Xi Jinping has issued important instructions on nationwide spring agricultural production.

Li Keqiang issued instructions.

 

General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People’s Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on spring agricultural production nationwide, emphasizing that the more we face risks and challenges, the more we must stabilize agriculture and ensure the safety of grain and other essential food supplies. Party committees at all levels should place work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers as a top priority, coordinate efforts to advance key tasks in securing a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and in the battle against poverty, further strengthen the foundations of agriculture, and address shortcomings in the “three rural” sectors in a more concrete and effective manner, thereby providing strong support for winning the fight against the COVID‑19 epidemic and achieving the year’s economic and social development goals.
Xi Jinping emphasized that, at present, while rigorously implementing differentiated epidemic prevention and control measures tailored to risk levels in different regions, all efforts must be made to organize spring farming activities, ensuring that agricultural schedules are not disrupted and a bumper summer grain harvest is secured. Policy support for grain production should be strengthened to guarantee basic incomes for farmers, maintain stable sown areas and output, and enable major producing areas to leverage their advantages. Areas with balanced supply and demand and major consumption regions should uphold appropriate self-sufficiency rates, jointly shouldering the responsibility of safeguarding national food security. Furthermore, work to improve high-standard farmland and irrigation infrastructure must be intensified, Agricultural machinery We will modernize agricultural infrastructure, elevate the level of agricultural scientific and technological innovation and accelerate its adoption, and strengthen both grain production capacity and disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities. We must effectively control major plant and animal pests and diseases to ensure agricultural safety. Furthermore, we will expedite the development of hog production, address the challenges it faces, and ensure that the goal of restoring production is achieved.
Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, issued instructions emphasizing that spring plowing is imminent and time is of the essence. All regions and relevant departments are urged to earnestly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speeches, carry out the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, coordinate epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development, and ensure that spring agricultural production is vigorously, effectively, and meticulously advanced. Efforts should be stepped up to prepare for spring planting and manage winter crops in the fields, while encouraging agricultural-input enterprises to accelerate the resumption of work and production and to ensure smooth supply chains for agricultural inputs. Agricultural machinery Bottlenecks such as agricultural work and farmers returning to the fields. We will implement and refine relevant policies, stabilize the area sown to grain, encourage regions with suitable conditions to resume double-cropping rice, and ensure stable annual grain output. We will strengthen production of vegetables, livestock, and poultry, keep green channels open for the transport of fresh and live agricultural products, accelerate the replenishment and expansion of pig herds, and fully put into effect policies that provide greater support to farming and breeding enterprises. We will intensify prevention and control efforts against major animal diseases and plant pests. We will coordinate and advance poverty alleviation, rural employment and income growth, and agricultural water‑conservation infrastructure, ensuring steady progress in agricultural production and providing strong support for winning the battle against the epidemic and achieving this year’s economic and social development goals.
The National Teleconference on Spring Agricultural Production was held in Beijing on the 25th. The meeting conveyed and studied important instructions from Xi Jinping and directives from Premier Li Keqiang. Hu Chunhua, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the conference and delivered a speech. He emphasized the need to coordinate rural epidemic prevention and control with spring agricultural production, swiftly restore agricultural production order, promptly address key issues hindering spring farming, stabilize the area sown for spring crops, and ensure a successful start to summer grain production. It is essential to remain fully aware of the risks and hidden dangers in grain production and comprehensively implement the provincial governor responsibility system for food security. We must deeply advance the strategy of “storing grain in the land and in technology,” accelerate the modernization of production facilities, promote scientific and technological progress, and strengthen support and protection measures for production. Efforts should be stepped up to restore hog production and ensure an adequate supply of pork in the market. Furthermore, Party leadership over “agriculture, rural areas, and farmers” work must be strengthened to make due contributions to securing a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.