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People's Daily Comment: Grain returns to the warehouse, building a "ballast stone" for China's food security

Jiang Meng
November 14, 2023 14:23 | Source: People's Daily Online - Viewpoint Channel
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The latest agricultural situation regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that the national autumn grain harvest has reached 96.2%, basically achieving a bumper harvest, and the annual grain output is expected to reach a new high.

Solid granaries make the world safe. Food security is the livelihood of 1.4 billion people. It is the top priority of the Party and the government in governing the country. It is an important guarantee for maintaining social harmony and stability, healthy economic development, and long-term stability of the country to do everything possible to ensure food production and harvest. On the basis of our country's grain production has achieved 19 consecutive harvests, ensuring the return of grains to the warehouse will more effectively build the "ballast stone" of our country's food security, and further ensure that the Chinese people firmly hold their jobs.

Every grain is hard work, and the harvest is hard won. The Party and the government are fully responsible for food security, and governments at all levels are paying more and more attention to food security. The quality of cultivated land is related to grain production. Since this year, all regions have continued to strengthen the construction of high standard farmland, focusing on the annual task of building 45 million mu of farmland and upgrading 35 million mu of farmland, so as to consolidate the foundation for high and stable grain production. Autumn grain accounts for the largest share of the annual grain output. This year, the planting area of autumn grain has increased for the fourth consecutive year, and is expected to reach 1.31 billion mu, an increase of more than 7 million mu over the previous year. Among them, the area of high-yield corn is expected to increase by more than 13 million mu, and the area of soybeans has stabilized at more than 150 million mu for two consecutive years. No pains, no gains. We will make every effort to improve the quality of cultivated land, effectively store grain on the ground, and provide a solid guarantee for promoting stable and safe grain production.

Practice science and technology to promote agriculture, and implement grain storage in technology. Since this year, the central government has continuously invested 5.2 billion yuan in agricultural technology popularization and farmer education and training. The relevant departments launched and implemented the action to improve the yield per unit area of major grain and oil crops in a large area, and released 158 leading varieties and 164 key technologies. Focusing on promoting the improvement of unit yield in 200 major corn counties and 100 major soybean counties under the restructuring system, comprehensive measures were taken in the whole process of cultivation, management and harvest, and field planting, medicine and fertilizer... Modern agricultural technology was constantly popularized and applied, and the improvement of unit yield in a large area took effect. According to the preliminary calculation, the contribution rate of unit yield improvement in 300 key counties to grain and food harvest reached 73%. Vigorously promote the modernization of agricultural science and technology, transform advanced technology into productivity, effectively drive farmers to increase income, improve farmers' enthusiasm for grain production, and provide strong support for accelerating the construction of a powerful country in the food industry.

If you want to have a good harvest in the coming year, it's time to cultivate in autumn and winter. All regions have actively planted stubble, fertilized and sowed seeds, and nurtured new hope. According to the data, as of November 10, over 90% of the intended planting area of winter wheat and 90% of the intended planting area of winter rape had been completed nationwide. We will ensure that there is no idle land in autumn and winter, improve land utilization, increase income steadily throughout the year, and draw a new picture of rural revitalization.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that the foundation of food security should be consolidated in an all-round way. Governments at all levels must be soberly aware that food security has always been "the biggest player in the country", and should be prepared for danger in times of safety, and cannot relax for a moment. To ensure food security, all related work must be done in depth, detail, practicality, and for a long time. In spring and autumn, hard work is worth while. Adhere to the principle of combining production capacity, quantity and quality, and production ecology, constantly enhance the supply guarantee ability of grain and important agricultural products, and ensure the resilience and stability of the agricultural industrial chain supply chain, which will certainly promote China's food security to a higher level.

(Editor in charge: Xu Yuhan, Qu Yuan)

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