National Agricultural Sustainable Development Plan (2015-2030) released

Our reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that the "National Agricultural Sustainable Development Plan (2015-2030)" was officially released today, which is a programmatic document to guide the sustainable development of agriculture in the coming period. Taking into account the carrying capacity of agricultural resources, environmental capacity, ecological types and development basis, the Plan divides the country into three major areas: optimized development areas, moderate development areas and protection and development areas. Measures should be taken in accordance with local conditions, echelon promotion, and classified measures.

The optimized development areas include the northeast region, the Huang-Huai-Hai area, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and South China, which are the main producing areas of staple agricultural products in China. With good agricultural production conditions and great potential, we should give priority to production, give consideration to ecology, and combine planting and cultivation. On the premise of ensuring a steady increase in the comprehensive production capacity of grain and other major agricultural products, we will achieve stable production development, sustainable utilization of resources and friendly ecological environment. The moderate development areas include the northwest and the areas along the Great Wall and the southwest. The agricultural production has distinct characteristics, but the soil and water allocation is misplaced and the carrying capacity of resources and environment is limited. We should attach equal importance to protection and development, appropriately tap potential, intensive economy and orderly utilization. The protection and development areas, including Qinghai-Tibet area and marine fishing area, have a special important strategic position in ecological protection and construction. we should give priority to protection and restrict development, appropriately develop ecological industries and characteristic industries, and promote the virtuous circle of the ecosystem.

The Plan puts forward five key tasks for promoting the sustainable development of agriculture in the coming period:

First, optimize the layout of development and steadily increase agricultural production capacity. By 2020, the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress will reach more than 60%, the comprehensive mechanization level of cultivation and income of major crops will reach more than 68%, and the national modern agricultural demonstration areas and major grain-producing counties will basically achieve the recycling of agricultural resources in the region. by 2030, the country will basically achieve zero discharge of agricultural waste.

The second is to protect cultivated land resources and promote the sustainable use of farmland. We will ensure that the amount of arable land is more than 1.8 billion mu and that the basic farmland is not less than 1.56 billion mu. By 2020, we will build 800 million mu of high-standard farmland that can be harvested by drought and waterlogging. We should prevent and control the pollution of heavy metals in cultivated land and establish a system of graded management and utilization of soil in the producing areas of agricultural products. According to the new round of overall plan of returning farmland to forest and grassland approved by the State Council, returning farmland to forest and grassland will be implemented.

The third is to save efficient water and ensure the safety of agricultural water use. We will implement red-line management of water resources, popularize water-saving irrigation, and develop rain-fed agriculture. By 2020, the national agricultural irrigation water consumption will be maintained at 372 billion cubic meters, the effective utilization coefficient of farmland irrigation water will reach 0.55, and a high-efficiency and water-saving irrigation area of 288 million mu will be developed.

The fourth is to control environmental pollution and improve the agricultural and rural environment. We will prevent and control farmland pollution, comprehensively control aquaculture pollution, improve the rural environment, achieve zero growth in the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by 2020, and achieve basic comprehensive utilization of aquaculture wastes by 2030. Agricultural film and pesticide packaging wastes in major agricultural producing areas are basically recycled and crop straw is fully utilized.

Fifth, restore the agricultural ecology and enhance the ecological function. Enhance forestry ecological function, protect grassland ecology, restore aquatic ecosystem, and protect biodiversity. By 2020, the forest coverage rate will reach more than 23%, and the national grassland comprehensive vegetation coverage will reach 56%.

The Plan stresses that around the key construction tasks, focusing on the most urgent, critical and weakest links and areas, we should make overall arrangements for investment and financial funds in the central budget, adjust and invigorate the stock of financial support for agriculture, and arrange incremental funds. actively guide and drive local and social input We will organize and implement a number of major projects, including soil and water resources protection projects, agricultural and rural environmental control projects, agricultural ecological protection and restoration projects, and experimental and demonstration projects, so as to consolidate the material foundation for sustainable agricultural development in an all-round way.