To strengthen a country, we must first strengthen agriculture, and only then can the country be strong. The just-concluded Central Rural Work Conference clarified the goals, tasks, strategic priorities and main directions of the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" work at present and in the future. This reflects the great importance that the Party Central Committee attaches to the work of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" in the new era and new journey, and has greatly inspired the spirit of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" workers. The Central Rural Work Conference pointed out that an agricultural power is the foundation of a modern and powerful socialist country. Meeting the people's needs for a better life, achieving high-quality development, and consolidating the foundation of national security are all inseparable from agricultural development. Many industry insiders said that the Central Rural Work Conference pointed out the direction for stabilizing the basic market and taking new steps. Among them, ensuring a stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products is the top priority in building a powerful agricultural country. The guarantee of food security benefits from our country's implementation of "harvesting grain in the ground and storing grain in technology". We must seize the two key points of cultivated land and seeds, build high-standard farmland to lay a solid foundation for "farming", and rely on our own strength to secure our jobs. . Store grain in the ground and demand yields from high-standard farmland. The Central Rural Work Conference pointed out that we must resolutely maintain the red line of 1.8 billion acres of cultivated land and gradually build all permanent basic farmland into high-standard farmland. All things are born in soil, and where there is soil there is food. In Anyang County, Anyang City, Henan Province, in 2022, the county's total grain output was 492,200 tons, which was stable and slightly higher than the normal level. "Behind the bumper grain harvest, the construction of high-standard farmland is indispensable." Wang Ruijiang, director of the Anyang County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, believes that the key to high-standard farmland is to achieve high farmland quality, high output capacity, high disaster resistance and reduction capabilities, and high resource utilization. . Data shows that so far, the county has invested a total of 652 million yuan in high-standard farmland construction, and has built approximately 520,000 acres of high-standard farmland, achieving full coverage of high-standard farmland construction. Infrastructure in high-standard farmland in Anyang County, Anyang City, Henan Province. (Photo provided by the Propaganda Department of Anyang Municipal Party Committee, Henan Province) Anyang County is a microcosm of high-standard farmland construction across the country. This year’s Central Rural Work Conference emphasized the need to “anchor the goal of building an agricultural power.” Without an agricultural power, there would be no entire modern power. The relevant person in charge of the Farmland Construction and Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs previously stated that my country will build 1 billion acres of high-standard farmland by the end of 2022. After completion, the average grain production capacity of high-standard farmland will increase by 10% to 20%. How to transform into an agricultural power? According to Zhang Hongyu, deputy director of the China Rural Research Institute at Tsinghua University, the transformation from a large agricultural country to an agricultural power is not only an inevitable requirement to promote agricultural and rural modernization, but also the only way to achieve Chinese-style modernization. "Building an agricultural power with Chinese characteristics must fully reflect our country's national conditions and agricultural conditions. We must not only pay attention to the development of agricultural productivity, but also continuously improve rural production relations. It must not only meet the adequate supply of food in a country with a large population, but also adapt to the stage requirements of economic and social development. ." Zhang Hongyu said. Hiding grain in technology and achieving results in the revitalization of the seed industry. The Central Rural Work Conference pointed out that the action to revitalize the seed industry must achieve results and firmly hold the leading varieties in one's own hands. Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture. The seed industry is the key to my country's food security and an effective breakthrough in increasing production. It is crucial to ensuring food security and increasing the income of grain farmers. In Baodi District, Tianjin City, the main production area of ??Xiaozhan rice, nearly 500,000 acres of Xiaozhan rice ushered in a bumper harvest this year. High-quality rice varieties such as "Jinyuan U99" and "Tianlong 619" have increased the average yield per mu to 695 kilograms. "The average yield per mu here has more than doubled compared to previous years." Wang Ruidong, a major grain grower in Baodi District, said that the bumper rice yield this year was all "seen" by technical personnel. "From the beginning of rotary tillage sowing, experts came to guide every step. This year, the introduction of deep side fertilization technology for rice has greatly improved the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers, turning my land that used to be severely saline-alkali into a high-yielding field. Planting 'Tijin' The yield of Yujing 22' plot reaches 900 kilograms per mu, which is the highest in the region," Wang Ruidong said. Tianjin has a bumper rice harvest. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weizhen Data from the Tianjin Survey Team of the National Bureau of Statistics show that in 2022, Tianjin's total grain output will reach 2.562 million tons, an increase of 63,000 tons year-on-year, an increase of 2.5%, and both grain yield and total output will increase. The Central Rural Work Conference pointed out that “building an agricultural power must reflect Chinese characteristics” and “we must rely on our own strength to secure our jobs.” “The seed industry is the key to my country’s food security and an effective breakthrough for increasing production.
