The per capita annual income of farmers is nearly 10,000, and the quality of agricultural products is generally safe.

What is the situation of food security in our country? What is the situation of increasing farmers' income? On the 6th, the press center of the third session of the 12th National people's Congress held a press conference. Yu Xinrong, Vice Minister of Agriculture, and Bi Meijia, Chief Economist and spokesman of the Ministry of Agriculture, answered questions raised by Chinese and foreign reporters on relevant questions.

The share of grain per capita reaches an all-time high

Yu Xinrong said that in 2014, China's total grain output reached a new high of 1.2142 trillion jin, grain per unit area reached a new high of 359kg, and the per capita share of grain reached an all-time high of nearly 900jin.

In response to our reporter's question on increasing farmers' income, Yu Xinrong said that in 2014, the per capita net income of farmers in China reached 9892 yuan, an increase of 9.2% in real terms after deducting the price factor, realizing the "11-year fast" for the first time. The growth rate was faster than the per capita disposable income of urban residents for the fifth year in a row, and the relative income gap between urban and rural residents narrowed from 3.33 ∶ 1 in 2009 to 2.92 ∶ 1 last year. This shows that the current situation of the party's rural policy and agricultural development is good, and "farmers' income will continue to maintain the momentum of increase and make due contributions to building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way."

The qualified rate of sampling inspection of vegetables and aquatic products is more than 96%.

Yu Xinrong said: generally speaking, the quality and safety of agricultural products in China is reliable, and the safety of consumption is guaranteed. Judging from the qualified rate of sampling inspection of the quality and safety of vegetables, livestock, poultry and aquatic products conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture in recent years, it is basically stable at more than 96%, and shows a rising trend. "it has been noted that the incidents of quality and safety of agricultural products have been decreasing in recent years, especially through some strong special rectification, through strengthening the capacity-building of quality and safety institutions, and the problem of illegal additives such as clenbuterol and melamine. Got better control.

Yu Xinrong said that the attitude of government regulatory departments on the quality and safety of agricultural products is resolute, resolutely adopting a "zero tolerance" attitude.