Leading Agricultural Modernization with New Development Concept

Whether we are well-off or not depends on our fellow villagers. At a time when building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way has entered the decisive stage, this central rural work conference thoroughly studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on "agriculture, rural areas and farmers", profoundly analyzed the new situation facing agricultural and rural development, and proposed to vigorously promote agricultural modernization with the new concept of development. This is of great significance for unifying thinking, deepening understanding, and doing a good job in the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers next year and even in the next five years.

"attaching importance to agriculture and strengthening the foundation is the foundation of peace and security for the people." The past five years have been another golden period for the development of agriculture and rural areas. The total grain output has reached a new level, and the comprehensive agricultural production capacity has been fundamentally improved. The new breakthrough in farmers' income has reversed the widening income gap between urban and rural residents. There is a new atmosphere in rural society, and hundreds of millions of farmers get more benefits. "Agriculture, rural areas and farmers" are improving and taking the initiative as a whole. The brilliant achievements in rural reform and development have given us the strength to overcome various difficulties and risks, made important contributions to the successful conclusion of the 12th five-year Plan, and laid a solid foundation for the smooth start of the 13th five-year Plan period.

When the situation is improving, it is especially necessary to be cautious. We must be soberly aware that agriculture is still a short leg for the synchronization of the "four modernizations," and that rural areas are still a short board for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. Under the new normal of economic development, agricultural and rural development is facing a series of new challenges. Behind the bumper grain harvests in successive years, imports and stocks have increased, and the double squeeze of price "ceiling" and cost "floor" has become prominent; behind the stable development of agriculture, the double constraints of resources and environment have become tighter; behind the continuous increase in farmers' income, the pressure of going out for employment has increased, and the growth of migrant income has slowed down. In order to solve the difficult problems in development, we must firmly establish the consciousness of deficiency, adhere to the problem orientation, and vigorously promote agricultural modernization in accordance with the development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing.

It is a profound change to lead agricultural modernization with the new concept of development. Innovation and development is the first driving force, and only by relying on institutional innovation can we solve the practical problems of who will cultivate the land, how to grow the land and who will build the new countryside, and activate the vitality of agricultural and rural development. Coordinated development is the only way to promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas in order to solve the problem of urban-rural dual structure and make up for the shortcomings of the development of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Green development is an inevitable requirement. Only by respecting nature, adapting to nature and protecting nature can we realize the sustainable development of agriculture. Opening up and development is the general trend. Only by making good use of both international and domestic markets and resources can we continuously improve the competitiveness of agriculture and win the initiative in international competition. Sharing and development is an essential requirement. Only by guiding farmers to actively participate in the construction of modern agriculture can farmers, especially poor ones, share more of the fruits of modernization and work together with the people of the whole country to enter a well-off society in an all-round way.

To promote agricultural modernization, the way out lies in deepening reform. At present, many contradictions and problems facing agriculture are prominently manifested in the structure, mainly on the supply side. Strengthening the supply-side structural reform of agriculture is an important task for some time to come. In order to promote the structural reform of agriculture, we must adhere to the bottom line of national food security, establish the concept of big agriculture and big food, strive to eliminate inventory, reduce costs, make up for deficiencies, and optimize the agricultural industrial structure. truly form a more reasonable structure and ensure a more effective supply of agricultural products, and achieve a balance between supply and demand of agricultural products from a low level to a high level.

Agricultural modernization can not be achieved overnight, it is a protracted war. Practice has repeatedly proved that the more complex the macro environment, the more we should attach great importance to the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. In a large developing country like ours with a population of more than 1.3 billion, agriculture, rural areas and farmers are inseparable from stable growth, supply protection and structural adjustment. At no time can we ignore agriculture, forget farmers, or be indifferent to rural areas, strictly implement the requirements of the responsibility of "the top priority" in the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and always persist in thinking, policies, and reforms without stopping, and the good momentum of agricultural and rural development must not be reversed.

Next year is the first year of the 13th five-year Plan period, and we should unify our thinking and understanding with the decision-making and deployment of the central authorities, work hard, make great achievements, lead agricultural modernization with the new concept of development, strive for substantial progress in agricultural structural reform, continue the new glory of the development of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers," and make new contributions to winning the great victory in the decisive stage of an all-round well-off society.