There are good things about upgrading and development! ——Taiwanese compatriots and Taiwanese enterprises on "22 measures for agriculture and forestry"
Xinhua News Agency, Fuzhou, March 23 (Reporters Mi Yingting and Lin Kai) "Timely Rain", "Relief Pills", "Boosters"... Taiwan compatriots in the field of agriculture and forestry in the mainland continue to comment on the new "Agriculture and Forestry 22 Measures" "I believe that a series of measures will not only help them solve their urgent financial needs, but will also help them achieve upgraded development and a better future.
On March 17, eleven departments including the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grass Administration jointly issued the "Measures to Support the Development of Taiwanese Taiwan-Funded Enterprises in the Field of Agriculture and Forestry in Mainland China" (referred to as "Agriculture and Forestry 22 Measures" ), in terms of agricultural land and forest land use, financing facilitation and financial support, investment management, R&D and innovation, and development of the domestic market, further providing equal treatment for Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises to participate in the high-quality development of agriculture and forestry in the mainland and rural revitalization.
Taiwanese businessman Hong Yuezhang has more than 30 years of experience in fruit planting. In 2016, he and his partners tried to plant Yunv tomatoes at the Houxi base in Jimei, Xiamen. Large-scale planting was realized in August 2020, with an annual output of more than 5,000 catties per mu.
Hong Yuezhang, like many Taiwanese businessmen operating agriculture on the mainland, encountered a major bottleneck in funding.
After seeing the "22 measures for agriculture and forestry", Hong Yuezhang happily called it "timely rain".
"This will greatly benefit the Taiwan compatriots who are already in the mainland and intending to invest in agriculture in the mainland!" Hong Yuezhang said that the new measures are close to the needs of grassroots Taiwan compatriots and focus on solving the problems that Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan enterprises are generally concerned about, making them more confident to take root. Mainland development.
With the new policy blessings, he revealed that he will increase capital and expand the plant this year, and plant more than 100 acres of Jade Girl tomatoes.
"The second generation of Taiwanese businessmen" Chen Daiming came to Xiamen from Taichung with his father at the age of 7, and now he has taken over the Xiamen Meige Agricultural Co., Ltd. founded by his father in 1993.
The company mainly undertakes all kinds of greening projects, indoor and outdoor plant retail and leasing business.
Chen Daiming said that the company has introduced a hydroponic vertical nursery project to produce biodegradable products, and hopes to build a modern Tainong Pioneer Park while continuing to develop and innovate.
"In the '22 Measures for Agriculture and Forestry', the content related to supporting Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises to participate in R&D and innovation, achievement transformation and technical services in the field of smart agriculture, as well as strengthening the construction of Taiwan's farmer entrepreneurship parks, are consistent with the future development direction of the enterprise, which has doubled our confidence. "Chen Daiming said.
Taiwanese compatriot Zhang Linghui has been in Putian, Fujian for nearly 15 years and has successfully developed more than 1,500 acres of land and planted nearly 100,000 camphor trees.
Because of the long growth cycle of Cinnamomum camphora, she is a little worried whenever the land lease contract is about to expire.
"The first item of the new measures will give me a'reassurance pill'. I will invest an additional 5,000 mu of land." She said.
Article 6 of the “22 Measures for Agriculture and Forestry” proposes that Taiwanese enterprises engaged in agricultural production and operation in Fujian can be included in the “Financial Credit Certificate of Taiwanese Businessmen” and the application scope of Taiwanese enterprises’ Taiwanese compatriots’ credit inquiries, and financial institutions are encouraged to improve them. The efficiency of loan review, guarantee and re-guarantee.
As the first batch of Taiwan compatriots to obtain this credit certificate in Putian, Zhang Linghui said that the agricultural investment cycle is long and requires financial support. This measure will greatly facilitate the future financing of Taiwan compatriots.
"The 13th measure encourages Taiwanese companies to apply for the right to new plant varieties, which is good news for the Antrodia cinnamomea industry." Zhang Linghui said that Antrodia cinnamomea has not yet completed the variety certification in the mainland, and hopes that she can be the industry leader to help formulate the variety certification of Antrodia cinnamomea Standards promote the orderly and standardized development of the entire industry.
This measure made Taiqing Liu Yuankai, who has been rooted in the Fuqing Taiwan Farmer Pioneer Park for 8 years, also quite moved.
He said that the original cultivation of some new varieties in the mainland required more complicated application procedures. The introduction of new measures will help Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises to develop more high-quality varieties and achieve better and greater development in the mainland.
Liu Yuankai manages dozens of acres of fruit greenhouses and nearly 300 acres of fruit forests. He mainly grows pineapples, strawberries, mulberries and other characteristic fruits. At present, the leased land is almost saturated.
"Agriculture and Forestry 22 Measures" have given many guarantees to Taiwan's agricultural land, and provided support in areas such as loan financing, which made him more confident.
"I plan to expand the planting area, the future is worth looking forward to!"