The Zhitong Finance App learned that on September 29, the Information Office of the State Council held a series of press conferences on the theme of “Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan” series to introduce the situation relating to accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and steadily promoting comprehensive rural revitalization during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Meldan Mugheti said that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, standard guidance, source control, and full-chain supervision will continue to be strengthened to effectively protect the “safety on the tip of the tongue” of the masses. The main thing is to take the “three further steps”. Among them, supervision of the entire chain has been further strengthened. Implement the requirements for supervision of the entire food safety chain, strengthen coordination and linkage with market supervision and other departments, and promote the consolidation of the main responsibility of relevant producers and operators for quality and safety. Continue to carry out special rectification of outstanding drug residue issues, and strictly crack down on illegal and illegal acts. Strengthen risk monitoring, supervision and spot checks, speed up the popularization of colloidal gold and other rapid testing technology for key varieties in key regions before they are listed, focus on improving grass-roots supervision capabilities, promote smart supervision, detect hidden risks in a timely manner, and strictly prevent unqualified products from entering the market.
Further improve the agricultural product quality and safety standard system. Formulate a new batch of national food safety standards for pesticide and veterinary drug residues, improve pesticide and veterinary drug residue limits and supporting testing methods, and continue to expand the coverage of varieties. Focus on improving the quality of the entire agricultural industry chain, and then formulate a number of agricultural industry standards. At the same time, we will strengthen popular science publicity so that the vast majority of farmers and producers can understand, learn, and use it, and lead the high-quality development of the industry with high standards.
Further increase the supply of high-quality agricultural products. Vigorously promote green production technology models, implement a full quality control system, and promote a comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development. Expand the scale of production of green, organic, famous, premium and geographical indication agricultural products, establish a quality evaluation and quality grading system guided by market demand, carry out quality monitoring and quality grading of agricultural products, and promote the high quality and price of agricultural products.
The transcript is as follows:
Zhou Jianshe, Deputy Director of the Information Bureau of the Information Office of the State Council and press spokesman:
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the press conference of the Information Office of the State Council. Today, we will continue to hold a press conference on the theme of “Starting with the 15th Five-Year Plan” series. We invited Mr. Zhang Zhu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, to introduce the situation relating to speeding up the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and steadily promoting comprehensive rural revitalization during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, and answer everyone's concerns. Also attending today's press conference were Mr. Meldan Mugheti, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Mr. Chen Bangxun, press spokesperson and director of the Development Planning Department.
Now, I would like to ask Mr. Zhang Zhu for an introduction.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Zhang Zhu:
Good morning to all media friends, ladies and gentlemen! I am very happy to meet you, and thank you very much for your continued concern and support for the work of the “Three Farmers”. During the golden autumn season, grains are plentiful, melons and fruits are fragrant, and the vast fields are rich in harvest. We celebrated the 9th Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival together during the “Autumn Equinox” season. General Secretary Xi Jinping once again extended holiday congratulations and sincere greetings to the vast number of farmers across the country and comrades working on the “Three Farmers” front. He praised and affirmed this year's good grain harvest, and placed heavy expectations and heavy trust on the steady promotion of comprehensive rural revitalization, which is encouraging and inspiring. Currently, various departments in various regions are earnestly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, making every effort to seize the harvest of grain, return the granules to warehouses, and promote the modernization of agriculture and rural areas through solid measures. Today, we're happy to be here to share the relevant situation with you.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, has insisted that resolving the “three peasants” issue is a top priority for the whole Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping made a series of important remarks and issued a series of important instructions and instructions. The Party Central Committee deployed and implemented a rural revitalization strategy, drew up a grand blueprint for building a strong agricultural nation, continuously increased support for policies to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers, and achieved historic achievements and historic changes in promoting agricultural and rural development. This year marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, agricultural and rural development has maintained a steady, moderate and positive trend. Grain production has increased steadily. Summer grain production has surpassed 300 billion kg for the first time. Early rice production has stabilized at more than 56 billion kg for 6 consecutive years. Autumn grains are being harvested on a large scale, and a good grain harvest is expected throughout the year. Normalized support has started steadily, and a monitoring system, policy system, and working mechanism for normalized and accurate support has basically been established. The country's 2.562 million people to prevent returning to poverty have all implemented targeted support measures, firmly adhering to the bottom line that large-scale returns to poverty will not occur. The rural society is stable and peaceful, the construction of livable and workable villages in the US is progressing steadily, farmers' incomes are growing steadily, and the modernization of agriculture and rural areas has taken a new solid step, providing strong support for the national economy to continue its overall stability and upward trend.
The modernization of agriculture and rural areas is related to the overall situation and success of Chinese-style modernization. The “15th Five-Year Plan” period is a critical period for basic socialist modernization to consolidate the foundation and make comprehensive efforts. “Consolidate the foundation” must speed up the completion of the shortcomings and weaknesses in the “three rural areas” field, and “comprehensive efforts” must focus on breaking the difficulties and blockages that constrain the development of the “three rural areas.” The “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” issued by the State Council lays out a road map and construction plan for the development of the “three rural areas” over the next five years. We will work with all relevant departments in various regions and the peasant masses to make agriculture a major modern industry, make rural homes more and more beautiful, promote basic modernization of agriculture and make significant progress in rural areas with basic modern living conditions, and actually enhance the peasant people's sense of attainment, happiness, and security. In our work, we will focus on achieving the four “highlights”.
First, highlight equal emphasis on yield quality, and enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality efficiency. To adapt to changes in the consumption needs of urban and rural residents and secure the jobs of 1.4 billion Chinese people, it is necessary not only to ensure stable supply, but also to optimize the structure and improve quality. We will not relax and take good care of grain production, make efforts to stabilize the area and increase yield, continuously improve comprehensive agricultural production capacity, and make every effort to ensure a stable and safe supply of important agricultural products such as grain. On this basis, implement the concept of big agriculture and big food, accelerate the construction of a diversified food supply system, optimize the variety structure, improve quality, promote the transformation of agricultural development from production dominance to equal emphasis on yield quality, and improve adaptability to production and demand.
