No.23, 2022 (May 30-Jun 5, 2022)
International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs deploys the work of ensuring a bumper grain harvest in summer and fighting drought. On May 31, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice requiring all localities to understand the importance of summer harvest, ploughing and planting, ensure that the summer grains are mature and harvest in abundance. The main measures are as follows. First, prevent disasters such as dry and hot wind. Second, ensure that the summer grain granules are returned to the warehouse. Third, fight drought to ensure the implementation of summer sowing area. Fourth, promote the development of summer management. Fifth, implement key measures for disaster prevention and mitigation.
Source: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs May.31, 2022
The state has mobilized the enthusiasm of rural farmers to develop new energy. Promoting the integrated development of new energy development and utilization and rural revitalization is one of the measures to innovate new energy development and utilization models. The state supports farmers to use the roofs of their own buildings to build household photovoltaics, and promote the development of rural decentralized wind power. It is necessary to strengthen model innovation, cultivate new market players such as rural energy cooperatives, and encourage village collectives to use stock collective land in accordance with the law to participate in the development of new energy projects and share the dividends of new energy development through mechanisms such as pricing and shareholding.
Source: China Economic Net May.31, 2022County Digital Village Index report: The gap between rural digital infrastructure in the eastern and western regions is small. Recently, the County-level Digital Village Index Report released by the New Rural Development Research Institute of Peking University and Ali Research Institute shows that the average county-level digital rural index in 2020 is 55 points, and the five provinces with the highest development level are Zhejiang (83), Jiangsu (70), Fujian (69), Shandong (66) and Henan (66). It is worth noting that the western region performed more prominently in this study. The top five with the fastest growth in the Digital Village Index are Inner Mongolia (11%), Tibet (10%), Ningxia (10%), Gansu (9%) and Hebei (7%). The top four are taken by the western provinces, and 91 of the 100 fastest-growing counties were from the west. In terms of the digitization of the rural economy, digital technology has promoted the rapid development of new formats. In 2020, more than 10% of the retail sales of agricultural products came from online sales.
Source: China News Net May.31, 2022The Ministry of Communications plans to rebuild 30,000 kilometers of rural roads on the basis of the original target in 2022. The Ministry of Transport is formulating an implementation plan for expanding investment in rural roads, stabilizing employment, and better serving rural revitalization. It is planned to add 30,000 kilometers of newly renovated rural roads and implement rural road safety and life protection on the basis of the original goal of 2022. 30,000 kilometers of the project and 3,000 dangerous bridges on rural roads will be reconstructed. It is estimated that by the end of 2022, a total of 150,000 kilometers of newly renovated rural roads will be completed, 80,000 kilometers of rural road safety and life protection projects will be implemented, and 8,000 dangerous bridges on rural roads will be reconstructed. In order to ensure the completion of the mission objectives, the Ministry of Communications will organize all localities to earnestly implement the five major projects.
Source: Pengpai News May.31, 2022
On May 31, the National Agricultural and Rural Policy and Reform Work Conference and the Video Conference on the Promotion of the Work of the Rural Reform Pilot Zone were held in Beijing. The meeting pointed out that in 2021, the phased tasks of the reform of the rural collective property rights system was completed as scheduled, the management and reform of contracted land were be steadily advanced, the construction and management of the property rights transfer market started in an orderly manner, the rural reform coordination mechanism was established, and policy research work yielded fruitful results. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to to consolidate and improve key tasks such as the basic rural management system and the reform of the rural collective property rights system, so as to provide a more solid institutional guarantee for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization and accelerating agricultural and rural modernization.
Source: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Jun.1, 2022Recruit high-quality farmers into the science popularization organization of the Association for Science and Technology. Recently, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the General Office of the China Association for Science and Technology have launched the 2022 Science Popularization Service High-Quality Farmer Cultivation Action. The action has five key tasks, including strengthening the scientific quality training of high-quality farmers, promoting the cultivation of high-quality farmers for science popularization services, guiding science popularization facilities to serve high-quality farmers, building a platform for high-quality farmers' popular science activities, and promoting high-quality farmers to carry out science popularization services. This action requires that agricultural and rural departments at all levels and associations for science and technology should focus on improving the scientific and cultural quality of farmers, and promote the integration of scientific quality-related courses into the curriculum system for high-quality farmers to cultivate comprehensive quality.
Source: China Economic Net Jun.1, 2022
The National Rural Development Bureau issues 24 measures to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation. Recently, the National Rural Revitalization Bureau issued Measures for Consolidating and Expanding the Achievements of Poverty Alleviation in Response to the Impact of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic, introduced 24 measures in 5 areas, held a video conference of the national rural revitalization directors. The conference analyzed the current situation, and arranged and deployed the next key tasks. It is necessary to overcome the impact of the epidemic, and resolutely hold the bottom line of not returning to poverty on a large scale. The five aspects of the Measures include strengthening monitoring and assistance to prevent returning to poverty, strengthening employment stabilization, strengthening industrial assistance, and strengthening industrial assistance.
Source: People's Daily Jun.2, 2022
China remains committed to the goal of 30 million jobs for the people lifted out of poverty in 2022. It is necessary to promote the implementation of various measures to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation as soon as possible, minimize the impact of the epidemic, and take effective measures to ensure that the scale of employment of the national poverty alleviation population will stabilize at more than 30 million in 2022. The deployment does not change, ensuring the completion of the target tasks throughout the year. In 2021, the proportion of the income of the people who have been lifted out of poverty were close to 70%, and jobs were stabilized, and there were solid support to prevent poverty from returning to poverty. As of the end of May in 2022, 31.33 million people have been lifted out of poverty, completing 103.8% of the annual target. Since 2022, the central government has issued a series of policy measures, and all localities should combine the previous and this time policy measures to ensure effective results.
