Cctv newsOn July 20th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on the operation of agriculture and rural economy in the first half of the year.
At the meeting, Zeng Yande, chief agronomist of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and director of the Development Planning Department, introduced that since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has made every effort to ensure the effective supply of "vegetable basket" products, focused on consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation, and made overall plans to do all kinds of work in agriculture and rural areas. The agricultural and rural economy has been steadily strengthened and stabilized, which has provided strong support for the stable development of the national economy and the sustained stability of the overall social situation. Mainly in the following seven aspects:
First,Summer grain output reached a record high.. Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has insisted on doing a good job in grain production as the primary task and the first responsibility. As soon as possible, it has broken down the annual grain production tasks to all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, and formulated plans for stabilizing and increasing grain production by varieties and regions. First, the area, yield and total output have achieved "three increases". This year, the area of summer grain increased by 3.982 million mu, reversing the downward trend for five consecutive years. The yield per mu was 367.7 kilograms, which was increased for three consecutive years, and the output was 291.6 billion kilograms, an increase of 5.93 billion kilograms over the previous year, both hitting record highs. The second is continuous quality optimization. The area of high-quality special wheat accounted for 37.3%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the previous year. Third, the harvest loss is reduced. The yield of wheat machinery exceeded 98%, and the loss rate of wheat machinery in the main producing areas decreased by more than 1 percentage point. In addition, the early rice harvest is nearly 70%, which also shows a trend of increasing production. The area of autumn grain has increased and its growth is normal, which has laid a good foundation for the annual grain harvest.
Second,"Vegetable basket" products are in sufficient supply.. Strictly implement the overall responsibility of the province and the responsibility system of the mayor of the "vegetable basket", increase production guidance, strengthen the docking of production and marketing, and ensure a stable supply of the market. The production of live pigs has fully recovered. According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, at the end of June, there were 45.64 million fertile sows in the country, equivalent to 102% at the end of 2017, and 439 million live pigs, recovering to 99.4% at the end of 2017. In the first half of the year, pork production was 27.15 million tons, up 35.9% year-on-year, and the supply and demand situation continued to improve. At the same time, the output of beef, mutton and poultry increased by 5.7%, the output of milk increased by 7.6% and the output of aquatic products increased by 4.4%. Vegetables and fruits are well supplied in the market, and prices fall seasonally.
Third,Agricultural green transformation continued to advance.. The promotion of "three products and one standard" in agricultural production was carried out in depth, and the three-year action of "controlling illegal drugs, controlling residues and promoting promotion" of edible agricultural products was solidly promoted, and the supply of green and high-quality agricultural products continued to increase. The qualified rate of agricultural products sampling was stable at over 97%, and the cumulative number of green, organic and geographical indication agricultural products reached 56,200. The "ten-year ban on fishing" in the Yangtze River started well, with more than 6,800 ships involved in fishing and 186,000 illegal nets cleared and banned. The management order of the ban on fishing was generally stable, and the fishermen who returned to catch basically realized the employment change and the social security policy was fully implemented. The quality construction and protection of cultivated land were further strengthened, and more than 72 million mu of black land conservation tillage in Northeast China was implemented, exceeding the annual target of more than 2 million mu.
Fourth,Rural industries have developed steadily.. Relying on agricultural and rural resources, we will extend the industrial chain, expand various functions of agriculture, and continuously promote the development of rural industries. In the first half of the year, 50 national modern agricultural industrial parks, 50 advantageous characteristic industrial clusters and 298 strong agricultural industrial towns were established. All localities have also increased investment, accelerated the development of industrial agglomeration, and developed "one township, one specialty" and "one village, one product" according to local conditions. The rural industry has shown a good development momentum. The added value of the national agricultural and sideline food processing industry increased by 10.7% year-on-year, and the average purchasing managers index (PMI) of the national key leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization was 55.3%, 4.2 percentage points higher than that of the manufacturing industry. Rural leisure tourism has basically recovered to the same level in 2019, and online retail of agricultural products has maintained double-digit growth.
Fifth,Farmers’ income increased rapidly.. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs insists on ensuring stable production and supply, increasing employment and income, and taking various measures to increase farmers’ income. In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 9248 yuan, a real increase of 14.1% after deducting the price factor, which was 3.4 percentage points higher than the income growth rate of urban residents. The total number of migrant workers in rural areas and the income level have achieved double growth. The total number of migrant workers has reached 180 million, up 2.7% year-on-year, and the average monthly income has reached 4,290 yuan, up 17.6% year-on-year. At the same time, the characteristic industries in poverty-stricken areas have developed steadily, and the employment situation of poverty-stricken laborers is good, which has promoted more than 30.6 million people out of poverty to work. The income growth rate of poverty-stricken people continues to be higher than the national rural average.
Sixth,Investment, consumption and import and export increased rapidly.. The scale of agricultural investment expanded, and the investment in fixed assets in the primary industry was 656.4 billion yuan, up 21.3% year-on-year, which was 5 and 10.6 percentage points faster than that in the secondary and tertiary industries respectively. Rural consumption rebounded steadily, and the retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 2,780.7 billion yuan, up 21.4% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4% in two years. The import and export of agricultural products grew rapidly, with the total import and export reaching US$ 146.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26.4%. Among them, imports were US$ 108.11 billion, up 33.9% year-on-year, and exports were US$ 38.39 billion, up 9.2% year-on-year. The potential of domestic demand in rural areas has been continuously released, and its pulling effect on economic development has been continuously enhanced.
Seventh,Rural construction has been solidly promoted.. Formulate the implementation plan of rural construction action, and define the objectives, key tasks, working mechanism and policy guarantee of the 14 th Five-Year Plan. We have promoted the improvement of rural human settlements in an orderly manner, organized village cleaning actions, and made overall plans to promote rural toilet improvement, domestic sewage and garbage treatment, creating a number of beautiful and livable villages. At the same time, we will continue to deepen rural reform, steadily push forward the second round of land contract and extend the pilot project for 30 years after it expires, and complete the reform of the joint-stock cooperative system of collective operating assets in 530 thousand villages. Strengthen and improve rural governance and introduce the rural revitalization promotion law.
Generally speaking, the good situation of agricultural and rural economic development in the first half of the year laid a solid foundation for winning the bumper harvest of grain and agriculture throughout the year, and provided strong support for the "14 th Five-Year Plan" to make a good start. However, we should also see that the development of agricultural and rural economy still faces the threat of major pests and meteorological disasters, the risk of pig production market and epidemic situation, and the instability of international agricultural products market, which need to be solved by effective measures.
Zeng Yande said that in the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will resolutely implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, strengthen policies and measures, push forward stubble by stubble, pay close attention to implementation, ensure that the grain output will remain above 1.3 trillion Jin, resolutely hold the bottom line of preventing large-scale poverty return, and accomplish various goals and tasks of agricultural and rural development with high quality.