Stronger agriculture, more beautiful countryside, and richer farmers

As the autumnal equinox approaches, Chengdu, Sichuan, is busy. Behind the roar of the machines is the joy of a bumper harvest in grain production and a report card of the sustained, stable and good development of the agricultural and rural economy.

Rural industries are booming and rural revitalization is off to a good start. In recent years, the people of Chengdu have worked hard and achieved fruitful agricultural development. The rural revitalization picture of prosperous industries, livable ecology, civilized rural customs, effective governance, and affluent life has been vividly presented, becoming the "ballast stone" for stable economic and social development.

High-quality and efficient agriculture

In the vegetable planting base of Pengzhou Cailin Agricultural Machinery Cooperative, thousands of acres of fertile land are turning golden rice waves. The person in charge of the cooperative has transformed from a major grower into a major service provider, leading farmers to drive imported harvesters to harvest the first batch of new rice.

“This year’s rice harvest is the easiest we have ever had since farming.” Farmer Uncle Wang said that in the past, during this season, the whole family had to ask relatives and friends to help in the fields before dawn. Now, hundreds of large-scale agricultural machinery and equipment are working together, and the entire cooperative's farm work is completed in a day or two.

Based on promoting the quality and efficiency of agriculture and promoting the continued prosperity of rural industries, Pengzhou has built a total of 316,800 acres of high-standard farmland, 8,383.6 kilometers of standardized irrigation ditches, a total agricultural machinery power of 412,700 kilowatts, and comprehensive mechanization of major crops. The level reached 88.07%, and farmland drainage and irrigation capacity, agricultural machinery operation capacity and cultivated land production capacity have been greatly improved. In 2021 alone, the per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 10.3%, laying a good foundation for achieving universal prosperity.

Chengdu has been taking action to promote the rural revitalization strategy. Currently, Chengdu has reversed the downward trend in grain area and output over the past decade, and its agricultural development is quite dynamic. The grain sown area in Chengdu was 5.728 million acres (including multiple planting), an increase of 43,000 acres, an increase of 0.8%; the output was 2.306 million tons, an increase of 27,000 tons, an increase of 1.2%, achieving "two consecutive increases" in grain area and output. The grain sown area in Chengdu is expected to reach 5.777 million acres.

The countryside is livable and suitable for business

Facing the warm autumn wind, the rural roads are neat and clean, echoing the fruit trees on both sides; the windows of the farmyard are bright and clean, and bursts of laughter can be heard; the tea mangosteen The sea is lush and green, and the fragrance of tea and bamboo is floating... Mingyue Village in Pujiang County is like a comfortable and leisurely paradise.

Relying on the ecological foundation of the Chashan Bamboo Sea and Pine Forest, Mingyue Village focuses on landscape combing, greenway construction, tourist toilets, farmer household style improvement, and courtyard beautification, and implements courtyard renovation and forest renovation in western Sichuan to continue to improve the rural environment.

“We are now a happy and beautiful new village where we can see the mountains and water and remember the nostalgia.” The deputy secretary of the Mingyue Village Party Committee introduced that the whole village has built a legal square of more than 5,300 square meters and an 8.8-kilometer square. The tourist ring, 7.7 kilometers of greenways, 8 ecological parking lots, and 6 tourist toilets create consumption scenes and living areas that meet the villagers’ needs for a better life.

In Chengdu today, the villages are getting cleaner and more beautiful, and the villagers are getting better and better. A fresh wind blows across the vast fields, making the villagers' lives more peaceful and comfortable.

Farmers are prosperous

Walking around Xinjin Zhanghe Village, there are row upon row of buildings, dotted with camps, cafes, and B&Bs. It is quiet and leisurely, filled with tourists.

Ms. Wang, a citizen, has planned for a long time to take her daughter to the Internet celebrity B&B Jiqu·*** Enjoy Farm to find out. "My friends say that the farm is a mysterious building complex in the countryside. Not only can you experience the wild charm of the farm, but the style villa is also very romantic and warm. This visit is really a perfect encounter."

As a check-in place for Internet celebrities in Chengdu And the new IP of rural tourism boutique B&B in the suburbs, Jiqu·***xiang Farm has received more than 80,000 tourists since it was put on the market on May Day in 2018, and the village collective economy has invested more than 315,000 yuan in dividends.

Sichuan Province decided to establish China Tianfu Agricultural Expo Park in Xinjin. Zhanghe Village relied on the opportunity of the construction of Tianfu Agricultural Expo Park to fully effectively connect idle rural resources with market demand and embed the "Internet + *** Enjoyable Farm" "Model, using the "land transfer into shares" method, and through the "guaranteed + dividend" method, the village collective economy has been strengthened, with an annual income of nearly 600,000 yuan.

Represented by Zhanghe Village, Chengdu’s rural tourism revenue reached 145.947 billion yuan, ranking the highest in Sichuan Province and 4.76 times that of Nanchong City, which ranked second in the province with a rural tourism revenue of 31.361 billion yuan.

Not only rural tourism, the income structure of Chengdu farmers is also constantly optimized. In addition to increasing income through farming, working outside the home, starting a business in the countryside, and optimizing resources have also become new ways to increase income. The value-added space of agricultural products continues to expand, the wages of migrant workers continue to increase, the dividends of rural reform continue to be released, driving the rapid growth of net property income, the policy of strengthening agriculture, benefiting farmers and enriching farmers continues to be strengthened, and the proportion of transfer income has increased significantly.

Today, Chengdu is taking solid steps in the integrated development of urban and rural areas, and the level of equal public employment and entrepreneurship services in urban and rural areas has been significantly improved.