Spring arrives in the fields and Vientiane is new.

At present, spring agricultural production is gradually unfolding from south to north.

We should make every effort to organize agricultural production in spring, so as to grasp the agricultural time and not miss agricultural affairs, in order to ensure production and increase income, reduce losses and increase efficiency.

　　The production of grain, rape, meat, eggs and milk is the industrial foundation of economic and social development and a key area to ensure price stability.

Spring agricultural production involves a wide range, including spring sowing of autumn crops and spring management of summer crops, as well as cash crops and livestock and poultry production.

The area of ​​grain sown in spring accounts for more than half of the whole year, the output of summer grain exceeds 1/5 of the whole year, and the output of summer oil exceeds 2/5 of the whole year; Spring is inseparable from this juncture.

　　"People make mistakes for a moment, and places make mistakes for a year." Different from industry, agricultural production pays attention to seasonality, and it is necessary to plan moderately ahead.

　　In 2022, the state will continue to take extraordinary measures to stabilize food production.

Before the spring sowing, the relevant departments have issued the grain production targets for this year to the provinces, and all localities regard the area of ​​grain planting as a binding indicator, and consolidate their responsibilities layer by layer.

For the provinces that were greatly affected by the autumn flood last year, subsidies for promoting growth and stabilizing production of summer grain wheat will be introduced, and high-yield creation socialized service funds will also focus on supporting summer grain production.

The state is studying the issuance of agricultural subsidies again to support farmers' spring ploughing production.

From the central finance to the local finance, real money and silver have been invested in agriculture, which has released a strong signal of stabilizing agriculture.

　　Agricultural production is also facing some difficulties this spring.

First, the seedling condition of winter wheat is weak, and the task of field management in spring is heavy.

Affected by the heavy rainfall last autumn, the five major wheat-producing provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, and Shaanxi experienced a large area of ​​late planting. The seedling situation is the most complicated in recent decades, and the difficulty of field management has increased.

Second, there is a lot of pressure on the prevention and control of pests and extreme weather.

According to the monitoring of the Pest and Disease Prediction Network, it is expected that major diseases and insect pests of grain crops will recur in 2022, with an area of ​​2.14 billion mu in the country, an increase of 13.5% over 2021, posing a threat to more than 70% of the production areas.

Third, it is difficult to ensure the supply of agricultural materials and stabilize the prices of agricultural materials.

Last year, the price of chemical fertilizers rose sharply. At present, the prices of agricultural materials, especially chemical fertilizers, are still at a high level. Many dealers have low stocking intentions. Spring management and spring sowing are also the peak season for fertilizer.

　　To do a good job in spring agricultural production, it is necessary to strengthen basic support.

Strengthen the construction of arable land infrastructure, level the land, support ditches, and build roads for machine farming.

Relying on modern agricultural machinery, promoting agricultural mechanization closely according to the actual situation, accelerating the research and development and promotion of short-board machinery and tools, promoting the three-dimensional utilization of space and supporting intelligent means, and using agricultural machinery and social services to integrate small farmers into the large system of modern agricultural development.

　　To do a good job in spring agricultural production, it is necessary to ensure the synchronization of supply and promotion.

In terms of "rice bags", the southern double-cropping rice area should carry out socialized services to stabilize the area of ​​early rice; the northeastern area should optimize the planting structure, expand soybeans and stabilize corn; and the southwestern area can tap the potential of abandoned land to expand corn.

In terms of "vegetable baskets", it is necessary to develop modern facilities for vegetable planting and facility livestock and poultry breeding according to local conditions, stabilize the area of ​​aquaculture, expand the breeding space, and improve the ability of "vegetable baskets" to stabilize production and supply.

While planning production, we must also study the market, and strive to achieve prosperity in production and sales.

Holding the Chinese rice bowl with one hand and satisfying the diverse needs of consumers with the other.

　　To do a good job in spring agricultural production, we must do a good job in material security.

Previously, in order to ensure the stable supply of domestic fertilizers, relevant departments have issued regulatory policies for many times.

In the next step, we must continue to help key fertilizer production enterprises to solve the problems that affect the improvement of production and start-up levels.

Pay attention to the market and import and export of agricultural materials in a timely manner, and put chemical fertilizers into the national commercial reserve in advance if necessary.

Instruct all localities to do a good job in the adjustment and transportation of agricultural materials, and deliver them to the village to the store in a timely manner, and strive to allow farmers to buy agricultural materials at affordable prices in a timely manner.

(Source: Jin Guanping: Economic Daily)