(Observation of the Two Sessions) "Eating is the greatest", Xi Jinping will mention this again

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 7th: "Eating is the biggest", Xi Jinping will mention this again

　　China News Agency reporter Wang Enbo

　　"You have everything, and eating is the biggest thing."

　　On the afternoon of March 6, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited the members of the agricultural sector, social welfare and social security sectors who participated in the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and participated in the joint group meeting to listen to opinions and suggestions. .

In his speech, he once again talked about "eating", the most common but also the most important thing.

　　"Hong Fan eight politics, food is the first government".

China is a big country with a large population. The population of 1.4 billion consumes 700,000 tons of grain, 98,000 tons of oil, 1.92 million tons of vegetables and 230,000 tons of meat every day.

　　"As long as there is no major problem with food, China's affairs will be stable." "The Chinese people's rice bowl must be firmly in their hands at all times." Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the importance of food security on different occasions.

　　In 2021, China's grain output will remain stable at more than 1.3 trillion kilograms for seven consecutive years. In a year with frequent extreme weather disasters, it will usher in an "eighteen consecutive harvest", and grain inventories are also at a historical high.

But no matter whether we look at the present or the future, the issue of food security still cannot tolerate the slightest paralysis.

　　The domestic environment is one of them.

Affected by last year's autumn flood, experts judged that the situation of China's winter wheat seedlings may not be optimistic, and there are hidden worries about the bumper harvest of summer grains this year.

In addition, the rising prices of agricultural materials such as pesticides and fertilizers, and the increase in production costs such as land rent, seeds, and labor, will also have a certain impact on domestic grain production.

　　The international situation is the second.

The fluctuating epidemic, frequent extreme weather, and sudden changes in the international situation have caused continuous fluctuations in global food prices. The food security of China's more than 1.4 billion people cannot be constrained by the fragile international food supply chain.

As Xi Jinping said: "A big country like us absolutely has to rely on itself".

　　Long-term consideration is the third.

According to official estimates, China's food demand will continue to grow in the next 30 years.

With the increase in people's demand for improved food, the rising demand for high-quality grain and animal products will also drive the demand for high-quality rations and feed grains to grow.

Guaranteeing food security cannot be just right, but it is also necessary to calculate the balance.

　　There are many challenges, why is the "rice bowl" held in prison?

From Xi Jinping's words, you can read several lines that China has drawn for this.

　　"Cultivated land is the lifeblood of food production" - this is a red line.

With 9% of the world's arable land to support nearly one-fifth of the world's population, the basic national conditions of the Chinese people with more land and less land, and the strategic positioning of arable land as the most precious resource, all determine that the strictest arable land protection system must be implemented.

The trend of "non-agricultural" and "non-grain" cultivated land in some areas must be changed, and the red line of 1.8 billion mu of cultivated land must not be missed.

　　"Provenance security is related to national security" - this is the bottom line.

The safety of seeds and the quality of seed sources are related to grain production capacity and quality.

At present, China's seed industry has achieved a competitive advantage in rice, wheat and other varieties, but there is still a gap between corn, soybean and other varieties and the international advanced level, and the risk of "stuck neck" still exists.

Realizing the self-reliance and self-improvement of seed industry technology, independent and controllable seed sources, and maintaining the bottom line of national security requires this kind of "hard core" attack.

　　"To establish a big food concept" - this is a high line.

The increasingly diverse food consumption needs of the Chinese people means that food security capabilities must be improved in multiple dimensions, and food resources must be developed in an all-round and multi-channel manner for the entire land and resources.

This is the proper meaning to meet the people's needs for a better life, and it is also a higher requirement for food security.

　　From 400 million people who could not eat enough to more than 1.4 billion people who eat well today, when the question of "who will feed China" has been effectively answered, the answer is self-evident whether China can manage food security, the "bigger of the country".

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