"Wu Li, deputy director of Tianfeng Securities Research Institute and chief analyst of the agricultural industry, said that the world's seed industry has entered the Breeding 4.0 era of "conventional breeding + biotechnology + informationization". my country's biological breeding has formed an independent innovation pattern, and biological breeding technology The effect of increasing unit yield is obvious. "Currently, based on the existing conventional breeding advantages, my country's biological breeding industrialization is proceeding in an orderly manner, which will help my country's seed strength to a higher level. "Wu Li said that in the future, while maintaining the advantages of conventional breeding, we should more prominently highlight the innovation and application of biological breeding in our country. Nowadays, from super rice to water-saving and drought-resistant wheat, excellent varieties are resistant to diseases and insect pests and have high yields. The obvious advantage of high yields in the past is a landmark achievement in the major seed industry, which has provided solid support for grain output to stabilize at 1.3 trillion kilograms for many years. The Central Rural Work Conference pointed out that the "combination punch" to increase income will ensure farmers' enthusiasm for farming. , it is necessary to improve the income guarantee mechanism for grain farmers and improve the interest compensation mechanism in main production areas. Ensuring that the income of farmers increases year by year and fully mobilizing farmers' enthusiasm is of great significance to ensuring agricultural security after the autumn harvest. Zhao Yinfa, a major grain grower in Qihe County, is quite satisfied with this year’s income. “This year’s output is better than last year, the price is right, and the income is more than last year. "Farmers in Dezhou City, Shandong Province welcome the harvest of autumn grains. (Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Leling Municipal Party Committee, Shandong Province) Since last year, due to the rising prices of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides, the cost of growing grains for farmers has increased a lot. Subsidies for agricultural inputs are like timely rain. , nourishing the hearts of farmers like Zhao Yinfa. In 2022, the central government will allocate a total of 40 billion yuan in subsidy funds to ensure the stability of agricultural production, and the actual grain growers who bear the cost of rising agricultural input prices will become the beneficiaries of the subsidy. The cost of corn seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. is about 350 yuan. “After subsidies, the cost has dropped a lot. I plan to continue to expand the planting area next year. Wu Qixiu, director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, said that on the basis of all the 30 billion yuan allocated in the budget at the beginning of the year, the central government will arrange an additional 10 billion yuan to ensure stable agricultural production in autumn, which lays the foundation for a bumper grain harvest throughout the year. A more solid foundation. How to improve the farmers' income guarantee mechanism? According to Zuo Ting, deputy director of the National Rural Revitalization Research Institute of China Agricultural University, to ensure the income of grain farmers and increase their enthusiasm for growing grains, various guarantee measures must be further developed to improve the overall The security of the industrial chain must be strengthened in farmland facilities, agricultural market economy, agricultural equipment, etc. “For example, vigorously develop order farming and futures markets to resist the impact of market fluctuations; vigorously develop agricultural equipment, agricultural product processing industry, and agricultural product warehousing. Logistics industry and social services, etc., reduce production costs and increase added value, thus improving the efficiency and safety of the entire industry chain. Zuo Ting said. The blueprint is inspiring and the time for struggle is right. In the coming period, our country will gradually build all permanent basic farmland into high-standard farmland, and work hard to write a magnificent chapter of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" in the new era.