Yang Zengquan led a team to Hefei City for research and supervision.

　　On July 13, Yang Zengquan, Deputy Director and First-Level Inspector of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, led a team to Hefei to conduct an inspection and provide oversight on the comprehensive management of agricultural non-point source pollution in the Chao Lake Basin and the rectification of prominent agriculture-related ecological and environmental issues.
　　Yang Zengquan and his delegation conducted on-site inspections of the Chaohu City Demonstration Zone for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution, the environmental improvement site in Pinghu Natural Village, Liujiafan Community, Changlinhe Town, Feidong County, and the effluent treatment facility for aquaculture at Anhui Jiuchaochun Ecological Agriculture and Aquaculture Technology Co., Ltd., gaining a thorough understanding of the local situation. Fertilizer Pesticide Reduction, soil-testing and formula-based fertilization, resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure, comprehensive utilization of crop straw, and improvement of the rural living environment, Aquaculture Aquaculture effluent treatment, agricultural mulch film, and Pesticide Progress on the recycling and utilization of packaging waste, among other related efforts. In addition, a special symposium was convened in Feidong County to review the comprehensive management of agricultural non-point source pollution in the Chao Lake Basin and to address outstanding agriculture‑related ecological and environmental issues.
　　Yang Zengquan pointed out that the Hefei Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have attached great importance to, vigorously promoted, and implemented in a dedicated task force the comprehensive management of agricultural non-point source pollution in the Chaohu Basin and the rectification of prominent agriculture-related ecological and environmental issues. They have provided strong safeguards and robust support measures, and adopted diverse, effective, and impactful initiatives, thereby fully commending the preliminary achievements attained by Hefei City.
　　Yang Zengquan emphasized three key points. First, it is essential to raise our political awareness and elevate our perspective. All levels of agricultural and rural departments must bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s earnest instruction to “make Chaohu Lake the finest calling card of Hefei,” and regard the effective management of Chaohu Lake as a concrete manifestation of resolutely upholding the “two establishments” and firmly practicing the “two safeguards.” It must be fully recognized that addressing non-point source pollution in the Chaohu Lake basin is a critical task that requires timely completion under the central ecological and environmental inspection framework and the ecological warning film on the Yangtze River Economic Belt; it is a major priority for the provincial Party committee and provincial government, as well as for the municipal Party committee and municipal government and leading cadres at all levels; it meets the practical needs of economic and social development; it is an inevitable requirement for high-quality modern agricultural development; and, above all, it is a responsibility that directly contributes to enhancing the people’s sense of happiness. Second, we must ensure the effective implementation of the plans. The Five-Year Special Action Plan for Controlling Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in the Chaohu Lake Basin (2021–2025), issued by the Provincial Rural Work Leading Group, and the Implementation Plan for Controlling Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in the Chaohu Lake Basin (2022–2025), issued by the Hefei Municipal Rural Work Leading Group, have set out key tasks, specific targets, and concrete measures. In particular, they clearly specify deadlines—by the end of 2022, by June 2023, and by the end of 2025—thus essentially identifying the root causes and prescribing appropriate remedies. The crucial step now is genuine execution and thorough implementation: each item must be carefully studied, rigorously compared, systematically reviewed, and gaps promptly addressed, ensuring steady progress through concrete actions, measures, and projects, one step at a time and one battle after another. Third, we must prioritize key areas. Pollution control in the agriculture and rural sectors encompasses 11 specific tasks, namely… Fertilizer Pesticide “Two reductions” and the “dual utilization” of straw and manure, as well as agricultural plastic film. Pesticide “Two‑way recycling” of packaging waste, “two‑fold improvements” in rural living environments and aquaculture effluent treatment, “dual coverage” of soil‑testing‑based fertilization and remediation of contaminated farmland, and the Yangtze River’s ten‑year fishing ban—facing these tasks, we must step up with a sense of responsibility and take decisive action. Fourth, we must vigorously integrate resources: coordinate agricultural nonpoint‑source pollution control with other pollution‑control efforts; pool the strengths of the Provincial Chaohu Lake Administration and local authorities; and mobilize all sectors and departments to work in concert. We must ensure that the data provided are comprehensive, the documentation reliable, and the logic clear, so as to complete the Chaohu Lake nonpoint‑source pollution‑control program on schedule, to the required standard, and in full compliance with specifications—thereby putting the “Two Upholds” into practice through concrete actions and tangible results, and welcoming the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
　　He Fengyang, Vice Mayor of Hefei, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, responsible officials from the Feidong County Party Committee and County Government, principal officials of relevant departments under the Department, as well as key officials from the Provincial Chaohu Administration, the Hefei Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Bureau of Ecology and Environment, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and the agricultural and rural affairs bureaus of Feixi County, Feidong County, Chaohu City, Changfeng County, and Lujiang County, attended the briefing session or accompanied the field inspection.

Source: Anhui Provincial Agricultural Ecological Environment Station; Author: Anhui Provincial Agricultural Ecological Environment Station