Central Rural work Conference: strengthening the supply-side structural Reform of Agriculture

The Central Rural work Conference, held in Beijing from December 24 to 25, stressed the need to strengthen the supply-side structural reform of agriculture and improve the quality and efficiency of the agricultural supply system. The meeting discussed some opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on implementing the new concept of development and speeding up agricultural modernization to achieve the goal of a well-off society in an all-round way (discussion draft). Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president, and chairman of the Central military Commission, gave important instructions on doing a good job in the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Li Keqiang, member of the standing Committee of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and premier of the State Council, gave instructions.

Xi Jinping stressed that during the 13th five-year Plan period, we must persistently solve the problems of agriculture, rural areas and farmers as the top priority of the work of the whole party, firmly establish and earnestly implement the development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, strengthen the efforts to strengthen farmers and benefit rich farmers, further promote various reforms in rural areas, solve the problems of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, strengthen the driving force for innovation, cultivate development advantages, and actively promote agricultural modernization. We should do a solid job in poverty alleviation and development, improve the level of socialistic new rural construction, and make agriculture and rural areas a broad world in which great achievements can be made.

Li Keqiang pointed out: since the 12th five-year Plan, remarkable achievements have been made in the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, which has become a prominent highlight of economic and social development. During the 13th five-year Plan period, it is necessary to implement the new concept of development, solve the new problems of development, realize the foundation of substitute agriculture, adjust and optimize the agricultural structure, play a leading role in various forms of moderate scale operation, and strive to improve the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of agriculture. We should pay attention to analyzing the new situation after the bumper grain harvest, adopt targeted measures, and continue to arouse the enthusiasm of farmers to develop modern agriculture. It is necessary to speed up the construction of rural infrastructure, focus the development of social undertakings on rural areas and cities and towns with large agricultural transfer population, and promote the coordinated development of new urbanization and the construction of new rural villages. We will promote innovation in systems and mechanisms, stimulate the entrepreneurial and innovative vitality of hundreds of millions of farmers, cultivate new industries, new business type, and constantly expand new space for agricultural and rural development and new channels for farmers to increase their income and become rich.

The meeting stressed that efforts should be made to strengthen the supply-side structural reform of agriculture, improve the quality and efficiency of the agricultural supply system, and ensure that the supply of agricultural products is adequate, and the variety and quality of agricultural products meet the needs of consumers. truly form an effective supply of agricultural products with reasonable structure and strong guarantee. At present, we should attach great importance to removing inventory, reducing costs and making up for deficiencies. Speed up the digestion of excessively large stock of agricultural products and speed up grain processing and transformation; reduce production costs and improve agricultural efficiency and competitiveness by developing appropriate scale operation, reducing the unreasonable use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and carrying out social services; strengthen agricultural infrastructure and other weak links in agricultural supply, and increase the production of agricultural products in short supply in the market. It is necessary to establish the concept of big agriculture and big food, and promote the development of the overall planning of grain economy and feeding, the combination of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing, the integration of planting and breeding, and the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries. Ensuring national food security is the basic bottom line of agricultural structural reform. it is necessary to protect grain rations such as rice and wheat, cultivated land and production capacity, grain production in major producing areas, especially core producing areas, and ensure basic self-sufficiency in grain and absolute safety in food rations. In order to give full play to the leading role of appropriate scale operation of various forms of agriculture in structural reform, agricultural support policies should be tilted to the main body of scale operation, and attention should be paid to letting farmers share the results. It is necessary to improve the price formation mechanism and collection and storage policies for grain and other important agricultural products, so as to provide impetus for the structural reform of agriculture.