Second, highlight normalized and precise assistance, and continue to consolidate and expand the results of the fight against poverty. After a five-year transition period of unremitting efforts, development conditions for poverty-stricken regions and people out of poverty continued to improve, and endogenous motivation continued to increase. However, poverty is stubborn and recurrent, and the development gap between urban and rural regions and groups is still large. We will continue to tighten and consolidate the responsibilities of level 5 secretaries to carry out normalized support, adhere to and improve effective institutional practices during the transition period, promote long-term policy supply, standardization of measures and methods, efficient management methods, and institutionalization of factor guarantees, establish and improve a normalized mechanism to prevent the return to poverty and cause poverty, and maintain a firm bottom line that large-scale return to poverty does not occur for a long time.
Third, highlight scientific and technological reforms with two-wheel drive, and accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. To build a strong agricultural nation, the key tool lies in science and technology; the key lies in reform. We will work together to promote scientific and technological innovation and institutional innovation to shape new momentum and advantages for high-quality development in agriculture and rural areas. On the one hand, we will vigorously promote self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level agricultural science and technology, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, promote the integration and efficiency of good fields, good seeds, good opportunities, and good laws, so that new quality productivity can provide a “new engine” for the development of modern agriculture. On the other hand, we adhere to the main line of handling the relationship between farmers and land, continue to deepen key rural reform tasks such as extending the 30-year pilot after the expiration of the second round of land contracts, stabilizing the foundations of collective ownership, safeguarding the rights of farmers' collective members, activating rural resource elements, continuously improving the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers and enrich agriculture, and add impetus and vitality to agricultural and rural development.
Fourth, highlight what the peasant masses can feel, and promote the construction of livable, workable and American villages according to local conditions. Rural construction is built for farmers. We will thoroughly study and apply the “10 Million Project” experience, closely focus on the farmers' urgent concerns, and work hard with both hardware and software to create high-quality living spaces in the countryside. In terms of hardware, cultivate and expand rural characteristic industries, implement projects to repair shortcomings in modern rural living conditions, promote infrastructure coverage and extension to households, coordinate the supply of basic public services in counties, and gradually improve the completeness of rural infrastructure, the convenience of public services, and the comfort of living environments. In terms of software, strengthen and improve rural governance, continue to deepen changing customs and customs, cultivate a civilized rural style, and forge the soul for comprehensive rural revitalization.
That's all I'll introduce first. Now my colleagues and I would like to answer everyone's questions. Thank you all.
Zhou Jianshe:
Thank you, Minister Zhang, for the introduction. Now, please raise your hands and ask your news agency before asking.
China Central Radio and Television Reporter:
Good food harvests have been achieved every year, but consumer demand is also growing. What is the trend of food supply and demand in China during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question, I'll answer that question. Food security is an eternal topic. It is a “big country”, and all parties are very concerned about it. Regarding the current food supply and demand situation during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, I would like to summarize it in three sentences.
First, our food security is fully guaranteed. China's grain production has stabilized at more than 1.4 trillion kg for 2 consecutive years, and the per capita share of grain has exceeded 500 kilograms. It has achieved basic self-sufficiency in grain and is absolutely safe in food rations, and the Chinese have taken their jobs firmly into their own hands. According to agricultural proverbs, July 15 is fixed for droughts and floods; August 15 is for harvest. The fall equinox has passed, and this year was another good harvest year. At present, summer grains have been harvested in abundance, and production of early rice has been stable. The key depends on autumn grains. Autumn grains are the majority of grain production throughout the year, accounting for about 3/4 of the total production. The area is expected to increase steadily this year, especially corn, a high-yielding crop. Large-scale harvesting has now begun, and the area harvested in the country has reached more than 20%. If the weather conditions are generally normal in the later stages, it is expected that there will be another good harvest. The impact of droughts on agricultural natural disasters in our country is quite large. Drought is a large area, and flooding is a line. This year's floods were more severe than droughts. Some were severe and the surface was light. The overall weather conditions were still favorable. Against the backdrop of increased fluctuations in the global grain market, China's stable grain production and supply have a stable foundation and sufficient ambition. This is the first thing I want to say.
Second, there is still a tight balance between food supply and demand. You might want to ask, now that we don't eat rice and noodles as much as before, why is supply and demand still tight? While eating rice and noodles is decreasing, our consumption of side foods such as meat, custard and milk is still increasing. These are also converted into feed foods such as corn and soybeans. Generally speaking, 2 catties can produce 1 catty of chicken, 3 catties can produce 1 catty of pork, and 5 catties can produce 1 catty of beef. In the “one decrease and one increase” of food rations and an increase in fodder, total demand for food will also increase, the supply and demand for food will remain in a tight balance, and the string of food security must always be tightened. This is the second thing I want to say.
Third, the food supply structure still needs to be optimized. From a structural point of view, the supply of food rations is abundant, and the supply of feed food such as corn is still relatively tight. In particular, there are many imports of soybeans used for oil extraction and feed; in terms of quality, the supply of high-quality food products is not good enough to meet the growing consumer needs of the masses. For example, we need to increase the supply of wheat for strong gluten and weak gluten, which we use to make bread and cakes, and high-quality flavoured rice with better taste.
I have food in my hands, and I don't panic. General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed many times that we should not relax and take good care of food production. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will thoroughly implement the strategy of hiding food in the ground and storing food in technology, adhering to the combination of production capacity, production ecology, and increasing production and income; developing scientific and technological agriculture, green agriculture, quality agriculture, and brand agriculture in an integrated manner; focusing on improving the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality efficiency; and making the Chinese people's jobs more stable and secure.
