The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs dispatched a working group to provide guidance services for the Three Autumn Jobs production. The Cold Dew has just passed, and it is during the critical period of production during the Three Autumn Jobs period. In order to monitor the key links of autumn grain harvesting and autumn and winter planting, the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in conjunction with the National Agricultural Technology Center, has recently dispatched four working groups to key provinces in areas such as the Yellow, Huaihai, Yangtze River Basin, Southwest, and Northwest to guide the efforts of timely planting and fully planting, and help coordinate and solve difficult problems in agricultural material supply, disaster prevention and reduction.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Oct. 10, 2023
From January to August this year, 97 thousand kilometers of newly renovated rural roads were constructed in China. According to data from the Ministry of Transport, from January to August this year, 97 thousand kilometers of newly renovated rural roads in China were completed, achieving 75% of the annual target. The construction of rural roads has achieved solid results, and the rural road network has been established. In Henan, the implementation of the One Hundred Counties Joining Villages project has led to the establishment of hardened roads in 179 thousand natural villages with over 20 households in the province.
Source: CCTV News Oct. 11, 2023
The Bulletin on Aquatic Biological Resources and Habitat Status in the Yangtze River Basin (2022) was released. On October 12th, the Yangtze River Basin Fisheries Supervision and Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in conjunction with the Yangtze River Water Resources Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Management Bureau of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Yangtze River Navigation Administration of the Ministry of Transport, jointly released the Bulletin on Aquatic Biological Resources and Habitat Status in the Yangtze River Basin (2022). The Bulletin reflects the status of aquatic biological resources, key protected species, alien species, habitats, and aquatic biological integrity index of important tributaries such as the Yangtze River mainstream, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, and important tributaries such as the Dadu River, Minjiang River, Tuojiang River, Chishui River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, and Han River in 2022.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Oct. 12, 2023
The National Agricultural Technology Center has issued a comprehensive prevention and control technical plan for major wheat diseases and pests from 2023 to 2024. In recent years, a series of pests and diseases such as wheat scab, stripe rust, and aphids have erupted and caused serious damage. Soil-borne diseases such as wheat stem rot and root rot have been increasing and spreading in the main production areas, posing a serious threat to wheat production. In order to strengthen the comprehensive prevention and control of wheat pests and diseases from 2023 to 2024, improve the effectiveness of prevention and control, and reduce the losses of pests and diseases, the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center has formulated this plan. We must adhere to the plant protection policy of prevention first, comprehensive prevention and control, establish the concept of public plant protection, green plant protection, and control the harm of wheat diseases and pests in different wheat planting areas throughout the entire growth period in China.
Source: National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center Oct. 12, 2023
The 2023 Anhui special event for the integration of agricultural product production and sales in poverty-stricken areas was held in Hefei. On October 12th, the 2023 Anhui special event for the integration of agricultural product production and sales in poverty-stricken areas was held in Hefei. 100 production and operation entities from 26 poverty-stricken counties in 7 provinces, including Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Gansu, have negotiated with more than 60 purchasers from across the country, and reached an intention to sign contracts with over a hundred agricultural products, including tea, apples, walnuts, rice, etc., totaling CNY 1.05 billion. At the event, five district government officials from poverty-stricken areas made brand introductions to characteristic agricultural products such as Maojian in Xinyang, Henan, Qichun Qi'ai in Hubei, Laoying Tea in Wuxi, Chongqing, Guizhou Cola pork bacon, and terraced red rice in Yuanyang, Yunnan.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Oct. 13, 2023
The Ministry of Water Resources of China has stated that modernization of rural water supply will be basically achieved by 2035. On October 13th, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources of China that in order to accelerate the improvement of rural water supply guarantee capacity and level, the Ministry of Water Resources recently issued the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Rural Water Supply. The Guiding Opinions state that counties should be taken as a unit to distinguish the differences between the eastern, central, northwest, southwest, and northeast regions, and to promptly fill the gaps in rural drinking water safety, promoting the improvement of the quality and efficiency of rural water supply work. The Ministry of Water Resources will formulate standard rules to promote compliance with standards. For regions that have taken the lead in achieving various target indicators, they will be commended and strengthened with project and funding support.
Source: China News Oct. 13, 2023
The Plan for Deepening the Reform of the Collective Forest Rights System has recently been issued. Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the Plan for Deepening the Reform of the Collective Forest Rights System. On October 12th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference inviting relevant department heads to introduce the relevant situation. The Plan proposes eight main tasks, including accelerating the separation of three rights, developing moderate-scale forestry operations, strengthening forest management, ensuring forest ownership rights, supporting industrial development, exploring and improving the mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products, increasing financial support, and properly solving historical problems. It also proposes four guarantee measures, including organizational leadership, advanced exploration, team building, and assessment and evaluation.
Source: People's Daily Oct. 13, 2023
Sichuan has issued the Action Plan for the Construction of Thousand Agricultural Parks. On October 7th, the reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs that the Office of the Leading Group for Rural Work of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued the Action Plan for the Construction of Thousand Agricultural Parks. The plan proposes goals and tasks in stages that by 2025, the province will establish more than 1000 national, provincial, and municipal level modern agricultural parks, achieve full coverage of provincial-level and above agricultural counties with conditions, and demonstrate and drive the construction of 1000 county-level parks. The ratio of agricultural product processing industry output value to total agricultural output value in parks at or above the municipal level in the province reaches 2.5:1, and the comprehensive agricultural output value reaches over CNY 500 billion.
