China News Service, Beijing, March 5 (Reporter Zhao Yejiao and Bo Wenwen) China's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian said in Beijing on the 5th that China's per capita grain occupancy will reach 493 kilograms in 2023, an increase of 7 kilograms from the previous year, and will continue to be higher than the internationally recognized 400kg food safety line.
On the same day, the second session of the 14th National People's Congress held the first "ministerial channel" concentrated interview event.
In response to reporters' questions, Tang Renjian said that although China suffered frequent and extreme natural disasters last year, it still achieved "autumn to make up for summer" and "abundance to make up for deficit", with total grain output reaching 1,390.8 billion kilograms (1 kilogram is equal to 0.5 kilograms) ), an increase of 17.76 billion kilograms over the previous year, a record high.
In response to some questions about food security, Tang Renjian said that China’s current agricultural equipment conditions, disaster resistance capabilities, and production and operation organization methods are probably not the same as they were decades ago, ten years ago, or a few years ago. ".
Tang Renjian introduced that the statistics of output figures are not reported by various levels, nor are they collected by the agricultural and rural departments. The National Bureau of Statistics, in accordance with its legal responsibilities, through the survey teams directly under the jurisdiction of various regions, selects a large number of samples according to strict procedures, and collects them according to local regulations. It is calculated based on the figures of actual harvest, actual harvest and actual production during the quarter.
"Party committees and governments at all levels, including agricultural and rural departments, cannot intervene or influence this number. An increase is an increase, and a decrease is a decrease."
Tang Renjian also said that satellite remote sensing technology is now very advanced. It is clear how much grain is grown and how much grain is harvested in any country, including China.
"If you want to falsify and falsely report these numbers on a large scale, it is impossible. This is also something that the Party Central Committee and the State Council will never allow."
Talking about the focus of future work, Tang Renjian said that we will focus on stabilizing area, increasing yield, improving services, strengthening policies, and doing a good job in agricultural disaster prevention and reduction.
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