Therefore, production capacity also needs to be increased. Step up the implementation of a new round of actions to increase grain production capacity by 100 billion kg, and insist on stabilizing the area and increasing yield to ensure that grain production capacity rises to about 1.45 trillion kg by the end of the “15th Five-Year Plan”. On the one hand, it is necessary to stabilize the foundation of area, tighten the shared responsibility of the Party and government for food security, strictly abide by the red line of arable land, and ensure that the grain area is stable at around 1.75 billion mu. On the other hand, we must seize the key to increasing yield. The increase in yield during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period contributed more than 60% to the increase in grain production, and more than 90% last year. In the future, the focus of increasing grain production capacity should be on increasing yield on a large scale. Over the past few years, we have vigorously promoted large-scale yield improvement activities for grain and oil crops, and built a number of tons and a half tons of grain fields in various regions. For example, Dezhou, Shandong has already built 1.3 million mu of ton/half grain fields. The average yield of wheat and corn in the first season is 1,580 kilograms per mu. This has achieved a ton and a half grain. Yili, Xinjiang achieved a one-season yield of one million mu of corn in a ton of grain fields. There is even good news this year. In the Xinyuan County Gongguan field, our one-season corn yield level set a national record for corn yield (100 mu square). Next, we will make more vigorous efforts to promote the integration and efficiency of good fields, good seeds, good opportunities and good laws, and increase the yield in a balanced manner over a large area.
The structure also needs to be gradually optimized. In terms of regional structure, it is necessary to adapt to changes in resource endowments and supply and demand situations, rationally optimize the regional layout of grain, make better use of the functions of advantageous regions, research and carry out a new round of agricultural resource zoning, and promote a better balance between agricultural production and soil and water resources. In terms of variety structure, stabilize food rations, increase production of corn, soybeans, etc., and expand the supply of edible oil through multiple channels. In terms of quality structure, farmers are guided to grow good food, improve the quality rate, and put more nutritious, healthy, and tasty green and high-quality agricultural products on the table of ordinary people.
Reasonable increase in efficiency. Food security can only be maintained if food production is effective. In this regard, the key is to protect and mobilize the “two motivations”. One is the enthusiasm of farmers to grow food. We will continue to increase policy support for grain production, strengthen policy support and collaboration on prices, subsidies, insurance, etc., promote the coordination of production, storage, and imports, keep food prices at a reasonable level, and enable farmers to make money growing grain. The second is the government's enthusiasm to grab food. Food security must not only be calculated in economic accounts, but also in political accounts. Major production areas, main marketing areas, and production and marketing balance zones are all responsible for protecting area and production volume. Of course, the reasonable interests of major producing regions must also be protected. We will promote the improvement of the compensation mechanism for the interests of major production areas, continue to implement horizontal compensation for benefits between provinces in the production and marketing of grain, support major producing regions to increase grain production capacity and comprehensive benefits, so that local farmers and grain harvesting will not suffer losses.
This is the overall situation of our “15th Five-Year Plan” and the series of measures we have taken. I'll just answer those, thank you.
Lightning News Reporter:
The development trend of the rural industry has continued to improve over the years, driving more farmers to increase their income through local employment nearby. May I ask, how will “souvenir” articles be written during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period to promote the high-quality development of rural industries and allow farmers' incomes to continue to grow? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question. I ask Deputy Minister Merrdan to answer this question.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Meldan Mugheti:
Thank you to this reporter for the question. Industrial revitalization is the top priority and foundation for rural revitalization. A thriving industry is a prerequisite for solving all problems in rural areas. Only when rural industries prosper can farmers have good employment and income, rural areas have vitality and vitality, and rural revitalization have a solid material foundation. Here, I can report to you the data published by the two statistics departments. One is the value added of the primary sector, which corresponds to the value added of agricultural production, or production, which accounts for less than 7% of China's GDP; the other is the value added value added of the entire industry chain, including primary production, secondary processing, and tertiary logistics, marketing, and supporting services, accounting for more than 15% of China's GDP, which is more than double the value added of the primary industry, which more fully reflects the value-added benefits brought about by the development of rural industries. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, rural industries improved quality and efficiency, and new industries such as rural e-commerce and rural leisure tourism were booming. In 2025, there were more than 100,000 agricultural product processing enterprises on a national scale, with revenue of nearly 18 trillion yuan, leisure agriculture revenue reaching 950 billion yuan, and online retail sales of agricultural products reached 783.3 billion yuan.
During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, there is still plenty of room for rural industry development. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, guide all regions to rely on special resources, write “souvenir” articles, expand the various functions of agriculture, explore the diverse values of the countryside, speed up the construction of a modern rural industrial system, and build agriculture into a modern major industry.
First, it is necessary to raise the level of the modern farming industry. This is the basic market for rural industries. It is necessary to implement actions to upgrade rural characteristic industries, guide all regions to select leading industries according to local conditions, produce more good products, and consolidate the foundation for stable production and supply of “rice bags,” “vegetable baskets,” and “fruit plates.”
Another is to strengthen the agricultural product processing industry. This is a large value-added space for rural industries. It is necessary to continue to implement a new round of agricultural product processing industry upgrading actions, improve the processing technology research and development system, cultivate and expand leading enterprises, and promote the collaborative development of initial processing, deep processing, and comprehensive utilization processing in agricultural product production areas.
The third is to cultivate new industries and new business formats. This is a new potential to expand the many functions of agriculture. It is necessary to adapt to the new trend of accelerated rural experiential consumption, create routes for rural leisure tourism, cultivate a “small but beautiful” rural cultural tourism industry, and develop new forms and scenarios of rural consumption such as harvest markets, competition shows, and leisure camping.
Then there is the development of a new type of service industry in rural areas. This is a new growth point for the rural industry. Modern integrated agricultural service centers should be built according to local conditions, and productive service industries such as contract farming, warehousing and logistics should be developed. At the same time, the focus is on wholesale and retail, old-age care, environmental hygiene, etc., to develop rural lifestyle services and improve the convenience of farmers' lives.
To develop rural industries, it is necessary not only to develop industries, but also to enrich the people. We will continue to broaden the channels and methods for farmers to participate in the development of rural industries, improve the agricultural partnership mechanism, leave more jobs in the countryside, and leave more value-added benefits from the industrial chain to farmers, making farmers' pockets bulging more and more.
Thank you to this reporter.
Phoenix TV Reporter:
With the improvement of everyone's living standards, in the past, people focused on eating enough and eating well, but now what they want is nutrition and health. Excuse me, how to build a diversified food supply system next to better meet the diverse needs of the masses for agricultural products? Furthermore, we have seen that pig prices have been running low since October of last year. What measures will be taken to stabilize pig production and market prices next? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question. Director Chen Bangxun is invited to answer this question.
