(Economic Observation) Why is the "three rural" work "important" and "urgent" in 2021?
China News Agency, Beijing, December 30th (Reporter Chen Su) The farmer is the country, and the country is the country.
The Central Rural Work Conference, which closed on the 29th, made arrangements for the “three rural” work in 2021. At this meeting, words such as “important,” “urgent,” “must,” and “the top priority” highlighted the importance of doing well in the “three rural” work. The importance of work.
Why do Chinese officials pay special attention to the "three rural" work in 2021?
Where is the urgency of the "three rural" work?
-Standing at a turning point in history
2021 is the first year of China's "14th Five-Year Plan" (2021-2025). It is also the "first year" of China's second centenary goal, and a new chapter in the work of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" will also be opened.
"China is standing at the confluence of history. China will basically realize modernization by 2035. In this process, the "three rural" cannot be delayed." Li Guoxiang, a researcher at the Institute of Rural Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told a reporter from China News Agency that there is no agriculture and rural areas. Compared with urbanization and industrialization, China’s agricultural and rural areas have been "lagging behind". In the new era, the goal of modernization can only be achieved smoothly by accelerating the shortcomings of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers". The working conference emphasized the historical background of the importance of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers".
Li Guoxiang said that after China has solved the poverty problem under the current standards in 2020, it needs to think about how to consolidate the results of poverty alleviation and enable poor areas to keep up with the pace of modernization. The main battlefield for poverty alleviation is in rural areas. In 2021, it is necessary to plan to win the battle after the poverty alleviation battle "San Nong" work.
The Central Rural Work Conference requires that we must fully understand the importance and urgency of the "three rural" work in the new development stage, and insist on solving the "three rural" issues as the top priority.
——The special importance of a special period
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China's economy was temporarily shut down in early 2020, and China has never relaxed its agricultural production. The spring plowing season has grasped spring production, the country has stabilized production during the flood season, and the autumn harvest season has fully harvested. Agriculture has maintained a stable trend and has become China's social and economic recovery The important "stabilizer".
Looking forward to 2021, the outlook for the global epidemic is still uncertain, and the cornerstone role of the "three rural" needs to be played.
"Why is the'three rural issues' urgent in 2021? China is facing many challenges and new tasks." Jiang Wenlai, a researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Agricultural Regional Planning of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told reporters that the current international environment is uncertain and China proposes to build The new development pattern puts forward higher requirements for domestic demand. Increasing farmers' income is an important potential for expanding domestic demand. The "three rural" relationship with China's overall economic situation can only be strengthened but not weakened.
Affected by the epidemic, locust plague and other factors, world food security is facing numerous challenges. The United Nations previously pointed out that the world is on the verge of the worst food crisis in at least 50 years. The international food price index has risen for six consecutive months, reaching the highest level since the end of 2014.
Li Guoxiang said that although China continues to make good grain harvests, its agricultural foundation is not stable enough. There is a large trade deficit in agricultural products, the international trade environment is very uncertain, and international agricultural competition is fierce. In this special period, China needs to stabilize agriculture. .
——More vigorous "village revitalization"
Whether it is to realize the historical mission of modernization or short-term special needs, the "three rural areas" are particularly important.
The meeting pointed out that after the victory in poverty alleviation, we must comprehensively promote rural revitalization. This is a historic shift in the focus of the "three rural" work.
Greater efforts to promote the "rural revitalization" is precisely the path for China to further develop the "three rural".
Kong Xiangzhi, a professor at the School of Agriculture and Rural Development of Renmin University of China and dean of the China Cooperative Research Institute, said that the implementation of rural revitalization must strengthen agriculture, turn an agricultural country into an agricultural power, develop agricultural science and technology, and improve agricultural modernization.
It is necessary to vigorously develop rural industries, increase production efficiency through the development of specialized farmer cooperatives, increase farmers' income, and promote the improvement of rural ecological environment, and strive to make significant progress in the next five years.
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