Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting Stable Agricultural Development and Sustained Increase in Farmers’ Income in 2009
The Third Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee reviewed the overall layout of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the Starting from the overall situation of the strategy of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, we have drawn a grand blueprint for building a comprehensive moderately prosperous society in our country's rural areas and formulated an action program to promote rural reform and development under the new situation. All regions and departments must conscientiously study and deeply understand the spirit of the plenary session, unswervingly promote the construction of a new socialist countryside, unswervingly follow the path of agricultural modernization with Chinese characteristics, unswervingly accelerate the formation of a new pattern of integrated urban and rural economic and social development, and effectively implement the " The major policies and principles proposed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Promoting Rural Reform and Development have been implemented.
In 2008, all regions and departments conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the central government, overcame major natural disasters and various difficulties and risks, and agriculture and rural areas continued to maintain good development. Agricultural production has achieved another bumper harvest, the total grain output has reached a new high, farmers' income has grown rapidly, rural public services have accelerated development, and the relationship between the rural party and the masses continues to improve. The good situation in agriculture and rural areas has laid a solid foundation for the party and the country to successfully handle major events and properly deal with difficult situations, and has made significant contributions to maintaining stable and rapid economic development and maintaining social harmony and stability.
At present, the international financial crisis continues to spread and world economic growth has slowed down significantly. The negative impact on our country's economy is increasingly deepening, and the impact on agricultural and rural development continues to appear. 2009 may be the most difficult year for my country's economic development since the new century. It is also an extremely difficult year to consolidate and develop a good situation in agriculture and rural areas. With the high base of agricultural production increasing for five consecutive years, the task of maintaining stable food development is even more arduous; with the price of resource products at home and abroad generally declining, the difficulty of maintaining a reasonable level of agricultural product prices has become more prominent; as the whole society pays close attention to food quality In an atmosphere of safety, the requirements to further improve the quality of agricultural products and avoid business risks are more urgent; under the current severe employment situation of migrant workers, the constraints of maintaining rapid growth of farmers' income are more prominent. We must effectively enhance crisis awareness, fully estimate difficulties, seize opportunities, and take decisive measures to prevent the decline of food production, prevent farmers' income from wandering, ensure stable agricultural development, and ensure rural social stability.
It is of special significance to do a good job in agricultural and rural work in 2009. To expand domestic demand, the greatest potential lies in rural areas; to achieve stable and rapid economic development, the basic support lies in agriculture; to ensure and improve people's livelihood, the key and difficult problem lies in farmers. The overall requirements for agricultural and rural work in 2009 are: fully implement the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Third Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Economic Work Conference, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and use Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents" As a guide, we must thoroughly implement the Scientific Outlook on Development, take maintaining stable and rapid development of the agricultural and rural economy as the primary task, focus on stabilizing food, increasing income, strengthening the foundation, and focusing on people's livelihood, further strengthen policies to benefit farmers, enhance scientific and technological support, and increase investment, Optimize the industrial structure, promote reform and innovation, do everything possible to ensure national food security and the effective supply of major agricultural products, do everything possible to promote the continued growth of farmers' income, and continue to provide a strong guarantee for sound and rapid economic and social development.
1. Increase support and protection for agriculture
1. Further increase investment in agriculture and rural areas. To expand domestic demand and implement proactive fiscal policies, "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" should be the focus of investment. Significantly increase the state's investment in rural infrastructure construction and social undertakings development, increase the proportion of budgeted fixed asset investment in agriculture and rural areas, and tilt the use of new national debt to "agriculture, rural areas and farmers". Significantly increase the proportion of government land transfer income and new income from farmland occupation tax used in agriculture. After the increase in the farmland occupation tax rate, all new income will be used in agriculture. Land transfer income will focus on supporting agricultural land development and rural infrastructure construction. Significantly increase investment in rural public welfare construction projects in the central and western regions. Since 2009, the state has arranged public welfare construction projects in the central and western regions such as the elimination and reinforcement of dangerous reservoirs, ecological construction, rural drinking water safety, and supporting renovation of large and medium-sized irrigation areas. Cancel the funding matching at county level and below.
The "rice bag" provincial governor responsibility system will be further strengthened. Each region must assume the responsibility for the protection of local cultivated land and water resources, grain production and marketing, and market regulation, and establish effective food safety supervision and inspection and performance evaluation mechanisms step by step. In conjunction with the revitalization of old industrial bases such as Northeast China, we will accelerate the construction of modern agriculture. Give full play to the active role of state-owned farms in building modern agriculture and ensuring national food security.
