It is urgent to reduce food security

On the occasion of the arrival of the 24th National Grain-loving and Grain-Saving publicity week, the State Grain Administration said today that China's post-natal grain loss is very wasteful, and there is great potential to save and cherish grain. According to the estimates of relevant scientific research institutions and experts, due to the simple grain storage facilities of peasant households, omissions in grain handling and transportation, excessive or extensive processing, the annual grain loss in China is at least more than 70 billion jin, which is equivalent to the annual food rations for 200 million people. Among them, due to the simple equipment of farmers' grain storage and the low level of storage technology, the grain loss rate caused by rodent, pest, mildew and other factors is about 8%, and the annual loss of farmers' grain storage is about 40 billion jin. ("People's Daily" on October 10, 2014)

If you have food in your hand, don't panic in your heart. A country cannot live without food for a day, and a house for one day without rice. Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the basis of human survival and development. Food security is not only related to the stability of a country, but also related to world peace and stability. China is the most populous country in the world. Food security has always been one of the most important strategic issues in China's economic and social development, and the issue of food security has always been one of the important topics concerned and studied by the party and government as well as experts and scholars. In recent years, the international grain market has tightened, and there has been a relatively serious shortage in some countries and regions, while in China, restricted by many factors, such as the reduction of arable land, post-natal loss of grain, "waste on the tip of the tongue" and so on, for quite some time, the grain situation is still in a state of "tight balance", which may lead to food security problems if we do not pay attention to it. This not only sounded the alarm for China's food security, but also put forward requirements for our country to deal with the problem of food security.

As we all know, the problem of food shortage will have serious consequences. Aside from the huge amount of food wasted on the table in our country every year, we should pay more attention to the source of food waste-post-natal loss of grain. The annual loss of post-natal grain in China is more than 70 billion jin, which is the annual food rations for 200 million people. " This problem has become a challenge that can not be ignored and has aroused China's attention and vigilance. Several remedies are needed to deal with the challenge.

Because I am not an expert on national food security, I am not an encyclopedia but a layman on how to "change the current backwardness of grain storage in rural areas and reduce post-natal grain losses". But the humble position did not dare to forget to worry about the country. Every man is responsible for food security. In order to minimize the post-natal loss of grain and let the majority of people master the knowledge of reserve management, the author ventured to "widely inform" the prescription of "reducing post-natal loss of grain" prescribed by Comrade Zhao Yuan of the Grain Collection and Storage Company of Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province:

Although the degree of grain marketization is getting higher and higher, most farmers in our country are still used to storing grain on their own. At present, nearly 70% of the grain in China is stored in farmers' homes. Helping farmers to do a good job in grain storage management and reducing post-natal grain losses can not only directly benefit farmers and increase their income, but also is of great significance to improve the comprehensive grain production capacity and protect national food security. To change the current backward situation of grain storage in rural areas and reduce the postpartum loss of grain, we should start from the following five aspects. First, governments at all levels must attach importance to the work of storing grain in rural areas. Over the years, governments at all levels attach great importance to the development of grain production in the field, and regard the promotion and application of scientific farming management technology and the improvement of grain output as an important index to assess the performance of the work. In fact, to take good care of farmers' grain and reduce postpartum losses is to increase production without hard work and production. Therefore, post-natal grain management should be treated as a major event in rural work, and the quality of rural grain storage management should be regarded as one of the important indicators to measure work performance. The second is to strengthen the publicity of grain storage work in rural areas. It is necessary to make full use of meetings, radio, television, newspapers, periodicals, and columns to publicize to the broad masses of farmers the serious current situation of grain storage losses in rural areas and the important significance of doing a good job in reducing grain losses, so as to make the broad masses of farmers change their ideas. ideologically overcome the wrong psychology of not paying attention to post-natal grain management. Third, grain departments should be the main force in rural grain storage management and technical support. It is the unshirkable duty and duty of grain departments in rural work to help farmers store grain well. The grain department has decades of history of grain storage, rich experience in grain storage and strong technical force, so it is fully competent for the management and technical guidance of grain storage in rural areas. It is necessary to strengthen the technical training and consultation of farmers in grain storage, popularize and apply the science and technology of safe grain storage, and provide good services for farmers in harvesting and drying. State-owned grain enterprises should set up "grain bank" business to help farmers reduce losses and increase income, help farmers avoid market risks, and promote the efficiency of grain management enterprises, so as to provide convenience for farmers. Each grain management office (depot) sets up a technical instructor for farmers to store grain. Perennial engaged in rural grain storage technical guidance and prevention and control work. Fourth, improve and update the safe grain storage equipment of peasant households. Fifth, establish and improve rural grain storage management and service institutions. Departments of grain, science and technology, agriculture, and villages and towns must cooperate actively and closely to improve and establish daily management and service institutions for rural grain storage.

At present, the food rations of 200 million people are wasted every year after grain postpartum. Under the background of the increasing shortage of cultivated land resources and the growing population, food conservation is particularly important. It is of great significance to ensure food security to reduce damage to achieve the increase of farmers' production and income and the sustainable development of agriculture, which Brooks no delay.