The No. 1 document mentions food security again, and there is 5 good news for farmers! Increased production and income stabilized again

The 2023 Central Committee’s No. 1 Document has been released. This is the 20th Central Committee’s No. 1 Document to guide the work on agriculture, rural areas and farmers since the 21st century.

This year’s No. 1 document proposed for the first time “accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country.” To build a strong agricultural country, we must first strengthen agricultural supply security, which involves the overall situation of food security.

The first part of this year’s No. 1 document is to “work hard to stabilize the production and supply of grain and important agricultural products.” It clearly requires that we must do our best to produce grain, expand soybean oil planting, and develop modern facilities. Agriculture etc.

So, what are the specific benefits for farmers?

1. We will continue to promote the increase of grain production

Farmers cultivate the land, and the output is the harvest of crops, most of which is grain. With a bumper harvest of grain, farmers' income is guaranteed.

The No. 1 document of 2023 puts ensuring grain production as the first priority and proposes to implement a new round of actions to increase grain production capacity by 100 billion kilograms.

The No. 1 document also proposed the creation of tons of grain fields. What is a "ton of grain fields"? Taking the northern region as an example, one acre of land is used to grow one season of wheat and one season of corn. The combined output of the two seasons exceeds 1,000 kilograms, which is a "ton of grain field."

At present, except for a few places with fertile soil that have achieved the goal of "tons of grain fields", there is still a lot of room for improvement in other places.

The large-scale implementation of the construction of "tons of grain fields" means that for farmers, their income will increase significantly.

2. Raising the minimum purchase price of wheat

In addition to grain output, what affects the income of farmers is price.

To avoid the problem of “increasing production without increasing income”, we must ensure the stability or even increase of food prices.

This year’s No. 1 document also proposed that “continue to increase the minimum purchase price of wheat and reasonably determine the minimum purchase price of rice.” The minimum purchase price of wheat serves as a base for market prices, and the minimum purchase price continues to increase. This can effectively guarantee that wheat prices will only rise and not fall compared to last year, so farmers can rest assured.

3. Strictly guard against "cutting green crops and destroying grains"

In recent years, the problem of "cutting green crops and destroying grains" has repeatedly occurred in rural areas in various places. Large areas of crops that were growing well and were about to mature were destroyed. , the fruits of farmers’ hard work were wasted.

No matter what the reason is, "cutting green and destroying grain" should be avoided. In fact, the relevant departments have previously made regulations that require construction projects occupying farmland not to cut green and destroy grain in advance. Construction should wait until after the grain harvest.

4. Improve corn and soybean producer subsidies

Producer subsidies are a subsidy project implemented by the state in some areas to adjust the agricultural planting structure. Currently, they are mainly in the three northeastern provinces and eastern Inner Mongolia. Regional implementation.

Why are there subsidies for soybean and corn producers? This is because our country’s demand for soybeans and corn has been increasing in recent years, and a large amount of soybeans and corn must be imported from abroad every year. If this continues, soybeans and corn will be heavily dependent on imports, which will be a test for the overall food security. .

Therefore, by issuing subsidies to soybean and corn producers, we can effectively encourage farmers to actively plant soybeans and corn, increase the production of soybeans and corn, and reduce their dependence on imports.

The subsidies for soybean producers in the three northeastern provinces and eastern Inner Mongolia in 2022 are generally more than 200 yuan per mu of land, while the subsidies for corn producers are slightly lower.

5. Strengthen the construction of rural refrigeration, cold chain logistics and other facilities

Nowadays, farmers farm land. In order to make more money, in addition to growing food, many people also grow vegetables and fruits. , flowers, and the breeding industry will produce meat, eggs, milk and other products. These are in urgent need of supporting agricultural facilities, such as refrigeration facilities, cold chain logistics, etc., so that fresh agricultural products can be transported to the vast urban markets in a timely manner.

But small farmers, each household, simply do not have the ability to build these facilities.

This year’s No. 1 document proposed the implementation of modernization and improvement of facility agriculture in rural areas, accelerating the construction of grain drying, refrigeration of agricultural product origins, and cold chain logistics facilities.

This is definitely good news for farmers.

I believe that under the guidance of this year’s No. 1 document, farmers will surely usher in a good situation of “increasing production and income” and will be more motivated to grow land and grain.