The task of returning farmland to forest and grassland is 5 million mu in 2014.

According to the website of the Ministry of Finance, on September 25, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the State Forestry Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Land and Resources issued the Circular on the Annual Task of returning farmland to Forest and grassland in 2014 (Development and Reform West [2014] No. 2155) in accordance with the overall scale of the new round of returning farmland to forest and grassland and the task arrangements for 2014. 5 million mu of farmland will be returned to forests in Shanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang production and Construction Corps in 2014.

According to the circular, the task arrangement of returning farmland to forest and grassland in 2014 should be strictly limited to more than 25 degrees of non-basic farmland sloping farmland based on the results of the land change survey in 2013 and the overall land use plan of townships (towns), and fully respect the wishes of farmers. ensure that farmers' livelihood is not affected; priority should be given to places that meet the conditions for returning farmland, high enthusiasm of the masses and adequate preparation for preliminary work We will focus on arranging sources of rivers and lakes and reservoirs, and tilting to areas prone to geological disasters such as earthquake-stricken areas.

The circular requires that all localities should carefully organize and implement them, formulate implementation plans according to the wishes of farmers, do a good job in homework design, and select suitable tree (grass) species in the light of conditions such as the development of characteristic industries; organize the supply of seedlings and implement them in strict accordance with the implementation plan and technical standards to ensure the quality of the project; formulate perfect management methods for acceptance, inspect and accept in time, and cash in cash subsidies.

The circular stresses that all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) should, in accordance with the requirements of the Circular on issuing a New Round of General Plan for returning farmland to Forest and grassland (Development and Reform West [2014] No. 1772), pay close attention to the implementation plan of returning farmland to forest and grassland at the provincial level, do a good job in the declaration of plans and tasks for 2015 in advance, sum up good practices and experiences in the process of implementation, and solve problems in implementation.