Speeding up the Innovation of System and Mechanism and Completing the Short Board of Farmland Water Conservancy

The national on-the-spot meeting on irrigation and water conservancy reform was held in Qujing, Yunnan Province from January 4 to 5. Vice Premier Wang Yang attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He stressed: it is necessary to conscientiously implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, the Central Economic work Conference, and the Central Rural work Conference, and speed up the straightening out of the system and improving the mechanism in accordance with the new concept of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared development. we will promote the construction of irrigation and water conservancy into the track of scientific development and sound operation, and provide strong support for promoting agricultural modernization.

Wang Yang pointed out that irrigation and water conservancy is an outstanding deficiency in agricultural development. To make up for this deficiency, we must rely on deepening reform, stimulating the vitality of the main body of the market, and arousing the enthusiasm of farmers and social forces to participate in irrigation and water conservancy construction. It is necessary to speed up the improvement of the formation mechanism of agricultural water prices, through quota management, progressive price increases, negotiated pricing, and precise subsidies, so as not to increase the burden on farmers, but also to promote agricultural water conservation, and create a market environment conducive to the development of irrigation and water conservancy. It is necessary to innovate the investment and financing system, give full play to the role of financial funds, and attract social funds to invest in irrigation and water conservancy construction by means of private office assistance, construction before compensation, tax concessions, and cooperation between the government and social capital. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the water conservancy property right system, clarify ownership, enliven the right of management, guarantee the right of income, and promote the sound operation and effective management and protection of irrigation and water conservancy facilities. We should respect the pioneering spirit of the masses, encourage grass-roots units to explore boldly, do a good job in pilot and demonstration work, promptly popularize good experiences and practices in various localities, and enhance the driving force and influence of reform. National funds for water conservancy construction and relevant support policies should be tilted to areas with rapid progress in reform and good results.