Protect cultivated land like giant pandas

For a large country with a population of 1.3 billion, food security has always been the top priority of governance, and the strategic position of food security in the overall situation of national economic and social development must not be shaken at any time. On the 26th, the Central Agricultural Office, the Ministry of Land, and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly held a video conference on strengthening the protection of cultivated land, improving the balance of cultivated land occupation and compensation, and standardizing rural land transfer. Jiang Daming, minister of land and resources, and Han Changfu, minister of agriculture, made relevant interpretations on the current rural land policy issues of common concern.

There must be no mistakes in the protection of cultivated land, and the red lines of quantity and quality of cultivated land should be "in place".

At present, we must deeply understand and grasp the strategy of the important conclusion that cultivated land is the most precious resource in our country. It is necessary to implement the strictest cultivated land protection system and protect cultivated land like giant pandas.

Jiang Daming said: cultivated land is the fundamental guarantee of national food security, the foundation and lifeline of agricultural development and agricultural modernization, and the basic national conditions of large population and little land determine the special importance and strategic nature of China's cultivated land resources. Cultivated land is the cornerstone of rural reform and development, is an important production, life and ecological space, cultivated land protection is directly related to the vital interests of farmers, related to the construction of ecological civilization, related to the sustained and healthy economic and social development and the long-term stability of the country. The strategic orientation of cultivated land as the most precious resource in our country determines that we must implement the strictest cultivated land protection system.

According to the results of the second national land survey, although the data of cultivated land area has increased, the actual cultivated land used for grain production has not increased. The basic national conditions of less per capita cultivated land, low quality of cultivated land and insufficient reserve resources of cultivated land have not changed. With the increase of China's population and the improvement of the level of urbanization, the demand for grain and agricultural by-products is becoming higher and higher to enhance the comprehensive production capacity of cultivated land. Industrialization and urbanization will inevitably occupy a certain amount of cultivated land, returning farmland to forests and grasslands, and gradually reducing some unstable cultivated land. At present and for a period in the future, cultivated land protection is facing multiple pressures, and the situation is still grim. We must clearly understand the arduousness, complexity, and long-term nature of the task of cultivated land protection, and we must not make any mistakes or make subversive mistakes on the issue of strictly abiding by the red line of cultivated land.

For the strictest protection of cultivated land, we must achieve both the quantity red line and the quality red line of cultivated land. Jiang Daming stressed: to properly implement the strictest cultivated land protection system in accordance with the law and regulations, it is necessary to take comprehensive measures from the aspects of improving the system, improving the mechanism, and strengthening supervision. It is necessary to strengthen planning control and use control, and resolutely adhere to the red line of cultivated land protection. We will promote conservation and intensive land use and strive to reduce the occupation of arable land by new construction land. Strictly implement the balance of occupation and compensation, and ensure that the quantity and quality of supplementary cultivated land are in place. We will promote land renovation and strive to strengthen the constructive protection of cultivated land. We will improve the restraint and incentive mechanism and mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties in society to strictly protect cultivated land. It is necessary to speed up the delineation of permanent basic farmland, achieve permanent protection and sustainable utilization, and strengthen the quality protection and construction of cultivated land to achieve the improvement of both quality and production.

Strengthen the management of the balance of occupation and compensation, and resolutely put an end to the occupation of more and less, advantages and disadvantages, and the occupation of paddy fields to supplement dry land.

The policy on the balance of occupation and compensation of cultivated land is a remedial measure for the continuous expansion of cultivated land occupied by industrialization and urbanization. It is necessary to strengthen the standardized management of the balance of occupation and compensation of cultivated land in accordance with the requirements of the strictest cultivated land protection system.

Jiang Daming said that whether there is a strong awareness of cultivated land protection directly affects the effect of the balance of cultivated land occupation and compensation. It is necessary to fully realize that although economic development has entered a new normal, the occupation of cultivated land by economic construction is still unavoidable. Effectively replenishing cultivated land of the same quantity and quality through the implementation of the occupation-compensation balance system is a positive remedy for the occupation of cultivated land. It is very important to keep the red line of cultivated land. Strictly implementing the balance system of occupation and compensation of cultivated land can realize that construction projects do not occupy or occupy less cultivated land to the greatest extent, form the restraint mechanism of occupying cultivated land and the mechanism of saving and intensive use of land, and promote the transformation of the mode of economic development through the transformation of land use. It is necessary to earnestly assume the main responsibility, take positive and effective measures, strengthen source control, strengthen process supervision, resolutely prevent the problems of inadequate quantity and quality of supplementary cultivated land, and resolutely put an end to the phenomenon of occupying more and less, occupying advantages and compensating inferior, and occupying paddy fields to supplement dry land.

It is necessary to strengthen investigation and study on the balance of occupation and compensation of cultivated land and the new situations and problems arising in the protection of cultivated land, and put forward effective countermeasures. Jiang Daming said: development in protection and protection in development are the basic principles of resource utilization. Occupy less cultivated land, achieve greater economic benefits, and unify economic development and cultivated land protection.

Explore suitable scale operation, but not one-sidedly pursue circulation speed and super-large-scale operation.

Standardizing land circulation and moderate scale operation is the only way to develop modern agriculture and the basic direction to promote the reform of rural land system. Han Changfu said that land transfer should pay attention to the "eight sentences", that is, "separation of rights, confirmation of power registration, orderly transfer, appropriate scale, family foundation, voluntary use of agricultural land, and encouragement to grow grain." We must resolutely adhere to the three bottom lines: no change in the nature of public ownership of land, no breakthrough in the red line of cultivated land, and no damage to farmers' interests, adhere to the principles of voluntary compensation and agricultural use of agricultural land in accordance with the law, fully respect the dominant position of farmers, and give full play to the role of the market. really let farmers become active participants and beneficiaries of land circulation and scale operation.

The scale operation of agriculture can take many forms. In addition to land transfer, we can also improve the level of organization and scale through the development of association and cooperation among farmers and agricultural socialization services. All localities should increase policy guidance and support, constantly explore appropriate modes of scale operation, and stimulate the enthusiasm of the broad masses of farmers and new types of operators to develop agricultural production, especially grain production.

In recent years, with the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization and the rapid development of modern agriculture, a large number of new types of agricultural operators have emerged, and the circulation of farmers' contracted land management rights has been significantly accelerated.

Han Changfu said that the rural land contracting relationship is stable as a whole, but there are also some tendentious and emerging problems. Some places are keen on administrative promotion and one-sidedly pursue the speed of circulation and super-large-scale operation. After entering agriculture, some industrial and commercial capital directly leases agricultural land for a long time and a large area, competing with farmers for profits, and some have poor management, harming the interests of farmers, causing social contradictions and affecting social stability. Some even engage in non-agricultural construction after the transfer of land, destroying cultivated land resources. Last year, the CPC Central Committee Office and the State Council Office jointly issued the "opinions on guiding the orderly transfer of Rural Land Management Rights to develop Agricultural moderate scale Operation." this year, the leading comrades of the CPC Central Committee made a special approval and put forward clear requirements. It is necessary to strictly implement the spirit of the Central Committee, actively and steadily promote reform, do not eat raw rice, and prevent small problems from becoming major ones.