Chen Bangxun, press spokesman of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and director of the Development Planning Department:
This reporter actually asked two questions; I'll answer the first one first. Establishing a big view of agriculture and big food, and building a diversified food supply system is an important measure to adapt to changes in the food consumption structure in our country. Over the years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with relevant departments, has developed food resources in a comprehensive and multi-way manner while ensuring food security. The supply of agricultural products can be said to be extremely rich. Last year, China's meat production surpassed 100 million tons for the first time. This is a huge amount. The per capita share is 72.5 kg, which is about 1.5 times the world average. Egg production is 34.98 million tons, and the per capita share is 24.9 kg, which exceeds the level of developed countries. The production of aquatic products is 76.52 million tons, and one out of every two fish farmed in the world comes from China. The production of vegetables and fruits is the highest in the world. It can be said that everyone needs to eat enough and eat well. The foundation of this guarantee is very solid.
Meals must be eaten every day, and planted year after year. The “15th Five-Year Plan” will enable 1.4 billion people to eat enough, eat well, and eat nutritious and healthy. It is necessary not only to tap the potential of arable land, but also to focus on building a diversified food supply system. This work is being carried out in four main areas.
The first is to ask for food from facility agriculture. Compared with traditional farming, modern facility farming is highly efficient and has a high yield. The annual yield of vegetables in 1 mu of solar greenhouses is equivalent to 5 to 8 times the yield in open ground. We will actively develop energy-efficient, and efficient greenhouses, intensive farming, etc., to expand the space for agricultural development, so that melons, fruits, vegetables, etc. are less affected by the season and weather, so that they can be supplied stably throughout the year.
The second is to ask for food from rivers, lakes, and seas. China is a global leader in aquaculture. Large-scale smart truss aquaculture cages simulate the natural environment to cultivate rhubarb fish in deep waters. The annual output of one cage can reach 1,000 tons. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to scientifically develop the resources of rivers, lakes and seas, promote farming, animal husbandry and fishing, vigorously develop deep-sea aquaculture, build marine ranches and “blue granaries”, use vast water areas, and produce more high-quality aquatic products.
The third is to ask for food from forests and grasslands. China's forest land area is more than 4.2 billion mu, forest area is over 3.6 billion mu, and grassland area is over 3.9 billion mu. The potential is huge. Therefore, it is necessary to vigorously develop the underforest economy, expand the forest grass industry, and enrich the “forest grain depot.”
Fourth, we need to ask for food from biological agriculture. It is necessary to actively develop synthetic biotechnology, expand novel protein sources, develop new food resources, continuously expand food space, and provide more choices. That's the first question.
The second problem is pig production. In the past two years, in the face of strong supply and demand in the market and low pig prices, we have stepped up efforts to promote comprehensive regulation of pig production capacity, reduce the target of breeding sows in due course, keep an eye on major breeding counties and breeding farms. Combining several aspects of “allocating supply, promoting consumption, increasing storage, and stabilizing expectations”, we have steadily promoted the implementation of regulatory tasks, and achieved phased results. At the end of the second quarter, the number of breeding sows nationwide was reduced to 37.8 million, returning to the green and reasonable range of production capacity regulation. Entering the second half of the year, the pig supply and demand situation continued to improve. Prices fluctuated, but overall, they have rebounded and have now stabilized at more than 11 yuan per kilogram. This is about the price of pigs, not the price of meat.
Pig production is related not only to ordinary people's three meals a day, but also to the income and livelihood of farmers. In the next step, we will continue to dynamically monitor market supply and demand, guide farmers to rationally arrange production rhythms, follow the trend, consolidate the positive trend of pig price recovery, strive to avoid ups and downs, and promote the steady and orderly development of the pig industry. There are two main aspects.
On the one hand, we will continue to adjust production capacity to guide a better match between supply and demand. Keep an eye on major breeding provinces and counties, normalize and implement precise control of production capacity, guide leading enterprises to take the lead in reducing pig production capacity, promote stable breeding sows within a reasonable range, and continuously improve the relationship between supply and demand. Another aspect is to promote transformation and promote the high-quality development of the pig industry. It is necessary to improve the agricultural cooperation mechanism and promote the integration of small and medium-sized farmers into the modern agricultural management system through cooperative stocking and entrustment of surrogacy. Implement food-saving actions in the farming industry, take good care of the prevention and control of major animal epidemics, promote the improvement of quality, efficiency, cost reduction and efficiency in pig farming, encourage the development of the pig industry with local characteristics, and increase the supply of high-quality pig products.
Thank you.
Upstream News Reporter:
The quality and safety of agricultural products is an important matter of people's livelihood that ordinary people are very concerned about. During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, what measures will be taken to continue to strengthen the quality and safety line of agricultural products to better guarantee the “safety on the tip of the tongue” of the masses? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your attention to this question. I ask Deputy Minister Merrdan to answer this question.
Meldan Mugeti:
Thank you to this reporter for your concern about the quality and safety of agricultural products, and thank you for your questions. There are seven things that ordinary people do when opening their doors. Chai rice oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea are all inseparable from agricultural products; everything must be about quality. Ensuring the supply safety, quality and safety of agricultural products is the foundation of people's livelihood and the foundation of industry. In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has earnestly implemented the “Four Strictest” requirements and paid close attention to the quality and safety of agricultural products. The pass rate for routine monitoring of agricultural product quality and safety remained above 98%, reaching 98.2% in the first half of this year. The quality and safety of agricultural products is very important, and 100% effort must be made. We will continue to tighten supervision and defense lines, keep an eye on weak links in some regions and categories, and come up with hard tricks and practical measures to effectively push for solutions. For example, in response to the problem of illegal production, operation and use of pesticides and veterinary drugs, in July of this year, 7 departments including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the National Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives launched comprehensive measures to regulate the production, operation and use of pesticides and veterinary drugs. The purpose is to crack down on illegal acts and guarantee the quality and safety of agricultural products at the source. Over the past two months, we have guided all regions to step up lead inspection and case investigation efforts through listing supervision and on-site supervision, etc., and have worked with relevant departments to dig deeper into the chain of interest and strengthen law enforcement and case handling, forming a strong deterrent. We will continue to fight hard, fight at the source, and handle major cases, resolutely and fundamentally cut off the illegal chain prohibiting the production, operation and use of restricted drugs to ensure that the rectification is effective.
