Measures for the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to promote the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes, protect and improve the ecological environment, and build a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Agriculture Law, the People's Republic of China (PRC) Environmental Protection Law and other relevant laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of the autonomous region. Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes and their management activities within the administrative area of the autonomous region. Article 3 The term "agricultural wastes" as mentioned in these Measures refers to wastes generated in the agricultural production process such as planting and animal husbandry, including livestock and poultry breeding wastes, crop straws, and discarded agricultural films. Article 4 The treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes shall follow the principles of recycling and harmlessness, and adhere to the principles of overall planning, adapting measures to local conditions, government promotion and market guidance. Article 5 The people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen their leadership over the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes, take measures to gradually increase investment and promote the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes. Article 6 The competent agricultural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the guidance, coordination, supervision and management of the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes within their respective administrative areas.

The competent department of environmental protection of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the guidance, coordination, supervision and management of the prevention and control of agricultural waste pollution within their respective administrative areas.

The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level, such as development and reform, economy and informatization, finance, science and technology, shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do a good job in the relevant work of agricultural waste treatment and utilization according to law.

The township (town) people's government and sub-district offices are responsible for the work related to the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes within their respective administrative areas. Chapter II Encouraging and Supporting Article 7 The people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall incorporate agricultural waste treatment and utilization projects into the comprehensive utilization of resources and into the support scope of special funds such as energy conservation and emission reduction, development of circular economy and technological progress. Article 8 For materials purchased with financial funds, products produced by agricultural wastes shall be included in the priority procurement scope. Ninth the use of livestock manure, straw and other agricultural waste grid-connected power generation projects, the price department shall determine the on-grid electricity price according to the principle of comprehensive utilization of resources. Article 10 Where agricultural wastes are used to produce organic fertilizers, biogas and other products and raw materials are recovered from agricultural wastes, the tax authorities shall reduce or exempt the value-added tax in accordance with the provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Promotion of Cleaner Production. Article 11 Enterprises that adopt or produce agricultural waste treatment and utilization technologies, processes, equipment or products listed in the National Catalogue for Encouraging Cleaner Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Resources shall enjoy tax preferences in accordance with relevant state regulations. Twelfth biogas residue, biogas slurry feeding and discharging equipment and straw returning to the field and other agricultural waste processing and utilization related machinery, should be included in the autonomous region agricultural machinery products purchase subsidies directory, into the scope of financial subsidies. Thirteenth people's governments at or above the county level shall support the following projects:

(a) the use of agricultural waste to produce organic fertilizer, biogas, biogas manure, edible fungi, feed and other products or as raw materials for industrial production;

(two) research and development of key technologies and equipment for the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes and production equipment;

(three) the popularization and application of agricultural waste treatment and utilization technology;

(four) other agricultural waste treatment and utilization projects stipulated by the state and the autonomous region.

The specific catalogue of government-supported projects specified in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated separately by the relevant departments of agriculture, finance, economy and informatization of the autonomous region. Fourteenth to encourage the development of farmers' professional cooperatives engaged in the treatment and utilization of agricultural waste.

Encourage and guide social funds to invest in the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes; Encourage and support units and individuals to use agricultural waste to produce products. Chapter III Treatment and Utilization Article 15 The people's governments at or above the county level shall organize relevant departments such as agriculture, economy and information technology to plan the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes and incorporate them into the development plan of circular economy.

Agriculture and animal husbandry development planning and modern agricultural park planning should include the content of agricultural waste treatment and utilization, and connect with the content of agricultural waste treatment and utilization planning. Sixteenth to encourage livestock and poultry farms, breeding communities, breeding professional households to build corresponding livestock and poultry breeding waste treatment facilities; Livestock and poultry farms, farming communities and specialized households whose stock reaches the scale specified by the people's government of the autonomous region shall build corresponding livestock and poultry breeding waste treatment facilities and implement management measures to ensure the normal operation of related facilities.

The people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall support the construction of facilities for the treatment and utilization of livestock and poultry breeding wastes. Seventeenth straw should be properly treated and comprehensively utilized.

The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall make overall arrangements for straw utilization projects and industrial layout, vigorously promote recycling measures such as straw crushing and returning to fields, support processing industries such as feed, fertilizer, fuel, edible fungi production and textile with straw as raw materials, and support the development of biomass energy by using straw. Eighteenth waste agricultural film produced in agricultural production, agricultural producers should promptly recover.

Encourage the production and use of degradable agricultural films, accelerate the popularization of mechanized recycling technology of waste agricultural films, and support and cultivate waste agricultural film recycling and processing enterprises to recycle waste agricultural films.