Zhongxin Finance, February 23 (Zuo Yukun) On the evening of the 22nd, the 2022 Central No. 1 document "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Doing a Good Job in Promoting the Key Work of Rural Revitalization in 2022" was officially released.

　　On the 23rd, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the key work of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization in 2022, focusing on how to "hold the jobs of 1.4 billion people".

Data map: Aerial photography of rural countryside in Xiajiang County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province.

Photo by Li Xiaoming

2021 has held the bottom line of no large-scale return to poverty

　　Tang Renjian, Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that in 2021, agricultural production will make steady progress, with another bumper harvest of grain, with output reaching 1,365.7 billion catties, an increase of 26.7 billion catties, and the recovery of live pig production capacity half a year ahead of schedule. Market supply and prices of major agricultural products were generally stable.

　　The income of farmers continued to grow, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 18,931 yuan, a real increase of 9.7%, which was 2.6 percentage points higher than that of urban residents.

The achievements in poverty alleviation have been consolidated and expanded, the monitoring and assistance mechanism has been continuously improved and strengthened, and the working mechanism, policy measures, and institutional teams have been connected in an orderly manner, maintaining the bottom line of no large-scale return to poverty.

The per capita net income of the poverty-stricken population reached 12,550 yuan

　　Liu Huanxin, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Rural Work and director of the National Rural Revitalization Bureau, introduced that in 2021, 31.45 million people will be employed by helping the labor force out of poverty, an increase of 1.26 million or 4.2% over the previous year.

The per capita net income of people lifted out of poverty reached 12,550 yuan, an increase of 1,810 yuan or 16.9% over the previous year.

　　The central government has invested 156.1 billion yuan in rural revitalization subsidy funds, an increase of 10 billion yuan over the previous year, of which more than 50% were used for industrial development.

The poverty-stricken labor force was assisted to achieve 31.45 million jobs, an increase of 1.26 million or 4.2% over the previous year.

Data map: Aerial photography of Jiabang terraced fields in Guizhou, where a bumper harvest is in sight.

Photo by Qu Honglun

Solve the problems of high-priced bride price, high burial and low support

　　Liu Huanxin said that this year's central document No. 1 on the arrangement and deployment of rural governance focuses on three things.

The first is to focus on the construction of grassroots organizations.

The second is to focus on the construction of spiritual civilization.

The third is to focus on model carrier innovation.

　　In terms of focusing on the construction of spiritual civilization, it is necessary to intensify special governance efforts to solve outstanding problems such as high-priced betrothal gifts, comparison of human relationships, and generous burials and low maintenance, and promote the formation of a civilized rural style, a good family style, and a simple folk style.

Actively restore soybean area in Northeast China

　　Tang Renjian said that although the total amount of our grain is currently in a tight balance, there is little problem in ensuring supply, especially rations.

But there is a structural problem, that is, the self-sufficiency rate of soybean oil is relatively low.

　　Next, we must actively restore the soybean area in the Northeast.

Northeast China is our traditional main soybean producing area, and soybeans are mainly located in the northeast. We will improve the subsidy policy for corn and soybean producers, support the northeast region to actively implement a reasonable rotation of soybeans and corn, and guide farmers to return the stubble to plant soybeans during spring sowing this year.

　　Through 5-10 years of efforts, the self-sufficiency rate of soybeans and oilseeds can be greatly improved through the simultaneous development of more oil and multiple measures.

Data map: Agricultural planting base.

Photo by Long Yonghui

Let the grain farmers not suffer losses and make money

　　Tang Renjian said that, in the final analysis, it is up to farmers to grow food. If farmers can make money by growing grain, the national food will be safe.

This year, we will promote and improve the guarantee mechanism for farmers' income from growing grain, and strive to maintain policy capital and increase business efficiency.

　　In terms of policy, the minimum purchase price of rice and wheat should be appropriately increased, and the subsidy policies for corn and soybean producers and rice subsidies should be stabilized, so as to achieve full cost insurance and planting income insurance for the three major grain crops.

In terms of operation, focus on key weak links, vigorously develop agricultural social services, and drive small farmers to improve the comprehensive benefits of growing grains.

In short, it is to make grain farmers not suffer losses, make money, and gain as much as possible.

The development of rural industries cannot make the boss rich and forget the hometown

　　Wu Hongyao, the full-time deputy director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and a member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that the purpose of rural industrial development is to drive farmers' employment and income, not to get rich bosses, forget their fellow villagers, and not to squeeze farmers out of the industrial chain.

　　The purpose of rural industrial development is to drive farmers' employment and income, not to get rich bosses, forget their fellow villagers, and not to squeeze farmers out of the industrial chain.

Industrial and commercial capital is welcome to invest in rural areas, give full play to the advantages of capital, technology, management, brand, etc., improve the interest linkage mechanism, drive farmers to work and earn together, and form a pattern of complementary industrial chain advantages and division of labor and cooperation.

　　Support various agricultural social service organizations to carry out social services such as contract farming, processing logistics, and product marketing, so that farmers can share more of the industry's value-added benefits.

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