During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, we will continue to strengthen standard guidance, source control, and full-chain supervision to effectively protect the “safety on the tip of the tongue” of the masses. The main thing is to take the “three further steps”.
Further improve the agricultural product quality and safety standard system. Formulate a new batch of national food safety standards for pesticide and veterinary drug residues, improve pesticide and veterinary drug residue limits and supporting testing methods, and continue to expand the coverage of varieties. Focus on improving the quality of the entire agricultural industry chain, and then formulate a number of agricultural industry standards. At the same time, we will strengthen popular science publicity so that the vast majority of farmers and producers can understand, learn, and use it, and lead the high-quality development of the industry with high standards.
Further strengthen the supervision of the whole chain. Implement the requirements for supervision of the entire food safety chain, strengthen coordination and linkage with market supervision and other departments, and promote the consolidation of the main responsibility of relevant producers and operators for quality and safety. Continue to carry out special rectification of outstanding drug residue issues, and strictly crack down on illegal and illegal acts. Strengthen risk monitoring, supervision and spot checks, speed up the popularization of colloidal gold and other rapid testing technology for key varieties in key regions before they are listed, focus on improving grass-roots supervision capabilities, promote smart supervision, detect hidden risks in a timely manner, and strictly prevent unqualified products from entering the market.
Further increase the supply of high-quality agricultural products. Vigorously promote green production technology models, implement a full quality control system, and promote a comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development. Expand the scale of production of green, organic, famous, premium and geographical indication agricultural products, establish a quality evaluation and quality grading system guided by market demand, carry out quality monitoring and quality grading of agricultural products, and promote the high quality and price of agricultural products.
Thank you.
China's “Three Farmers” released a reporter:
The five-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of the fight against poverty has come to an end. This year, we will switch to normalized and precise assistance. What measures will be taken next to continue to carry out this work? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your attention to this question, I will answer it. Winning the fight against poverty and historically eradicating absolute poverty is our country's greatest landmark achievement in the new era, and it is also a development experience with international recognition. General Secretary Xi Jinping attached great importance to this, repeatedly stressing that the underpinning for poverty alleviation must be solid, and there must be no large-scale return to poverty. After a five-year transition period of unremitting efforts, the endogenous development momentum of poverty-stricken regions and people out of poverty continued to increase, effectively consolidating and expanding the results of the fight against poverty. The “15th Five-Year Plan” period entered a new stage of normalized support. The Party Central Committee and the State Council issued documents to coordinate the establishment of a normalized mechanism to prevent the return to poverty, and the relevant departments issued 23 supporting policy documents. Various regions refined and improved measures in line with actual practice, and the “1+23+N” policy system for normalized assistance was basically formed. This year, the central financial administration allocated 177 billion yuan in normalized support funds, focusing on industrial aid, employment support, and development assistance in underdeveloped regions. Next, normalized support will be incorporated into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy to enhance the motivation for endogenous development through strong and effective development support, secure the bottom line of people's livelihood with a sound and complete social security system, and maintain the bottom line that large-scale return to poverty will not occur for a long time. In our specific work, we focus on these four areas.
Full coverage has been achieved in terms of monitoring. In terms of regions and targets, it has expanded to all provinces and the entire rural population of the country. This is not the same as the transition period or attack period. At that time, targets were accurately determined to be targeted, but now it has entered the stage of normalized support, and the entire rural population of the country must enter this system. In terms of methods and methods, focus on combining online and offline to optimize methods such as farmers' independent reporting, departmental big data early warning, and daily investigation of grassroots cadres, etc., to ensure early detection, early intervention, and early assistance to ensure due payment and assistance. For example, when Guangxi was hit by typhoon “Mesak” a while ago, we guided Guangxi to launch the “Green Channel” as soon as possible. 7,256 affected people were promptly included in aid, eliminating the risk of returning to poverty due to the disaster.
Be dynamic in terms of management. Implement “in and out” dynamic management, and use limited support resources to those who need help the most. People out of poverty are classified and managed. If their level of development and ability clearly exceeds the average level of local farmers, preferential assistance will no longer be implemented; if there is a risk of returning to poverty after leaving the support policy, assistance will continue to be provided. For those who prevent returning to poverty, concentrate resources to implement precise assistance, and stably eliminate the risk of returning to poverty and then withdrawing in accordance with the procedures. For key support counties for rural revitalization, we have now identified 160 national rural revitalization key support counties and 390 provincial rural revitalization key support counties. We will further improve statistical monitoring, regular evaluation, and dynamic adjustment mechanisms, and continue to provide preferential support in terms of finance, finance, land, and talent.
Support is highlighted as sustainable. To strengthen the classification of support recipients, it is necessary not only to “cover the bottom line”, but also to “support ambition.” Those who are unable to work are included in the social assistance system according to regulations, and their basic livelihood is guaranteed through measures such as subsistence allowances. Those who have the ability to work implement development-based support measures such as industry and employment, promote the development of the entire industry chain, improve industry-to-household rewards and compensation policies, strengthen employment services, broaden employment channels, enhance employment skills, and enhance endogenous motivation and development capabilities. In this regard, the enthusiasm of the masses is very high. We must teach people not only to fish, but also teach people to fish, and to stimulate and mobilize the enthusiasm and endogenous motivation of ordinary people for self-development.
Focus on cohesion in promotion. Fully integrate normalized support work into all fields of rural revitalization, and plan and implement it in an integrated manner. Continue to play the role of the “four forces” of good East-West collaboration, targeted assistance from central units, village-based assistance, and social assistance to accelerate comprehensive rural revitalization in underdeveloped regions, so that people out of poverty can catch up and not be left behind on the path to common prosperity.
That's my answer, thank you.
Economic Daily reporter:
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee established further comprehensive deepening of reforms and achieving new breakthroughs as one of the main goals of economic and social development during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. We would like to know how reforms will be further deepened in agriculture and rural areas during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, and what key reform tasks will be implemented at an accelerated pace? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question. I ask Director Chen Bangxun to answer your question.
