Chinanews.com, April 20th. Liu Lihua, deputy director of the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on the 20th that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs puts grasping grain production as a major political task in the first place, and organized five major actions to stabilize grain production and increase production; Go all out to win the annual grain harvest and ensure that the grain output is stable at more than 1.3 trillion catties.

Data map: Agricultural machinery and equipment are mechanized in rice fields.

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　　The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on the 20th to introduce the operation of the agricultural and rural economy in the first quarter.

At the meeting, a reporter asked questions and said that this year's government work report clearly stated that grain output should be maintained at more than 1.3 trillion catties, which is a hard task.

What is the current progress of spring plowing production?

How to ensure that the annual grain production goals and tasks are completed?

　　Liu Lihua stated that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs puts grasping the grain production as a major political task as its top priority, and organized five major actions to stabilize grain production and increase production, clarify the road map, formulate a timetable, and wall chart operations. A bumper grain harvest throughout the year has ensured that the grain output is stable at more than 1.3 trillion catties.

　　Liu Lihua introduced that in order to achieve the goals and tasks of this year's grain production, there are three main aspects: First, righteousness and benefit, while maintaining a stable area.

Area is the basis of output. With the approval of the State Council this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has continued to issue targets and tasks for food production to the provinces, and area is a binding indicator.

Localities have also further refined the area tasks and assigned responsibilities to the counties and townships.

At the same time, the central government has further increased its support for grain production, and the minimum purchase price of rice and wheat has increased by 1 cent compared with last year.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has integrated and implemented 24 billion yuan of funds to directly support grain production, an increase of nearly 6 billion yuan from last year, and the amount of funds is also the largest in recent years.

　　The other is to strengthen the production of technology bills of lading.

Grasp the two key points of arable land and seeds, promote the seed industry to start a good start, and complete the task of constructing 100 million mu of high-standard farmland.

Demonstration of green, high-quality and high-efficiency restructuring systems has been carried out in more than 300 cities and counties, and 60 sets of regional green and high-efficiency technology models have been promoted through integrated assembly.

At the same time, it organized the "Fight for 100 Days to Win Summer Grain Harvest" campaign, strengthened classification guidance, and implemented key technologies.

　　In addition, it is necessary to prevent disasters and control insects to reduce losses.

Liu Lihua pointed out that the weather year this year is not optimistic. Extreme weather such as droughts, floods, extreme cold, and extreme heat may occur frequently, and major diseases and insect pests are also recurring.

We formulated disaster prevention and mitigation plans as early as possible, guided local governments to implement scientific measures to combat disasters, and organized the "Insects to Seize Food to Ensure a Good Harvest" campaign, especially the dense deployment of the "Four Belts" defense line of Spodoptera frugiperda to effectively reduce meteorological disasters and pests The loss to ensure the realization of disaster resistance and a bumper harvest.

　　Liu Lihua said that the whole country has entered a busy season of spring plowing from south to north. Judging from the situation reported in various places, the current situation of spring plowing production is generally good, and grain production has started well throughout the year.

　　First, the basis of summer grain is good. The area of ​​summer grain has increased this year, of which the area of ​​winter wheat has increased by more than 3 million mu.

At present, the wheat in the southwest region is filling, the wheat in the Jianghuai region is heading and blooming, and the wheat in the Huanghuai region is heading. Most of the wheat fields have more suitable moisture conditions. The growth of wheat is better than the previous year and better than normal. There is a foundation for a good harvest.

　　The second is the rapid progress of spring plowing.

This year, driven by factors such as good grain prices and strong national policies to support grain production, farmers are more enthusiastic about growing grain.

This year's grain planting area has increased steadily. Local governments have started early and prepared early to make solid progress in preparing for spring plowing. The supply of agricultural materials for spring plowing is relatively sufficient. From the perspective of scheduling, the rate of entering villages and households is also relatively high.

According to the latest agricultural situation, the national spring grain planting has passed 20%, of which 70% has been planted for early rice and 10% has been planted for spring corn. The overall progress is faster than the same period last year.

　　Liu Lihua also emphasized that in the next step, we will insist on taking grain production as the primary task of agricultural and rural work, with precise guidance, regional advancement, not to miss the farming season, grasp spring management and spring planting, and strive to win the first battle of summer grain, and ensure that the spring planting area will only increase. , To ensure that the annual grain area is stable at 17.5 mu or more, and the corn area is increased by more than 10 million mu, and the annual grain output is maintained at more than 1.3 trillion catties.