The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs promotes the accurate identification of crop germplasm resources nationwide. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs points out that the precise identification of crop germplasm resources is a long-term task that continues. In 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs launched the precise identification of crop germplasm resources, the development of a general plan and soybean, corn and other 48 sub-crop implementation plan, the first 76,000 resources to carry out genotype and phenotype identification, mining a number of excellent germplasm and genes and used for breeding innovation.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Feb.22, 2023
All areas should carry out the spring fertilizer supply and price stabilization work. The National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued a notice to promote the spring fertilizer supply and price stabilization work of high quality development, to protect national food security. The notice makes arrangements for the supply and price of fertilizer for spring cultivation from five aspects, including stabilizing fertilizer production and supply of factors, improving the efficiency of fertilizer distribution, actively and steadily carrying reserve and import and export regulations, regulating the production and operation order of the fertilizer market, and improving the level of fertilizer application
Source: China Review Network Feb.22, 2023
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development carries out the governance of high-priced bride price and other outstanding issues. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Opinions on Implementing the Key Work Deployment of the Party Central Committee and State Council to Promote Rural Revitalization in 2023, proposing to strengthen the construction of rural spiritual civilization and promote the change of customs in rural areas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organizes propaganda and education activities on changing customs and carries out special treatment of outstanding problems in key areas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs guides localities to enrich the content of the village rules and regulations to simplify wedding and funeral events, reduce the burden of favors, oppose wastefulness and advocate filial piety and love for the elderly. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development selects and recommends the fourth batch of typical cases of civilized countryside construction, and promotes the experience of civilized countryside construction.
Source: China Review Network Feb.22, 2023
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other four departments co-issued the Preliminary Plan for Scientific Drought and Spring Management for Summer Grain Harvest. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the China Meteorological Administration developed a Preliminary Plan for Scientific Drought and Spring Management for Summer Grain Harvest, requiring all places to enhance risk awareness and crisis awareness, estimate the possible adverse effects of drought on summer grain and oil production, promote the normal growth and development of wheat and rape, and make effort to seize the summer grain harvest. The Plan points out that the spring of 2023 is expected to be warm in most parts, and spring drought may occur in some areas. All regions should respond to the drought and reduce disaster losses.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Feb.23, 2023
China has implemented a new round of rural road construction and renovation work. In 2022, Chinese rural roads completed a fixed asset investment of CNY 473.3 billion, an increase of 15.6% year-on-year, newly built and rebuilt more than 180,000 kilometers of rural roads, renovated 10,589 rural dangerous bridges, and completed 135,000 kilometers of rural road safety life protection projects. China has implemented 3,859 work-for-relief projects on rural roads, absorbing 78,000 rural labor force, rural road management and care field provides about 800,000 jobs. Next, the Ministry of Transport will promote the high-quality development of rural roads and continue to promote five areas of work. First, implement a new round of rural road construction and renovation work. Second, help rural people to be able to local employment and income. Third, strengthen the management and maintenance of rural roads. Fourth, improve the service quality of rural roads. Fifth, promote the integrated development of rural roads.
Source: China News Network Feb.23, 2023
China develops new business models such as live e-commerce and promotes high-quality development of rural e-commerce. Strengthening the construction of county commercial system is an important element to promote rural revitalization and an important initiative to promote income of farmers and rural consumption. The Ministry of Commerce in conjunction with relevant departments to strengthen policy support, guidance around the in-depth promotion of county business system construction, and achieve positive results. First, improve the county and rural commercial network. Second, improve the rural logistics and distribution system. Third, innovate development of rural e-commerce. Fourth, enhance the effectiveness of agricultural products circulation. Next, the Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to strengthen policy synergy, and promote the quality and efficiency of the county business system construction.
Source: China News Network Feb.23, 2023
China Development Bank 2022 added more than CNY 250 billion to the balance of agriculture-related loans. It is understood that the annual balance of agriculture-related loans of the bank in 2022 added more than CNY 250 billion, supporting the development of key areas such as ensuring national food security, rural infrastructure construction, agricultural modernization, rural habitat improvement and consolidating and expanding the results of poverty eradication. At present, 52% of the balance of agriculture-related loans of China Development Bank are invested in the field of rural infrastructure. Recently, China Development Bank hosted a work conference in Beijing to serve rural revitalization and promote the construction of a strong agricultural country, and made deployment in 2023. China Development Bank will support the construction of high-standard farmland, assist in the development of agricultural science and technology, and serve to ensure national food security and stable production.
Source: China News Network Feb.24, 2023
China improves the rural medical and health care system that adapts to the characteristics of the countryside and is of high quality and efficiency. Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Deepening Reform to Promote the Healthy Development of Rural Medical and Health Care System. At present, the network of medical and health care systems at the county and rural levels in China is basically sound. By the end of 2021, 2,844 counties, 29,600 townships and 490,000 administrative villages in China had a total of 17,000 county hospitals, 35,000 township health centers and 599,000 village health offices. "Opinions" focus on improving the capacity and level of medical services in the county, focusing on four aspects of the deployment of the reform initiatives. First, optimize the institutional layout. Second, strengthen the expansion of service functions. Third, strengthen disease prevention and control capacity building. Fourth, enhance the level of information technology.