Chen Bangxun:
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that to comprehensively promote rural revitalization, we must make good use of reform as a magic weapon. Implementing the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, various relevant departments in various regions have continued to deepen rural reforms in recent years. Achievements such as the “separation of powers” for rural land contracts and the reform of the rural collective property rights system have benefited the vast majority of peasants and stimulated the vitality of agricultural and rural development. During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, the main line of rural reform is still to handle the relationship between farmers and land. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will take safeguarding farmers' rights and interests and improving farmers' welfare as the starting point and foothold, setting the direction and principles, and securing the bottom line and red line, and advancing rural reform in depth. The focus is on four areas of reform tasks.
In terms of contracted land, it is necessary to steadily push ahead and extend the pilot project for another 30 years after the second round of land contracts expires. This work is being piloted throughout the province in 29 provinces, and more than 30 million farmers have successfully signed contract extensions. During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, the second round of land contracts for the vast majority of farmers expires. We will implement the requirements of stable and long-term land contract relationships, adhere to “major stability and minor adjustments” to ensure that the vast majority of farmers' original contracted land remains stable, so that the vast majority of farmers and new agricultural operators can have more stable business expectations, produce and develop with confidence. At the same time, with regard to the reasonable demands of some farmers, all regions are guided to properly dispose of mobile land, new arable land, etc. according to local conditions, and solutions are encouraged through methods other than land, such as collective income distribution, provision of employment services, and placement in public welfare jobs.
In terms of home-based infrastructure, the focus is on strengthening standardized management. Homesteads are the basic housing guarantee for hundreds of millions of peasant people. We will continue to focus on “safeguarding housing, controlling uncontrolled construction, and revitalizing idle land” to promote the rational use of land for rural villagers' housing construction, guide all regions to strengthen homestead approval and management, strictly investigate and prevent illegal and disciplinary acts, and strictly abide by the red line of laws and policies. At the same time, on the basis of full respect for farmers' wishes, all regions will be guided to revitalize the use of vacant farm houses according to law and regulations through leasing, shareholding, cooperation, etc., so that farmers can earn an additional share of their property income.
In terms of reform of the collective property rights system, the focus is on affirming rights and empowering active rights. Currently, there are about 930 million members of rural collective economic organizations across the country, and collective land resources are 6.58 billion mu. During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, we will guide all regions to speed up the establishment of rural collective economic organization operating mechanisms with clear and reasonable distribution of property rights in accordance with the ideas of consolidating the achievements of affirming rights, steadily promoting empowerment, and achieving active rights in an orderly manner, promote the standardization of rural property rights trading markets, revitalize collective asset resources, and steadily develop a new rural collective economy according to local conditions, and give farmers more full property rights and interests.
In terms of building a management system, coordinate the development of moderate-scale business entities and support for ordinary farmers. “Big countries and small farmers” are our basic national conditions and agricultural conditions. Currently, our country still has almost 200 million small-scale farmers. At the same time, new agricultural operators continue to grow. There are a total of about 6 million family farms and farmers' cooperatives, and 1.08 million operational service providers. They are carrying out social services, serving almost 89 million small-scale farmers. During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, we will continue to adhere to “big, small is small”, cultivate and expand new types of agricultural operators, improve a convenient and efficient agricultural social service system, establish and improve a modern agricultural management system that supports industrial development and drives farmers' income growth, and promote organic links between small farmers and modern agricultural development.
Thank you.
Science and Technology Daily reporter:
The “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” to Accelerate the Modernization of Agriculture and Rural Areas lays out arrangements for developing new agricultural productivity and cultivating and expanding emerging and future industries in the agricultural sector. In the next step, what initiatives will we focus on to strengthen agricultural science and technology innovation and enhance the transformation of agricultural science and technology achievements? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your interest in agricultural science and technology. I would like Deputy Minister Meldan to answer this question.
Meldan Mugeti:
Thank you to this reporter for the question. Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is evolving at an accelerated pace. The same is true in the agricultural sector, where innovative achievements are constantly emerging. For example, agricultural scientists in China have successfully revealed the principle of how a single plant somatic cell develops into a complete plant. Another example is that agricultural scientists in China have broken through key technical bottlenecks in artificially synthesizing starch from carbon dioxide, and for example, some intelligent agricultural machinery, agricultural robots, etc. are also being implemented at the production line at an accelerated pace. At present, the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress in China has exceeded 64%, and science and technology have become a key variable in the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. In line with this trend, the “15th Five-Year Plan” column to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas deployed seven areas to promote the development of new agricultural productivity, and identified seven areas, including research on key core agricultural technologies and actions to improve agricultural biomantry. We will keep an eye on the goal of self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level agricultural science and technology, promote front-end key technology research, mid-end efficient integration and transformation, and back-end applicable technology promotion in an integrated manner, enhance modern agriculture through new technology and equipment transformation, forward-looking layout and cultivate emerging and future industries in the agricultural sector, and accelerate the development of new agricultural productivity.
First, it is necessary to optimize the innovative layout and consolidate the foundation for basic research. The strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic agricultural research focuses on 11 key areas, including planting and breeding, agricultural product processing, etc., to promote original innovation and key core technology research in an integrated manner, and provide “living water at the source” for the advancement of modern agricultural technology. Strengthen capacity building for innovation conditions, lead the transformation of scientific research paradigms with artificial intelligence, forwardly lay out scientific research infrastructure such as intelligent design and breeding, habitat simulation tests, etc., promote the construction of pilot verification platforms for intelligent agricultural machinery equipment, biosynthesis, etc., and establish a solid foundation for agricultural science and technology innovation.
Furthermore, it is necessary to build strong scientific and technological strength and enhance systematic research capabilities. Promote the construction of a national agricultural science and technology strategic force in an integrated manner, give full play to the advantages of the new national system, guide national laboratories, agricultural research institutions, and high-level universities to focus on their main business, not only moderately compete, but also divide labor and collaboration, strengthen organized scientific and technological research, and avoid low-level repetition and homogenized layout. Leading agricultural science and technology enterprises are an important strategic force in science and technology. We will implement the “10 million” agricultural science and technology enterprise cultivation project, continue to cultivate 100 leading agricultural science and technology enterprises, thousands of high-growth, and 10,000 potential agricultural science and technology enterprises, support enterprises to take on more scientific and technological research tasks urgently needed by the industry, and play the main role in scientific and technological innovation.
