Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces jointly build modern agricultural bases

Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces are important agricultural commodity bases of the country. The urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has good agricultural infrastructure, complete industrial categories, strong scientific research strength, accelerated rural reform, and agricultural transformation and upgrading are in a critical period. Dai Guizhou, director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, said that Hubei's agricultural department would seize the opportunity and actively dock to jointly build a modern agricultural base for urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

Q: What role does the development of modern agriculture play in the construction of urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River?

Dai Guizhou: Modern agriculture has many related industries, long industrial chain and strong driving force. Under the new situation that economic development enters a new normal, growth shifts from high speed to medium and high speed, and industry moves from low end to medium and high end, the development of modern agriculture plays an important supporting role in stabilizing growth, adjusting structure and benefiting people's livelihood. In recent years, the pace of new urbanization of urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has accelerated, but as the main producing area of bulk agricultural products, traditional agriculture still occupies a large proportion, and the ecological environment and resource constraints faced by sustainable agricultural development are tightening. Compared with the rapid industrialization, urbanization and informatization, the "short board" of agricultural modernization must be completed as soon as possible. Promoting the establishment of modern agricultural bases in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River will not only help to stably improve the production capacity of bulk agricultural products such as grain and oil, but also promote the transformation and upgrading of regional agriculture, and walk out of a new road of agricultural development with "high output efficiency, product safety, resource conservation and environmental friendliness", and play a demonstration role nationwide.

Q: What measures has Hubei taken to promote agricultural cooperation among Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces?

Dai Guizhou: In the past few years, the agricultural department of our province has actively promoted agricultural cooperation among Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, strived for state support policies, increased capital investment, strengthened industrial development cooperation, established scientific and technological innovation bases, and promoted the construction of modern agriculture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

One is to establish a coordination mechanism. In May 2012, initiated by the agricultural department of our province, the agricultural departments of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi signed the Agreement on Agricultural Cooperation among Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Provinces in Wuhan. A platform for exchanges and cooperation has been established, and a cooperation promotion mechanism between the agricultural departments of the three provinces has been established.

Second, promote agricultural science and technology cooperation. Co-construction of the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice to carry out germplasm resources innovation and research and development of new super rice varieties. Carry out joint research on green yield-increasing mode, strengthen agricultural machinery agronomic integration, and promote the mechanized production of rice and rape in the whole process. Strengthen seed industry cooperation and build R & D, production and processing bases in Wuhan, Jingmen and other places.

Third, promote cooperation in agricultural ecology and resource protection. Jointly carry out the protection of aquatic species resources in the Yangtze River, artificial proliferation and release. Strengthen the monitoring and prevention of major crop diseases and insect pests and animal epidemics, cooperate in monitoring exotic agricultural pests, and prevent and control agricultural non-point source pollution.

Q: What measures will Hubei take next to promote the construction of a modern agricultural base in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River?

Dai Guizhou: Hubei agricultural department will follow the trend, promote agricultural cooperation among Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces at a higher level and at a higher level, build a core area for stabilizing grain production and ensuring supply, a pioneering area for integrating and upgrading agricultural primary, secondary and tertiary industries, a demonstration area for resource-saving and environment-friendly agriculture, and an innovation area for promoting "synchronization of four modernizations" with agricultural modernization. First, explore a new mode of coordinated industrial development, carry out joint research on common technologies for industrial development, establish and improve the R & D and production base of seed industry in central China, develop intensive processing of agricultural products, promote joint reorganization of enterprises, and expand advantageous and characteristic industries such as high-quality rice, double-low rape, citrus and pig. Second, strengthen agricultural product market cooperation, build a number of regional advantageous agricultural product trading centers, accelerate the development of agricultural product e-commerce, promote the construction of agricultural Internet of Things, strengthen agricultural product market monitoring and early warning, and promote complementary advantages of agricultural resources and products. Third, promote the construction of modern agricultural demonstration areas and rural reform experimental areas. Give full play to the leading role of Wuhan and other national modern agricultural demonstration zones, establish and perfect the rural property rights trading system, cultivate new agricultural management subjects, and innovate the agricultural socialization service system. Do a good job of docking with the national level and scientifically compile the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" for modern agricultural development.