Sustainability: the inevitable approach to the Transformation and upgrading of Agriculture in large countries

As an important focus of transforming the mode of agricultural development, strengthening resource protection, strengthening ecological construction and promoting sustainable agricultural development are the scientific grasp of the laws of agricultural development of our country by our party in the construction of ecological civilization, the basic support for the transformation and upgrading of the whole national economy under the new normal state of our economy, and the strategic choice to accelerate the construction of beautiful China and realize the Chinese dream. Realizing sustainable agricultural development is not only the inherent requirement and fundamental goal of transforming the mode of agricultural development, but also the inevitable way for the transformation and upgrading of agriculture in big countries. Only when agriculture has achieved sustainable development can it prove that the transformation of agricultural development mode has been successful, and it can also show that China's agricultural transformation and upgrading have embarked on a successful road.

Searching history, looking at the world, few national policies can release maximum effectiveness for a long time. As long as they can promote the development of productive forces at a specific historical stage, they can be called good policies. Before this, in order to solve the problem of food in our country, provide strong support for the industrialization and urbanization of the country, encourage the reclamation of land, the reclamation of lakes, especially the integrated use and coupling of external inputs and agricultural science and technology and machinery equipment, which greatly improved the agricultural production capacity and successfully fed and clothed more than one billion Chinese people. But at the same time, this "high consumption" and "high pollution" agricultural production mode is also increasing the threat to resources and environment, including human survival and safety. Faced with the resources and environment "red light", let the traditional extensive mode of production continue, the foundation of agricultural development will inevitably be shaken. This is like a car on the road, see the intersection ahead of the red light, still do not slow down but step on the accelerator, the danger is really unthinkable. For agriculture in a big country like ours, we can no longer take the old road of fighting ecology and environment. We have reached the key node of having to "step on the brakes" and "turn the way".

Every change in the way of development in the course of human society is manifested in the progress and upgrading of civilization. Promoting sustainable agricultural development is not only a self-transcendence of "industrial agriculture", but also a inheritance and development of farming civilization. It is to insert ecological wings on the body of modern industrial civilization and carve a striking logo of "Chinese characteristics" on the world map of agricultural modernization.

The ancient laboring people of our country had high achievements in exploring the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and once created brilliant farming culture. At present, we should not only fully explore and inherit the ecological concept and practical wisdom of traditional agriculture, but also actively utilize modern biology and information technology, new materials and advanced equipment; we should not only fully rely on natural forces and make full use of renewable resources and biological energy in local ecosystems, but also take appropriate artificial measures to rationally use chemicals and reasonably construct a coupling system of water, soil and light resources. Specifically speaking, on the one hand, we should save water, control fertilizer and control medicine, and do not owe new accounts. Vigorously develop water-saving irrigation, promote soil testing and formula fertilization, promote scientific and accurate drug use, and promote the recycling of straw, livestock manure, plastic film and other wastes. On the other hand, it is necessary to control pollution and clean land, but it is still good for old debts. Efforts should be made to control heavy metal pollution, control groundwater overexploitation, strictly control the development of ecologically fragile areas, and allow overdrawn cultivated land, grasslands, waters, beaches and forests to recuperate.

Changing the mode of agricultural development and realizing the ecological balance of agriculture are not only development issues, but also livelihood issues. It is not only conducive to reducing agricultural non-point source pollution, ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products, improving farmers 'production and living conditions, but also conducive to mining ecological value, creating agricultural brands, improving agricultural benefits and increasing farmers' income. Of course, promoting sustainable agricultural development is a systematic and long-term project. We should not only coordinate the relationship between ecological environment protection and comprehensive agricultural benefits, but also handle the relationship between short-term interests and long-term interests. We should also calculate the distribution of ecological and economic benefits among regions and coordinate the development of agriculture and other industries. This requires the government to do a lot of planning, policy guidance, capital investment and coordination of services. It should use incentive mechanisms to stimulate the ecological consciousness of new business entities to participate in sustainable agricultural development. It should use system design to strengthen the responsibility consciousness of governments at all levels to improve agricultural resources and environment. It should use market-oriented operation methods to attract social capital resources to participate in agricultural non-point source pollution control and rural environmental improvement. It should gather the strength of the whole society to promote the transformation of agricultural development mode. Achieve coordination and unification of economic benefits, ecological benefits and social benefits.

To accelerate the transformation of agricultural development mode is to require and guide the transformation and upgrading of modern agriculture with the concept of sustainability. We should act from now on and concentrate our efforts to make agriculture truly a smart industry in which man and nature live in harmony, a sustainable industry in which development and ecology coexist, and a people-benefiting industry that increases production and income and is friendly to the environment, providing continuous impetus and lasting support for the sustainable development of the whole country.