Five departments: returning farmland to forest and grassland 5 million mu this year

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 27 (reporters Zhao Chao and an Bei) the reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission on the 27th that 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 have issued the annual task of returning farmland to forests and grasslands in 2014. Anpai Shanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang production and Construction Corps in 2014 to return farmland to forest and grassland task of 5 million mu.

5 departments proposed that the task arrangement of returning farmland to forest and grassland in 2014 should be strictly limited to more than 25 degrees of non-basic 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. to 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 the sources of rivers and lakes and reservoirs, and tilting to areas prone to geological disasters such as earthquake-stricken areas.

5 departments require 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 trees (grasses) according to the conditions of the development of characteristic industries, and organize the supply of seeds and seedlings. Strictly implement in accordance with the implementation plan and technical standards to ensure the quality of the project; formulate sound management methods for acceptance, timely inspection and acceptance, cash subsidies.