Arable land, grain, General Secretary Xi Jinping is here. This time, the general secretary went into the wheat field of dry alkali land in Huanghua, Cangzhou, Hebei Province, to inspect the cultivation and industrialization of dry alkali wheat.
More than a year ago, in October 2021, during his inspection tour in Shandong, General Secretary Xi Jinping went to the Yellow River Delta Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone and walked into the modern agricultural experimental demonstration base in saline-alkali land, inspected the growth of soybean, alfalfa, quinoa and green manure crops, and learned about the ecological protection and comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land, and the breeding and promotion of salinity-tolerant plants.
Although the crops looked at on the two expeditions were different, they focused on saline-alkali land.
During the inspection in Shandong, the general secretary stressed that "the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land is of great strategic significance to ensure national food security and secure China's rice bowl." This time in Cangzhou, the general secretary once again stressed that "the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land is a strategic issue and must be placed in an important position." The words expressed the important strategic role of saline-alkali land.
In December 2020, the general secretary profoundly pointed out at the Central Economic Work Conference: "The total amount of arable land in China is small, the quality is generally not high, and the reserve resources are insufficient. ”
China has about 15.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land, of which about <> million mu have development and utilization potential. If we can awaken this "sleeping" reserve cultivated land resources, make good use of cultivated land stock and increase land increment, it will significantly realize the expansion, quality and efficiency of cultivated land resources.
When inspecting the agricultural high-tech area of the Yellow River Delta, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "land resources are very precious, and the development of saline-resistant crops is of great significance to increase land increments" and "the red line of 18.5 billion mu of arable land should be guarded, and <> million mu of saline-alkali land should also be fully developed and utilized." If saline-tolerant crops develop, they will play an important role in ensuring China's granaries and China's rice bowls."
Salinization is known as the "stubborn disease" of the land, and the soil is too high in salt to make crops low yields or impossible to grow. The management and utilization of this "special cultivated land" has always been a topic for agricultural science and technology workers.
In Cangzhou, the wheat inspected by the general secretary included varieties that were resistant to drought and salinity, such as Xiaoyan 60, Cangmai 6002, and Jiemai 19. This is precisely the local agricultural technicians, focusing on the key links of "seeding, fertilizer, sowing and management", implementing 30 national and industry technical standards, and constantly developing and cultivating varieties suitable for seeds.
On May 5, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the wheat field in the old town of Xianzhuang in Huanghua City, Cangzhou, Hebei Province, to learn about the local dry-alkali wheat planting, promotion and industrialization. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
During his inspection in Shandong in 2021, the general secretary stressed that "basic research on germplasm resources, cultivated land protection and utilization" and "strive to make breakthroughs in key core technologies and important innovation fields" should be "achieved"; The first meeting of the <>th Central Financial and Economic Commission held not long ago pointed out: "It is necessary to pay more attention to storing grain in technology and break through the restrictions on agricultural production imposed by natural conditions such as cultivated land." ”
"Based on the reality that China has many saline-alkali lands and great development potential, give play to the key role of scientific and technological innovation, increase the intensity of saline-alkali land transformation and upgrading, strengthen the development and promotion of crop varieties suitable for saline-alkali land, effectively expand the sowing area of suitable crops, actively develop deep processing, and do a good job in the big article of saline-alkali land characteristic agriculture." In his important speech during the Cangzhou inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward specific requirements for the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land.
The fundamental way out for stabilizing production and increasing production lies in science and technology. When the general secretary inspects agriculture, he always has in-depth exchanges with farmers and agricultural technicians, understands the situation, and gives guidance. This time in Cangzhou, the general secretary also had cordial exchanges with agricultural technology experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and local growers. These scientific researchers select and breed salinity-tolerant varieties, sow seeds for scientific and technological rejuvenation of agriculture, and help farmers increase production and income.
As the general secretary has emphasized many times, "to strengthen the integration of agriculture and science and technology, strengthen agricultural scientific and technological innovation, scientific researchers should write papers on the ground, and let farmers use the best technology to grow the best food."
Planner: Huo Xiaoguang, Li Fengshuang
Main authors: Huang Yue, Yu Wenjing, Cao Guochang
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