oilseeds such as rapeseed and peanuts.
Soybean and corn ribbon compound planting is the main technical measure promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to expand the production of soybean oilseeds this year.
Pan Wenbo, director of the Planting Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that in 2021, the national soybean and corn belt compound planting area will reach more than 7 million mu, and the model has basically matured. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will further improve and improve the suitable varieties, suitable machinery and tools, and suitable herbicides, and strive to increase the area of 15 million mu this year.
A severe autumn flood occurred in the winter wheat area last year, and the wheat sowing date was delayed. Pan Wenbo said that the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued support policies in a timely manner, and local governments took extraordinary measures. According to the dispatch of agricultural conditions, the area of winter wheat has been basically implemented and kept stable. The growth period of wheat is relatively long, and there is a lot of room for manoeuvre. As long as it is sown before winter and the management measures can keep up after the spring, there is hope for a bumper harvest.
Vegetable Basket: Guaranteed Supply
The Spring Festival is coming, how about the stable production and supply of vegetable basket products?
Tang Ke, director of the Department of Marketing and Information Technology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that during the Spring Festival and the Winter Olympics and Paralympics this year, the total supply of meat, eggs, milk, fruit, vegetables and fish is sufficient to meet the consumption needs of urban and rural residents.
Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that in 2021, my country’s pig production recovery target and tasks will be completed half a year ahead of schedule, pork production will increase significantly, and it will basically return to the level of historical normal years. The output of the products is sufficient, the total fruit market is sufficient, there are many varieties, and the prices are relatively stable.
According to reports, the current national vegetable field area is about 80 million mu, an increase of more than 2 million mu compared with the same period last year. About 3 pounds of vegetables a day.
Tang Ke said that there may be periods of unfavorable weather in some areas in the later period, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will work with relevant departments and localities to focus on stabilizing production, smooth circulation, emergency response and safety. We will focus on the production of winter and spring vegetables in key areas such as the “Southern Vegetables Transported to the North” base, major vegetable provinces in the north, and large and medium-sized cities, and continue to focus on livestock and poultry aquaculture to continuously improve market supply capacity.
High-standard farmland: ensuring construction quality
Cultivated land is the lifeblood of food production. How to ensure that the farmland is fertile?
Guo Yongtian, director of the Farmland Construction Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that in 2021, my country will build 105.51 million mu of high-standard farmland and simultaneously develop 28.25 million mu of high-efficiency water-saving irrigation.
It is understood that the construction of high-standard farmland has achieved remarkable results, which has played an important basic supporting role in mobilizing farmers’ enthusiasm for growing grain and ensuring food security. According to the survey, the mechanization level of the high-standard farmland project area has increased by 15 to 20 percentage points compared with the non-project area.
This year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will implement a new round of high-standard farmland construction plans to ensure that a total of 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland will be built by 2022, so as to stabilize the grain production capacity of more than 1 trillion kilograms; by 2025, 1.075 billion mu of high-standard farmland will be built At the same time, 105 million mu of high-standard farmland was transformed and upgraded, so as to stably ensure a grain production capacity of more than 1.1 trillion kilograms.
Guo Yongtian said that while further striving to increase the central government’s input, he will guide and support all localities to further consolidate and expand the financing channels for farmland construction and build a diversified financing mechanism. At the same time, further mobilize the initiative and enthusiasm of local construction, use the State Council’s supervision and incentive measures to encourage and support areas with rapid progress and good results, conduct interviews and report areas that have not completed tasks, and urge rectification.
Poverty Alleviation Areas: Implementing Characteristic Industry Improvement Actions
In 2021, characteristic industries in poverty alleviation areas will develop and expand, and the foundation for consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation will be more solid. How to develop the industry next?
Zeng Yande said that more than 50% of the central government’s rural revitalization subsidy funds are used for industrial development. Each poverty alleviation county has formed 2 to 3 characteristic leading industries, and the per capita industrial income of the poverty-stricken people has increased by more than 2,200 yuan. The number of laborers lifted out of poverty reached 31.45 million.
He said that in the poverty alleviation areas, a number of characteristic leading industries have been strengthened, a group of industrial parks with agglomeration development have been created, a group of business entities that unite and lead farmers have been cultivated, and a group of small and refined characteristic brands have been created.Among them, certified green, organic, geographical indicationagricultural productsThe number is nearly 10,000, with a large number of specialties such as Sichuan Cangxi kiwi fruit, Inner Mongolia Xing’an League rice, Hunan Yongshun berry tea, etc.agricultural productsThe brand is well-known all over the country.
In the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will aim to improve the scale and quality of characteristic industries and increase the operating income of the poverty-stricken population, and take the implementation of the promotion of characteristic industries as the starting point. Industrial planning, detailed assistance policies, and optimization of guidance services to ensure more sustainable poverty alleviation results.
(Article source: Dingxi Daily)