The third is to promote the integration of science and industry and clear channels for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. In the end, agricultural science and technology achievements will end up in the fields. We will give full play to the role of grass-roots agricultural technology promotion systems and modern agricultural industry technology systems, guide research institutes, universities, and enterprises to strengthen science and technology services, explore various service methods such as science and technology commissioners and science and technology institutes, implement actions such as high-quality development of agricultural machinery and equipment, upgrading agricultural biological manufacturing, and “artificial intelligence +” agriculture, and accelerate large-scale application of new technologies and products in new scenarios, so that agricultural science and technology achievements can truly serve the industry, benefit farmers, and transform them into real productivity.
Thank you.
New Yellow River Client Reporter:
In recent years, extreme weather and climate events have been frequent, and in many places, high standard farmland is indispensable for disaster relief and good harvests. Excuse me, in what areas will the construction, operation, and management mechanisms for high-standard farmland be further established and perfected in the future to ensure the quality of high-standard farmland? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question. I ask Director Chen Bangxun to answer this question.
Chen Bangxun:
Everyone knows that cultivated land is the lifeblood of food production. On June 24, during his visit to Dezhou, Shandong, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the construction of high-standard farmland and invest large amounts of money to support them every year to ensure quality so that the vast majority of farmers can truly benefit. The Politburo meeting of the Central Committee held in July made it clear that mechanisms for the construction, operation, and management of high-standard farmland should be established and perfected. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs earnestly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, adheres to planning and guidance, strengthens work guidance, carries out in-depth rectification of outstanding issues, reverse the establishment of the Three Construction Regulations, and promotes the steady improvement of the level of high-standard farmland construction.
Up to now, the country has built more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland. Over 70% are located in major grain-producing provinces (regions), over 80% are in flat areas with a slope of 6 degrees or less, and nearly 90% are in areas with annual rainfall of 400 mm or more. The distribution of this 1 billion mu is in such a state. These modern fields, which can be drained from droughts and floods, have significantly enhanced agricultural disaster prevention and resilience. Last fall, the Huanghuaihai region experienced continuous rain and rain, which is rare in history. It was thanks to the combined effects of high-standard farmland and complete irrigation and drainage facilities that more than 150 million mu of winter wheat were successfully planted. In a situation where extreme weather is frequent, the proportion of the affected area of crops in our country fell from 27.7% in the “11th Five-Year Plan” to 16.6% in the “12th Five-Year Plan” and 12.6% in the “13th Five-Year Plan”. So what level is the “14th Five-Year Plan”? It was further reduced to about 7%, and production was reduced with fewer major disasters, stable production due to minor disasters, and increased production more without disasters. It can be said that without this 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, it would be difficult to achieve a new level of grain production of 1.4 trillion kg. However, in some regions, the construction and maintenance of high-standard farmland projects are indeed inadequate, affecting the functioning of farmland and the feelings of the peasant masses. We keep a close eye on these issues and resolutely rectify them, and at the same time continue to improve the relevant institutional mechanisms to ensure that one mu is built into one mu.
During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, we will speed up the improvement of construction, operation, and management mechanisms, put ensuring high standard farmland quality first, promote the implementation of construction tasks, and focus on three aspects.
The first is to continuously improve the quality of construction, insist on equal emphasis on quantity and quality and that progress is subject to quality, further optimize construction layout, improve differentiated subsidy policies, and promote zoning and classification. It is necessary to strengthen supervision of the whole process, guide all regions to strictly control design, bidding, construction, and acceptance, etc., strengthen the management of the use of funds, guide the peasant masses to participate in the whole process, and ensure the quality of construction.
The second is to promote the improvement of the operation and management mechanism of engineering facilities, insist on building management mechanisms first and engineering facilities later, promote implementation of management subjects and responsibilities, raise maintenance funds through multiple channels, guide local authorities to explore and carry out specialized social maintenance, and strive to ensure that normal management is in place, promptly repaired when broken, and used well for a long time.
The third is to tighten and consolidate the responsibilities of all parties and promote the implementation of territorial responsibility for the quality of farmland construction projects. Consolidate local responsibilities step by step, further push forward rectification and rectification of issues, strengthen unannounced visits, quality sampling, interviews and notifications, strengthen responsibility investigation and lifelong accountability, and strive to build, manage, and use every plot of high-standard farmland well, and provide solid support for safeguarding the country's food security and speeding up the construction of an agricultural power.
Thank you.
Zhou Jianshe:
Please keep asking questions. Two other reporters raised their hands.
Farmers' Daily All Media Reporter:
In the past two years, cultural and sports activities such as “village supermarkets” and “village dances” have flourished in rural areas, and farmers' lives have become more and more colorful. In the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, how will the supply of high-quality rural culture be further increased and civilized rural style cultivated? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question, and I ask Deputy Minister Merrdan to answer it.
Meldan Mugeti:
Thank you to this reporter for the question. Cultivating a civilized rural style involves comprehensive rural revitalization, overall social progress, and comprehensive human development. The vast majority of farmers must not only be rich in their pockets, but also have a rich head, prosper and develop rural culture, and show a good spirit. Behind the popularity of mass cultural, cultural and sports activities such as the “Village Super Show” and “Village Dance” mentioned by this reporter just now, they show the rural landscape, fireworks on earth, and the vitality of the people, which are inseparable from the accumulation and nourishment of local culture.
During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, the peasants' demand for high-quality cultural services became even more urgent. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will actively work with and cooperate with relevant departments to continue to pass on farming civilization, organize and carry out grounded and popular rural cultural and sports activities, and revitalize the countryside with a new civilized atmosphere.