Source: Sichuan Daily Oct. 9, 2023Tibet Autonomous Region Issues Implementation Program for Digital Agriculture Construction. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Tibet Autonomous Region has issued the Implementation Program for Digital Agriculture Construction in the Tibet Autonomous Region (2022-2026). By 2026, it is expected to realize the integrated agricultural digital command and dispatch of agricultural and animal husbandry production, disaster prevention and mitigation, agricultural monitoring, animal and plant disease prevention and control in the Tibet Autonomous Region, solve the problems in the comprehensive rural information service, and the coverage of comprehensive rural information service stations will reach 20%. The Program focuses on the integration and consolidation of elemental resources, and plans a new pattern of digital agricultural development, with more powerful support for the Tibetan plateau characteristics of the agricultural and animal husbandry industry.
Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition Oct.11, 2023Beijing launched the construction of 180,000 mu of high-standard farmland in 2023. Beijing has formulated a supporting system for high-standard farmland construction to provide institutional guarantees for high-quality implementation of the project. Beijing revised the original farmland construction project management measures and formulated the Beijing High-standard Farmland Construction Project Quality Management Implementation Measures, Beijing High-standard Farmland Construction Project Completion Acceptance Implementation Measures, Beijing High-standard Farmland Care Measures and Beijing High-standard Farmland Construction Project Survey, Mapping and Design Interim Provisions. The system clarifies the quality management, completion acceptance and care standards of high-standard farmland construction projects, as well as the workflow and content standards of project survey, mapping and design. Beijing's annual high-standard farmland construction task has been completed for 45,800 mu, with a progress of more than 80%.
Source: Beijing Daily Oct.12, 2023Hunan Province ranks first in the country in terms of tea oil production, and has selected and bred more than 100 excellent oil tea varieties. As of the end of 2022, Hunan province's oil tea forest area of 22,497,500 mu, tea oil production of 251,900 tons, the total annual output value of CNY 52.059 billion, all ranked first in the country, and cumulatively drove 1.11 million farmers out of poverty, accounting for about 15% of the poverty-eradication population. Hunan Province and Hunan Forestry Academy of Sciences, Hunan Forestry Research Institute, Central and South Forestry University and other research institutes for long-term cooperation, experts are invited to the front line to open science and technology lectures, and regular training courses on practical technology. Hunan Province to build oil tea culture theme park 3A scenic spots, and promote the integrated development of one, two and three industries.
Source: China News Service website Oct.12, 20232023 Chongqing Rural Industry Revitalization Leader Cultivation Program Launched. The Launching Ceremony of Chongqing Rural Industry Revitalization Leaders Cultivation Head Goose Project in 2023 and the Opening Ceremony of the First Cultivation Class were held at the University of Electronic Science and Technology. As a major national talent project, the Head Goose project is an important initiative of the agricultural and rural system to implement the strategy of strengthening the talent in the new era. Chongqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Committee attaches great importance to the cultivation of rural industrial revitalization leaders, selected leading enterprises in the agricultural industry in all districts and counties, business management, such as the person in charge, the good work, potential, can lead the new business subject leader selected, sent to the domestic first-class colleges and universities for the medium and long term customized, experiential incubation and cultivation.
Source: people's networks Oct.12, 2023Guangxi autonomous region has introduced measures to build a skilled talent team. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has introduced a number of measures, and will make every effort to build a service Guangxi, facing the whole country, radiation ASEAN highly skilled personnel team, for the region's high-quality economic and social development to provide talent protection. Guangxi officials recently issued Several Measures on Further Strengthening the Development of Highly Skilled Personnel in the New Era, Measures from a sound working mechanism, solid training foundation, strengthening school-enterprise cooperation, broadening the development channel, the implementation of special programs, strengthening incentives to ensure that a number of initiatives introduced in nine areas, give full play to the departments, industries and enterprises, the community all parties to take advantage of the resources to accelerate the construction of skilled personnel.
Source: China News Service website Oct.12, 2023Zhejiang Province will promote 8828 single-village water station renovation and upgrading, benefiting 2.42 million people. Zhejiang Province will promote 8828 single-village water station renovation and upgrading, benefiting 2.42 million people. Zhejiang provincial government decided to implement the rural water supply single-village water station renovation and upgrading action, issued Implementing Opinions on Accelerating the Transformation and Upgrading of Single-Village Water Stations to Ensure Rural Drinking Water Safety. The action adheres to the problem-oriented, goal-oriented, to promote the 10 municipalities, 63 counties 8828 single-village water station renovation and upgrading of services to protect the population of 2.42 million. The Opinions put forward, Zhejiang province plans to start a year, two years of attack, three years of high standard completion, realize the single village water station construction, management of double standard, rural water supply water quality standard rate stabilized at more than 95%, in the enjoyment of high-quality water supply services to ensure full coverage.
Source: China News Service website Oct.12, 2023Chongqing will carry out “three attacks and one pilot” to help the poverty-stricken population high-quality employment. Chongqing Municipality will carry out three attacks and one pilot project to help the poverty-stricken population to have quality employment. The three attacks and one pilot include carrying out the quality of help, the quality of pocket, the quality of work and the labor branding pilot. The quality of assistance is emphasized in the employment to the fullest extent possible. The quality of support focuses on creating and increasing jobs. The quality of work is to improve the quality of employment for people who have been lifted out of poverty. In 2023, three areas in Beijing, Shandong and the main urban area of Chongqing will be the pilot target markets, and five districts and counties will participate in seven labor branding pilots for rural revitalization, which will innovate brand-holding mechanisms, formulate branding standards, and carry out branding certification, so as to consolidate efforts to bring into full play the effects of branding, and provide strong support for the sustained increase in the income of the population who have been lifted out of poverty.
Source: Chongqing Daily Oct.13, 2023
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