The National Monitoring Plan for Veterinary Drug Residues in Aquatic Products of Origin and the National Monitoring Plan for Aquatic Animal Diseases is released in 2023. On March 14, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the 2023 National Monitoring Plan for Veterinary Drug Residues in Aquatic Products of National Origin and the 2023 National Monitoring Plan for Aquatic Animal Diseases, making plans for the supervision of veterinary drugs and other inputs for aquaculture and the risk prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases in 2023.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mar.14,2023
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs adjusted the Marine Fishing Moratorium in the Summer Season. On March 13, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the Notice on Adjusting the Marine Fishing Moratorium in the Summer Season, further adjusting and improving the marine fishing moratorium in summer. Compared with the marine fishing moratorium in summer issued in 2021, the biggest change in this adjustment is to extend the end time of fishing moratorium for four types of fishing vessels in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea between 35 degrees north latitude and 26 degrees 30 points north latitude from 12 o 'clock on August 1 to 12 o 'clock on September 16, and allow the four types of vessels to apply for special fishing during the fishing moratorium.
Source: Farmers Daily Mar.14, 2023
China rolls out support policies to stabilize soybean production in 2023. The Agriculture Office of the CPC Central Committee coordinated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration and other departments introduce support policies to stabilize soybean production, taking into account factors such as the situation of supply and demand in the soybean market. It forms a set of policies combining subsidies, insurance, purchase and storage to send a clear signal. First, improve the corn and soybean producer subsidy policy, increase the total amount of subsidies. Second, increase the incentive for large grain-producing counties to guide the development of soybean production in the main soybean-producing areas. Third, expand the implementation area of crop rotation in the northeast to support the development of grain and soybean rotation.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mar.16,2023
Agricultural and rural departments will fully implement the Passing Code management service system for family farms. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a Notice on the Full Implementation of the Family Farm Passing Code Management and Service System, requiring agricultural and rural departments at all levels to carry out, and strive to improve the management and service level of family farms. The Passing Code for family farms is a collection and display of family farm information given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to the whole country. In 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organized the development of the Passing Code system for family farms, and piloted the system for 3115 demonstration family farms at or above the county level, achieving positive results in helping family farms promote their brands and obtain financial and insurance services. On the basis of summarizing the pilot experience, the Notice makes arrangements for carrying out the code assignment work of family farms and implementing the Passing Code management service system.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mar.16,2023
The Planning and Design Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released a Notice on the List of Key Rural Revitalization Projects. On December 30, 2022, under the guidance of the Department of Development and Planning of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Planning and Design Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published a number of key rural revitalization projects, and invited undertaking units, which received attention and positive responses from academic circles and social organizations. In line with the principle of fairness and justice, the Planning and Design Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organized authoritative experts in the industry to conduct formal review, communication blind review and defense review.
Source: China Agricultural Network Mar.16,2023
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other six departments have deployed a special operation to combat counterfeits in agricultural materials in 2023. On March 16, seven departments held a video conference in Beijing to plan a special campaign against counterfeit agricultural materials in 2023. The meeting stressed that departments should understand the heavy responsibility, urgent task and wide involvement of the campaign against counterfeit agricultural materials, adhere to the problem-oriented and in-depth investigation and strengthen the illegal punishment. The departments should continue to strengthen publicity and education for farmers to distinguish fake products, encourage farmers to send their resources to rural areas and open channels for reporting complaints.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mar.16,2023
Chinese Fishery Mutual Insurance Society was established in Beijing. On March 17, the founding conference of Chinese Fishery Mutual Insurance Association was held in Beijing. The meeting pointed out that the establishment of Chinese Fishery Mutual Insurance Association is an important measure to revitalize rural areas in financial services and an arrangement to improve the fishery risk guarantee system, marking that Chinese fishery insurance industry has entered a new stage of development. It is of great significance to improve the level of fishery risk protection and promote the high quality development of fishery. Chinese Fishery Mutual Insurance Association is subject to the industry guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the supervision of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. It mainly carries out property loss insurance, liability insurance, accident insurance and reinsurance of the above business in the fishery industry.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mar.17,2023
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will accelerate the mechanization of primary processing of agricultural products. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued the Opinions on Accelerating the High-quality Development of Agricultural Primary Processing Mechanization, proposing that the mechanization rate of agricultural primary processing should reach more than 50% by 2025. By 2035, the overall rate of mechanization in the primary processing of agricultural products will reach over 70 percent, achieving mechanization. The Opinions point out that the development of mechanization of primary processing of agricultural products is conducive to reducing losses of agricultural products, improving the quality of agricultural products, enhancing the ability of processing and transforming agricultural products. It will provide support for developing rural industries, consolidating and expanding the achievements made in poverty alleviation, promoting rural revitalization, and providing strong support for accelerating the building of an agricultural country.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mar.17,2023
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued guidance on the scientific return of straw to fields in northeast China during spring cultivation. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs straw comprehensive utilization expert guidance group issued Guidance on the Scientific Return of Straw to the Fields in the Northeast During the Spring Cultivation in 2023. The opinions give guidance on the selection and use of implements and operational requirements for straw crushing operations, and the selection and use of implements and operational requirements for corn and rice straw return to the land, as well as the planting and management of post-crop.