Source: Xinhua Net Jun.2, 2022
Jilin Province releases version 2.0 of the rural construction action to accelerate the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization. First, highlight high-level overall planning. Jilin Province implements the spirit of General Secretary important instructions of Xi Jinping on implementing rural construction actions. Second, highlight the advancement of the industry. The main functional departments shall be clarified, and all industry departments shall make concerted efforts to ensure the implementation of construction tasks. Third, highlight the implementation of the five modernizations. Refine the list tasks, make operation manuals, work charts and promotion templates, and establish an implementation mechanism to ensure that various policies and measures are in place. Fourth, highlight mechanism establishment and demonstration and leadership. The Jilin Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government regard the implementation of rural construction as a top-level project of the party and government, and include it into the category of five-level secretaries to focus on rural revitalization.
Source: Jilin Daily May.30, 2022
The construction of agricultural product supply chain system in Hunan Province has been supported by the state. Hunan Province has become one of the seven provinces in China to accelerate the construction of the agricultural product supply chain system and further promote the development of cold chain logistics from 2022 to 2023. The state will guide and drive various market entities to actively participate in the construction of agricultural product cold chain logistics system of Hunan Province through financial funds, improve the circulation efficiency and modernization level of agricultural products, and promote the high-quality development of agricultural product cold chain logistics in Hunan Province. The state mainly guides and supports Hunan Province to enhance the cold chain circulation capacity of agricultural product wholesale markets, improve the distribution efficiency of key trunk and branch lines of cold chain logistics, improve the cold chain environment of agricultural product retail terminals, and support the agricultural product market to ensure supply.
Source: Hunan Daily May.31, 2022
Guangdong Financial Supporting Agriculture Promotion Association was established. Recently, China's first provincial-level financial support for agriculture, the Guangdong Provincial Association for the Promotion of Finance and Agriculture, was established in Guangzhou. It is understood that the Guangdong Provincial Financial Supporting Agriculture Alliance brings together financial institutions, investment units, industrial funds, agriculture-related organizations and associations and leading agricultural enterprises to provide financial support for Guangdong Province to promote the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, with remarkable results. By the end of 2021, the balance of agriculture-related loans in Guangdong Province has reached CNY 1.9 trillion, and the agricultural insurance premium income has exceeded CNY 4.838 billion. paid more than CNY 20.8 billion.
Source: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Jun.1, 2022Jilin Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held an online matchmaking event for scientific and technological achievements. This activity has collected more than 120 scientific research and technological needs of key leading enterprises in the top ten industrial clusters, as well as more than 200 scientific research achievements and achievements that are highly compatible with Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jilin University, Jilin Agricultural University and the top ten industrial clusters. Invention patents, covering seed fertilizer, food processing, Chinese medicinal materials, livestock and poultry and other advantageous industries. In the next step, the Jilin Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will compile the collected more than 200 scientific research achievements and invention patents, and more than 120 technical requirements into a docking manual, which will be distributed to various scientific research institutions and enterprises to provide follow-up services for docking, and strive to achieve extensive online connection and accurate offline service.
Source: Cailian News May.31, 2022Hundreds of rural commercial banks in Hunan Province have lent no less than 600 billion yuan in three years. On June 1, the Hunan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Hunan Provincial Rural Credit Cooperative Association held the signing ceremony of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Financial Services for Rural Revitalization in Changsha. According to the above agreement, from 2022 to 2024, 102 rural commercial banks in Hunan Province will provide loans of no less than CNY 600 billion. Among them, no less than CNY 420 billion will be allocated to agriculture-related loans, and more than CNY 100 billion will be allocated to agricultural advantageous and characteristic industries of 100 billion yuan. The Hunan Provincial Rural Credit System has provided more than 98% of the microfinance loans for poverty-stricken people, undertaken more than 60% of agricultural-related financial services, and supported the development of more than 40% of small, medium and micro enterprises.
Source: China News Net Jun.1, 2022
Shanxi Province has strengthened financial supervision to ensure that subsidies for actual grain farmers are distributed. In order to make farmers more confident and reassured in growing grain, the Shanxi Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has taken measures to carry out the supervision of the distribution of one-time subsidy funds for actual grain farmers, to ensure that the subsidy funds are distributed to households, and guarantee the actual grain cultivation. peasant interests. First, all actual grain farmers can enjoy subsidy funds. The distribution of subsidy funds for grain farmers in Shanxi Province adheres to the five principles of inclusiveness, variety, direct access to funds, and clear subsidy distribution targets. Second, clarify the subsidy standard per mu of five types of grain crops. Third, the declaration of planting area needs to be publicized in the village. Fourth, supervise the counties and districts with slow progress in granting subsidies.
Source: China Economic Net Jun.2, 2022
Shanxi Province will strengthen the construction and management of the rural household garbage collection, transportation and disposal system. Recently, 6 departments including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice requiring all parts of China to plan the construction and operation management of the rural household garbage collection, transportation and disposal system. Before the end of June, Shanxi Province will study and formulate the construction and management goals of the rural household garbage collection, transportation and disposal system. Villages within the coverage of domestic waste treatment facilities in cities or counties in Shanxi Province will adopt the mode of unified collection, transportation and centralized treatment. In the villages with inconvenient transportation or long transportation distance, construction of treatment facilities according to local conditions. The living environment of rural areas in Shanxi Province will be further improved, and the quality of life of the masses will be further improved.
Source: Shanxi News Net Jun.2, 2022
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