Guangming News (Reporter Zhao Qingjian) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs that on April 1, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organized a video conference between the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Hubei Province and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Guangdong Province. The launching ceremony of "Concentric Anti-epidemic Development" promoted the two provinces of Hubei and Guangdong to strengthen cooperation, share regional superior resources, help Hubei resume agricultural production as soon as possible, and open up market sales channels.
The meeting pointed out that resuming agricultural production and resolving agricultural product sales issues is an important part of restoring production and living order in Hubei Province. It is of great significance to win the battle against epidemic prevention and control and maintain stable economic and social development. Relevant departments in Hubei Province will be guided to focus on relevant work. The meeting emphasized that, under the conditions of normalization of prevention and control, we must resolutely do a good job in stabilizing the production and supply of agricultural products.
At the meeting, the Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs respectively signed cooperation agreements with the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Pinduoduo and Yimu Tian, and a number of enterprises in the two provinces of Hubei and Guangdong signed procurement agreements for agricultural products such as tea and crayfish in Hubei. The digital platform "Hubei Anti-epidemic and Poverty Alleviation Zone" of Guangdong agricultural products "guaranteeing supply and maintaining stable prices and peace of mind" was launched, and a licensing ceremony was held for the "E-Guangdong Concentric Anti-epidemic Development" alliance and base. At the Qianjiang branch venue, Qianjiang City donated 5,000 copies of the "Love Lobster" from the Guangdong Aid Medical Team.
Since the outbreak, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has issued a series of measures to address the difficulties of selling agricultural products, obstructing traffic, and inadequate resumption of production and other issues. As of March 30, the China Agricultural Products Market Association organized a total of 10.216 million tons of slow-selling agricultural products in the wholesale market of agricultural products, with a cumulative purchase amount of 5.515 billion yuan. The major farmers' e-commerce platform companies have cumulatively sold 650,000 tons of slow-selling agricultural products. 12.4 million transactions online.