Source: Farmers Daily Mar.17, 2023
Hubei province rice and fishery integrated farming ranks first in China. The total area of integrated rice and fishery farming in Hubei Province reached 8.02 million mu, with an output of 1.023 million tons of aquatic products, both ranking first in China. Through the development of rice shrimp, rice fish, rice turtle, rice loach, rice eel and other integrated farming model, farmers increased average income of CNY 800 to more than CNY 1,000 per mu. In 2022, Hubei Province aquaculture industry continues to develop, the total output of aquatic products reached 5.042 million tons, ranking first in the freshwater aquatic production for 27 consecutive years. Crayfish and eel production ranked first in China, river crabs, Mandarin fish, turtle production ranked second in China. Hubei Province explores a new model of integrated rice and fishery farming, not only to promote income of farmers, but also to ensure food security and ecological safety.
Source: Hubei Daily Mar.14, 2023
Hengshui implements the work of rural areas and promotes rural revitalization. In 2023, Hengshui will focus on the stabilization of grain and important agricultural products to ensure supply, the creation of fruit and vegetable industry demonstration areas, and the construction of livable and beautiful villages. Hengshui will implement the spirit of the document of the central and provincial committees and ensure that the Implementation of the Deployment Requirements of the Hengshui Municipal People's Government of the CPC Hengshui Municipal Committee on Ensuring the Comprehensive Promotion of Rural Revitalization Priorities in 2023 will be put into practice. Hengshui Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the Implementation Opinions of the Hengshui Municipal People's Government of the CPC Hengshui Municipal Committee on Ensuring the Comprehensive Promotion of Rural Revitalization in 2023. The opinions are divided into 8 major parts and 31 articles, including making every effort to ensure stable production and supply of grain and important agricultural products, strengthening agricultural science and technology and equipment guarantee, and further consolidating the results of poverty eradication and specifying the work priorities in 2023.
Source: Hengshui Daily.15, 2023
The first aquaponics digital factory of Chongqing is put into operation in Liangping. Liangping Aquaponics Digital Factory has a floor area of 7,793 square meters, with the first floor used for fish farming and the second floor for growing vegetables. In the vegetable working area, the transplanting and planting system links the tidal nursery area with the NFT leafy vegetable logistics cultivation area. After the allocation of nutritious soil, automated seedlings and quantitative irrigation, the finished cavity trays are transported to the designated growing area, thus realizing the whole unmanned operation of sowing, seedling, transplanting, cultivation and harvesting, and the annual output of green vegetables can reach 40 tons. This model is a trend and direction for the development of factory farming, which creates a model of the future farm by digital empowering agriculture and promoting agricultural modernization with digitalization.
Source: Chongqing Radio and Television Mar.16, 2023
Zhejiang released the document of the provincial party committee to clarify the task book of the three rural areas. The document of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee on the Implementation of the 2023 High-level Promotion of Comprehensive Revitalization of the Countryside has been released, focusing on solving the most urgent practical problems of agricultural and rural development. The above-mentioned document has 8 parts and 32 articles, which can be summarized into four aspects: stable supply, grasp revitalization, promote integration and strengthen protection. The document points out that it is necessary to strengthen the guarantee of elements and mechanism innovation for rural revitalization, promote the increase of financial guarantee around the country, make up for the shortcomings in the supply of land elements, promote the revitalization of rural talents, expand effective investment in agriculture and rural areas, strengthen the construction of rural essential security, and achieve stability and tranquility in rural areas.
Source: China News Network Mar.17, 2023
National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, is included in the list of the fifth batch of national modern agricultural industrial parks. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Finance released the list of 20 national modern agricultural industrial parks identified in the fifth batch. Xuanhua District National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Zhangjiakou is among them, and is one of the selected industrial parks in Hebei Province. Xuanhua District National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Finance in April 2020 to create a whole industry chain demonstration park with cereals as the leading industry. Xuanhua District National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park is of great significance in supporting national initiatives to ensure food security and driving the implementation of rural revitalization strategy in Zhangjiakou.
Source: Hebei News Network Mar.17, 2023
The agricultural Zhongguancun core engine of Beijing is built to accelerate the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements. After more than three years of construction, the agricultural Zhongguancun core engine of Beijing is built. Beijing Jingwa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center is established and operated, the headquarters of center and three sub-center functional laboratories and fruit industry and greenhouse horticulture demonstration gardens are built. In order to solve the problem of integration and development of science and technology and industry, Agricultural Zhongguancun will work on accelerating the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements. Beijing Pinggu District released the Agriculture Zhongguancun Modern Food and Nutrition Valley Plan (2022-2035).
Source: China News Network Mar.17, 2023
