Since July, Chenbalhu Banner in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has slashed more than 20,000 acres of wheat and rapeseed that are about to mature, and has completed the target of returning farmland to forest. It is estimated that millions of catties of wheat and rapeseed have been damaged.
After the reporter interviewed the matter, the banner has suspended the eradication of the remaining 20,000 mu of crops, and will return farmland to forests after the autumn harvest.
On August 2, the large wheat fields and rape fields of the Teni River Forest Farm in Chen Barhu Banner were shoveled out of black and green zebra crossings.
The reporter saw on the spot that in the large wheat fields and rape fields of the Teni River Forest Farm in Chen Barhu Banner, a series of shocking black and green "zebra crossings" were shoveled. "It will be harvested in more than ten days. It is a pity that it is ruined now!" said the nearby people.
It is understood that the shoveling of crops is to return farmland to forests. At the end of 2019, Hulunbuir became a pilot project for returning farmland to forest and grassland in Inner Mongolia. The autonomous region assigned 200,000 mu of land to forest and grassland to the city, and the city gave it a quota of more than 50,000 mu.
In response, Chen Barhu Banner Forestry and Grassland Bureau responded: “The growers forced planting without signing a contract, the forestry staff stopped them on site, and the growers still planted, which is illegal.” According to reports, from this year’s spring farming Since March 25, Qili has issued multiple notices to stop and prohibit planting.
On August 2, a destroyed wheat field in the Teni River Forest Farm in Chen Barhu Banner.
Why is it illegal to plant? Growers said that there is compensation for returning farmland to forest, and there is no clear compensation plan in the banner of spring plowing. Although I received the ban, I don't know how to compensate, so I planted it first in order not to reduce the harvest this year.
Can I plant trees after harvesting the crops? A cadre in Chen Barhu Banner said that his superiors urged the completion of returning farmland to forests before August 31 and could only rush to complete the task. "Unless the pilot work of returning farmland to forests is not done, no discussion is allowed."
It is understood that there are 3 pilot areas for returning farmland to forest in Inner Mongolia. As of June, the other two places have completed the main tasks of the whole year, but Hulunbuir has only completed a small part, which has been criticized in the supervision of relevant departments in Inner Mongolia.
On August 2, some of the saplings planted in the assault have withered in a destroyed wheat field in the Teni River Forest Farm in Chenbalhu Banner. Photo by our reporter Wang Jing
After that, the work of returning farmland to forests in this banner became “song before” and “tight after”. People familiar with the matter said that Chen Barhu Banner’s early implementation of higher-level policies was slow, and no clear compensation plan was issued in time. He imposed a ban without controlling spring ploughing and missed the key opportunity for returning farmland to forests in spring. Later, he returned farmland and hurriedly reforested and destroyed 20,000 yuan. Many acres of wheat and rapeseed will be cooked.
Many experienced cadres at the grassroots level said that it is not too late to plant trees in September. They should truthfully report the actual situation to their superiors and apply to plant trees after the grain is harvested so that the tasks can be completed without damaging crops in vain.
(Our reporter)