Source: Xinhua Network Feb.24, 2023
The Sichuan Province Data Regulations have come into effect and digital technology is empowering the digital countryside. As the first basic regulations in the field of data in Sichuan Province, Sichuan Province Data Regulations has been implemented since January 1, 2023. According to reports, the Regulations has eight chapters and seventy articles, the main contents include further rationalization of the data management system and mechanism, promote the unified management of data resources, promote the orderly circulation of data elements, promote the efficient development and utilization of data resources, strengthen data security management and personal information protection, and collaborate to promote regional cooperation. Among them, 45 of the regulations point out the application of digital technology to empower the digital countryside, to carry out intelligent agriculture, and other construction, to enhance the agricultural and rural production and operation of accurate, intelligent management services, rural governance digital level.
Source: Sichuan Rural Daily Feb.20, 2023
2023 Chongqing Consumer Help Countryside Campaign is launched and Chinese first digital countryside revitalization card is issued in Chongqing. Recently, the 2023 Chongqing Consumer Help Countryside Campaign was officially launched. In May 2022, the Chongqing Rural Revitalization Bureau issued a notice to launch the 2023 Chongqing Consumption Support Rural Traveling campaign in the city. Chongqing Rural Revitalization Service Association and Chongqin Urban Media, through the use of Internet technology and the deep integration of resources related to rural revitalization, launched the Chinese first digital rural embedded interactive platform and simultaneously issued the Chinese first digital rural revitalization card. At the launching ceremony, the Consumer Help Preferred Online is released online, and a number of enterprises with great influence in the field of rural revitalization, such as PICC, China Unicom, Longhu Property Service Group and Guodian Enterprise Management (Chongqing) Company Limited, become the first signatories.
Source: Chongqing Daily Feb.20, 2023
Shaanxi Province will build 100 high-quality agricultural products production bases. Shaanxi Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has formulated Several Measures to Implement the Law of the People's Republic of China on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products and issued a task list to protect the food safety of the masses and help Shaanxi Province's high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas. The Measures includes the dissemination of agricultural product quality and safety law, consolidating the creation of safe counties and other five aspects. It is clear that Shaanxi Province promotes the implementation of the statutory system and measures. The Measures also proposes that Shaanxi Province should implement the quality of agricultural products to improve the project, the province-wide construction of 10 key cities and counties of high-quality agricultural products production, 100 high-quality agricultural production base, 1000 green, organic and geographical indications of agricultural products, green, organic.
Source: Crowd News Network Feb.20, 2023
Sichuan and Chongqing discuss the cooperation matters of 2023 Chengdu-Chongqing modern high-efficiency special agricultural belt. Recently, the agricultural and rural departments of Sichuan and Chongqing held a forum to discuss cooperation matters on the construction of modern high-efficiency agricultural belts in Chengdu and Chongqing in 2023. At the meeting, the relevant person in charge of the agricultural and rural departments of the two places introduced the progress of the construction of the modern and efficient agricultural belt of Chengdu and Chongqing. At the same time, Sichuan and Chongqing discuss and exchange views on the main points of agricultural belt construction work in 2023, major projects to be cooperated, cooperative demonstration park construction, exchange visits and promotion mechanism. Next, Chongqing and Sichuan will focus on grain, hogs, seed industry, special industries, and beautiful countryside and rural reform to accelerate the implementation of a number of major projects, projects, reforms and platform construction.
Source: Chongqing Daily Feb.21, 2023
Shanxi Province releases 31 main standards in the field of agriculture and rural areas. In order to promote the requirements of high-quality agricultural development, and give full play to the support and leading role of standards to enhance the level of agricultural standardization services, by the recommended selection, Shanxi Province issued 31 standards in the field of agricultural and rural areas in 2023, including dryland machine harvesting mung bean cultivation technology, wheat fertilization technology regulations and so on. The promotion period is two years, the promotion units are each college of Shanxi Agricultural University, the Provincial Plant Protection College, the Provincial Animal Husbandry Technology Promotion Service Center, the Provincial Seed Industry Development Center, etc.. Agricultural and rural departments at all levels should enhance the concept of standardization, attach great importance to the promotion and application of standards, and provide facilities and support for key standards promotion units.
Source: Shanxi Daily Feb.21, 2023Hunan Province improves the mechanism of helping projects to link farmers and bring farmers. Recently, Hunan Provincial Rural Revitalization Bureau issued the Implementation Opinions on Further Improving the Mechanism of Helping Projects to Link Farmers and Bring Farmers, aiming to promote the sustainable development of helping projects, drive farmers to increase their income, and provide strong support to consolidate and expand the results of poverty eradication and promote rural revitalization. The Opinions requires cultivating and strengthening agricultural business entities, strengthening the construction of industrial parks, upgrading and developing employment assistance workshops, enhancing the development vitality of village collective economic organizations, and cultivating and strengthening the main bodies of joint farming and farming.
Source: Shanxi Daily Feb.22, 2023
Hunan Province creates an upgraded version of the quality grain and oil project. Recently, Hunan Provincial Food and Material Reserve Bureau and the provincial Department of Finance co-issued a document to support the construction of grain post-production service centers in Hunan Province, to support the national recognition of low-temperature green grain storage standardization pilot, to further strengthen the post-production link, to achieve grain savings, reduce losses and increase efficiency. In recent years, Hunan's total grain production has stabilized at a high level of about 60 billion pounds, picking up the heavy burden for national food security. The provincial food departments continue to build high-quality grain and oil project upgrade, solid pre-production, post-production weak links. Hunan Province releases the recommended varieties of rice and rapeseed production every year, and organizations around the grain and oil industry alliance member enterprises to carry out order planting and acquisition, the grain and oil industry alliance of high-quality grain and oil order base expanded to 4.8 million mu.
Source: Hunan Daily Feb.24, 2023
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