The first is to carry out publicity and education on mass themes. Work with relevant departments to carry out publicity and education activities on themes such as “Listen to the Party and Follow the Party” and “Building a Sense of Community of the Chinese Nation”, tell touching stories that happened around the peasant masses, promote and practice the core socialist values, and let the Party's innovative theories enter the village and infiltrate people's hearts.
The second is to use innovative initiatives to cultivate a civilized rural style. Publicity and guidance for changing customs is carried out close to farmers in the form of sketches, small dramas, and other forms that the public is happy to hear. Promote practical rural governance methods according to local conditions, such as the points system and digitalization, and continue to host the Chinese Civilized Rural Style Conference to promote the rural style and folk customs of being friendly to neighbors, watching and helping each other, and being honest and respectful.
The third is to protect and pass on excellent farming culture. Organize and carry out a mapping survey of outstanding agricultural cultural resources, continue to promote the excavation and certification of agricultural cultural heritage, strengthen the systematic protection of agricultural seasons, agricultural landscapes, farming techniques, etc., so that China's long-standing farming civilization can show its charm and style in the new era.
The fourth is to increase the supply of high-quality culture in rural areas. Insist that the peasants sing the lead role, and encourage the peasant masses to independently host various events starting with the word “village”, such as “village supermarket,” “village dance,” “village run,” and “village song,” as mentioned by this reporter, to promote the healthy development of mass rural cultural and sports activities. Deeply promote the “Empower the Village with Literature and Art” campaign, cultivate the “Land Is Beautiful” cultural brand, promote more high-quality cultural resources directly to the grassroots level, and make the countryside a beautiful home with the same abundance of material life and spiritual life. Expand the team of local cultural talents, continue to train culturally talented people, and better integrate traditional and local culture into modern life.
Thank you.
Zhou Jianshe:
One last question.
Beijing Youth Daily Reporter:
The “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” to Accelerate the Modernization of Agriculture and Rural Areas clearly sets out the main development goals for the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. What are the main considerations for proposing these goals? Where will the focus be on putting the blueprint into practice? Thank you.
Zhang Zhu:
Thank you for your question, I'll answer that question. Plan and draw a blueprint, and goals lead the way. The “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas revolves around the overall goal of achieving remarkable results in the high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas. These indicators relate not only to the “rice bags” and “vegetable baskets” of thousands of households, but also to the “money bags” and “good lives” of hundreds of millions of farmers. They are the direction and focus of our efforts.
The establishment of these goals is mainly based on three aspects: the first is to serve the overall modernization situation, target the “15th Five-Year Plan” grand goal of basically achieving decisive progress in socialist modernization, rationally propose phased goals in the “three rural areas” field, and strive to consolidate the foundation of Chinese-style modernization. The first priority is the target of stabilizing production and supply and food security. The plan clearly proposes increasing the comprehensive grain production capacity to around 1.45 trillion kg by 2030 to ensure a more stable and secure job for the Chinese. The other is to adapt to changes in the situation, adapt to changes in agricultural and rural development trends, and scientifically set relevant indicators such as the level of green agricultural development and the proportion of farmers driven by new agricultural operators. For example, why should we establish a new type of agricultural operator to drive the proportion of farmers, which is based on the basic national conditions and agricultural conditions of our large and small farmers. Now everyone has land, but households don't necessarily cultivate fields; more, it is necessary to better promote the organic connection between small-scale farmers and modern agricultural development through methods such as being driven by new agricultural operators and agricultural social services. The third is to respond to the expectations of the masses. In response to the farmers' urgent concerns and needs to improve the quality of life in rural areas, it is proposed that the rural domestic sewage treatment rate reach 70%, increase the service coverage rate of township (street) regional pension service centers to 80%, etc., to gradually reduce the gap between urban and rural areas to the best of our ability, so that the peasant masses can feel and benefit from the modernization process of agriculture and rural areas.
We will gather diverse forces, gather resources from all parties, improve mechanisms, pay close attention to implementation, and strive to turn the “blueprint” into a “reality map.” Efforts are mainly made in 4 areas.
The first is to consolidate responsibility. Deeply implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks and instructions on the work of the “three rural areas”, strengthen the Party's overall leadership of the “three rural areas” work, strengthen the assessment of rural revitalization strategies and performance, consolidate the responsibility of level 5 secretaries to seize rural revitalization, and ensure that agricultural and rural modernization always follows the right direction and forges vigorously and effectively.
The second is real money investment. The “Plan” proposes a series of major policies and major projects with strong inclusiveness and high financial content. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in conjunction with 5 departments, issued the “Implementation Plan for Adhering to Priority Development in Agriculture and Rural Areas and Improving the Investment Mechanism for Rural Revitalization”. We will promote the further improvement of the diversified investment pattern of financial priority guarantees, financial priorities, and active social participation, guide more capital, technology, talents, etc. to the countryside, and enhance new momentum for rural development.
The third is to promote it according to local conditions. The situation in rural areas varies greatly from place to place. The basic conditions, rural customs and folklore are very different. Promoting comprehensive rural revitalization is impossible, and there is no uniform model. We will guide all regions to thoroughly study and apply the “10 Million Project” experience, improve implementation mechanisms for rural construction according to local conditions, explore various unique promotion paths in conjunction with actual practice, and promote agricultural and rural modernization in an orderly manner and step by step.
Fourth, the top and bottom work collaboratively. It is necessary not only to give full play to the supporting and guiding role of the government, clarify tasks, refine responsibilities, and carry out key tasks through solid measures; it is also necessary to give full play to the main role of the peasant masses, fully respect farmers' wishes, mobilize farmers' enthusiasm, initiative and creativity, and bring the townspeople to use hard work and wisdom to create a better life.
A Xinhua News Agency reporter wrote this phrase in his report, “Loess is rich and affectionate.” The countryside is the village of our hundreds of millions of farmers, and rural revitalization is the dream of our hundreds of millions of farmers. I believe that as long as we work together to strengthen agriculture, beautify the countryside, and make farmers rich, we will definitely be able to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Thank you all.
Zhou Jianshe:
That's it for today's press conference. Thank you to all the publishers, thank you to all the reporters and friends, see you all.
This article was selected from the official website of the “State Information Office”, Zhitong Finance Editor: Feng Qiuyi.