Strive to increase the area of efficient and water-saving irrigation to 30% by 2020

At a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council, Li Guoying, vice minister of water resources, introduced the situation of water-saving irrigation in China, saying that it is necessary to vigorously develop water-saving irrigation and strive to increase the proportion of efficient water-saving irrigation area to more than 30% of the effective irrigation area by 2020.

Li Guoying said that in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, we will actively promote the construction of major water conservancy projects for water-saving water supply, vigorously develop water-saving irrigation, and strive to reach more than 60% of the effective irrigated area by 2020, the proportion of efficient water-saving irrigation area to more than 30% of the effective irrigated area, and the effective utilization coefficient of farmland irrigation water to more than 0.55.

The first is to strengthen the water-saving transformation of the existing irrigation areas. By 2020, the water-saving transformation of 434 large-scale irrigation districts and 2157 key medium-sized irrigation districts will be basically completed. A number of new water-saving irrigation areas should be built in areas where soil and water resources are available.

The second is to develop efficient and water-saving irrigation on a large scale. We will comprehensively implement large-scale and high-efficiency water-saving irrigation, such as saving water and increasing grain in the northeast, saving water and increasing efficiency in the northwest, water pressure mining in North China, and water saving and emission reduction in the south. The "five small water conservancy" projects will be built in the hilly areas according to local conditions, and rainwater harvesting and water saving irrigation will be developed. Vigorously popularize water-saving and controlled irrigation techniques for rice.

The third is to establish the reverse pressure mechanism of water-saving irrigation. Implement the strictest water resources management system, implement the total amount control and quota management of irrigation water, and the corresponding reasonable formation mechanism of agricultural water price, so as to form a performance appraisal and economic adjustment mechanism conducive to the development of water-saving irrigation.

The fourth is to establish an incentive mechanism for water-saving irrigation. We will actively explore ways to realize the assistance of private offices, replacing compensation with awards, and building first and then replenishing, and encourage and guide farmers, farmers' water use cooperation organizations and new agricultural operators to become the main bodies in the construction and management of water-saving irrigation projects. We will attract social capital to invest in water-saving irrigation by improving preferential policies such as price, taxation and finance. Explore the establishment of water-saving irrigation water-saving right to use trading and government buyback mechanism.

The fifth is to establish a long-term operation mechanism of water-saving irrigation. We will actively promote the reform of the property rights system of water-saving irrigation projects, clarify the ownership and use rights of the projects, and establish a responsibility system for management and protection. Strengthen the construction of grass-roots water conservancy service system, strengthen irrigation experiments and the application of results, and scientifically guide water-saving irrigation. We will improve the professional and socialized service ability and level of water-saving irrigation, so that water-saving irrigation projects can be successfully built, well managed and benefit for a long time.