Deepening Rural Reform and accelerating Agricultural Modernization

The just-concluded Central Rural work Conference is another important meeting convened by the Central Committee after the Central Economic work Conference. The meeting made an in-depth analysis of the realistic urgency of accelerating agricultural modernization and comprehensively deployed major tasks and specific measures for realizing agricultural modernization, which is of great significance for unifying thinking and strengthening confidence, it is of great significance to do a good job in the work of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" in the next step.

"Agriculture, rural areas and farmers" are improving and taking the initiative as a whole. This year, China's grain output has achieved "11 consecutive increases", farmers' income is expected to achieve "11 consecutive fast", the pace of rural reform has been accelerated, and the development of agriculture and rural areas has continued a good momentum, which has provided support and added strength for economic and social stability.

However, we should also be soberly aware that under the background of the current economy entering a new normal, agricultural and rural development is facing unprecedented new challenges. The international and domestic prices of major agricultural products are upside down, and the "yellow box" policy is close to the upper limit. Under the squeeze of the two "ceilings", it is more difficult to increase agricultural efficiency and farmers' income continuously. The shortage of agricultural resources and the tightening of eco-environmental constraints increase the pressure to ensure the effective supply, quality and safety of agricultural products under the constraints of two "hoops". With the accelerated flow of urban and rural elements, the problems of rural hollowing out and aging have become increasingly prominent, and it is an arduous task to speed up the construction of a new countryside under the background of the in-depth development of urbanization. Difficult problems force reform. To solve the bottleneck of agricultural modernization, we must actively adapt to the new economic normal and deepen rural reform in an all-round way in accordance with the general requirements of "stabilizing grain income, improving quality and efficiency, and driving innovation".

Without agricultural modernization, there would be no national modernization. To promote the modernization of agriculture with Chinese characteristics, we should always take reform as the fundamental driving force. The new round of rural reform focuses on breaking the dual structure of urban and rural areas, facing the "hard bones" that are difficult to bite, closely centering on the decisive role of the market in the allocation of resources, giving better play to the role of the government and innovating the system and mechanism. to provide a strong institutional guarantee for the realization of agricultural modernization. In order to deepen the rural reform, it is necessary to improve the top-level design in accordance with the overall plan of the central government, ensure that there is progress and success in the reform, and further stimulate the vitality of rural social development. It is worth noting that the situation in rural areas is very different, and the levels of productive forces are different, and agricultural modernization cannot go "step by step" in one model.We should not only adjust measures to local conditions, encourage innovation, but also stick to the bottom line, give priority to pilot projects, fully respect the wishes of farmers, effectively protect farmers' interests, and form a pattern of multi-path, multi-form, and multi-level promotion of agricultural modernization.

Agricultural modernization is a complex systematic project, and all aspects of the reform involved must grasp the direction, highlight the key points, and advance steadily. In the new period, it is necessary to speed up the development of agricultural industrialization and promote the strategic adjustment of agricultural industrial structure on the basis of stabilizing the safety of grain production. Based on national conditions, actively develop various forms of appropriate scale operation. Speed up the transformation of the mode of development and promote the sustainable development of agriculture. We will continue to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers, and increase agricultural policies and capital investment. Scientific planning, make good use of two kinds of resources in two markets. Through a series of reforms and innovations, we will strengthen the endogenous power and form a strong joint force to accelerate the modernization of agriculture.

The new type of urbanization and agricultural modernization complement each other. It is necessary to comprehensively strengthen the radiation-driven role of cities in rural development, promote the equal exchange of urban and rural elements and the balanced allocation of public resources, and allow the broad masses of farmers to participate in the modernization process equally and share the fruits of modernization.

Deepening rural reform and promoting agricultural modernization are inseparable from the guarantee of the rule of law. Rural areas are relatively weak areas in the construction of the rule of law. It is necessary to speed up the improvement of the legal system in agricultural and rural areas, synchronously promote the construction of the rule of law in urban and rural areas, and be good at using the thinking and way of the rule of law to deal with the problems of agriculture, rural areas and farmers.

The difficulty and potential of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way lies in rural areas. Next year is the key year for comprehensively deepening reform and the final year for the comprehensive completion of the 12th five-year Plan. All localities and departments should persevere in strengthening agriculture, enriching rural areas, and benefiting farmers, so that their ideas do not relax, policies do not weaken, and reform does not stop, and strive to create a new situation in agricultural and rural development.