6. Support advantageous production areas to focus on the production of oilseeds and other cash crops. Accelerate the implementation of a new round of regional layout planning for superior agricultural products. We will implement various national policies and measures to support oilseed production and strengthen the construction of high-quality soybean production bases in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia and "double-low" rapeseed production bases in the Yangtze River Basin. Formulate and implement a national woody oil industry development plan as soon as possible, focus on supporting the development of Camellia oleifera and other woody oil industries in suitable areas, and accelerate the cultivation and promotion of high-yield and excellent varieties. Stably develop cotton production and start the construction of cotton production bases in the Yangtze River Basin, Huanghuaihai and Hainan regions. Support advantageous production areas in developing sugar, potatoes, natural rubber and other crops, and actively promote the facility-based production of vegetables, fruits, tea, flowers and other horticultural products.
7. Accelerate the development of large-scale, standardized and healthy breeding of livestock and aquatic products. Take market early warning, reserve adjustment, increase insurance types, futures trading and other measures to stably develop the pig industry. Continue to implement the subsidy policy for improved pig breeds and fertile sows, and expand the implementation scope of the reward policy for pigs transferred out of major counties. Continue to implement policies such as subsidies for improved dairy cattle breeds and subsidies for raising high-quality reserve dairy cows, implement financial incentive policies for counties with large dairy production, and strive to support enterprises in building standardized milk stations to ensure the quality of milk sources. Increase investment in standardized scale livestock and poultry farm (community) projects, increase credit support, and implement policies such as land use for farms. We will intensify the implementation of improved livestock, poultry and aquatic product breeding projects, enrich the construction of animal epidemic prevention systems, accelerate the construction of animal identification and disease traceability systems, and implement subsidy funds for village-level epidemic prevention personnel. Expand the construction of healthy aquaculture demonstration areas (fields), continue to implement fishing moratoriums and fishing bans, and strengthen aquatic biological resource conservation measures such as proliferation and release. Expand the scale of construction of fishing ports, fishing vessel navigation marks, and fishing vessel safety facilities to support and expand distant-water fisheries.
8． Strictly monitor the quality and safety of agricultural products throughout the process. We must promptly promulgate the Food Safety Law, formulate and improve the supporting rules and regulations of the Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law, improve the supervisory working mechanism for departmental division of labor and cooperation, further explore a more effective food safety supervision system, and implement strict food quality and safety traceability systems, recall systems, and market standards. entry and exit system. Accelerate the construction of agricultural product quality and safety inspection and testing systems, improve agricultural product quality and safety standards, and strengthen the qualification certification of inspection and testing institutions. Expand the scope of routine monitoring of agricultural products and food, and gradually clean up and reduce mandatory inspection and quarantine fees. Improve the feed safety supervision system and promote the healthy development of the feed industry. Strengthen corporate quality and safety responsibilities and implement batch-by-batch self-inspections of products on the market. Establish a quality and safety credit reporting system for agricultural products and food production and operation. Carry out special rectification and resolutely stop the illegal use of pesticides and veterinary (fishery) drugs. Accelerate the construction of agricultural standardization demonstration zones, promote leading enterprises, farmer cooperatives, and large professional households to take the lead in implementing standardized production, and support the construction of green and organic agricultural product production bases.
9． Strengthen regulation on the import and export of agricultural products. Improve efficient and flexible agricultural product import and export control mechanisms, coordinate domestic and foreign trade, and intensify communication and consultation among governments, associations, and enterprises. Expand the coverage of agricultural products export credit insurance and explore a risk prevention mechanism that combines export credit insurance with agricultural insurance and export credit. Implement preferential credit policies for the export of labor-intensive and technology-intensive agricultural products. Cultivate agricultural transnational business enterprises. In accordance with the rules of the World Trade Organization, we will improve the access system for foreign-operated agricultural products and agricultural inputs, clarify the scope and procedures for safety review of foreign mergers and acquisitions of domestic agricultural-related enterprises, and establish a joint meeting system.
3. Strengthen the material support and service system for modern agriculture
10. Accelerate the pace of agricultural science and technology innovation. Increase investment in agricultural science and technology, raise funds through multiple channels, establish agricultural science and technology innovation funds, and focus on supporting scientific research in key areas, important products, and core technologies.
It is urgent to formulate pension insurance measures suitable for the characteristics of migrant workers and solve the problem of transfer and continuation of pension insurance relationships across social security coordinating regions. Establish a statistical monitoring system for migrant workers.
25． Promote comprehensive rural reform. In accordance with the requirements of focusing on strengthening social management and public service functions and basically completing the reform tasks by 2012, we will continue to promote the reform of township institutions. Promote the reform of "township finance and county management" and strengthen the supervision of county and township finances over agricultural-related funds. Strive to use about three years to gradually establish a fund guarantee mechanism for the operation of village-level organizations with stable funds, standardized management, and strong guarantees. Summarize the pilot experience, improve relevant policies, expand the scope of pilot projects for financial rewards and subsidies for rural public welfare undertakings, and the central and provincial finances in pilot areas must increase pilot investment. We will actively and steadily resolve rural debts. In 2010, we will basically complete the resolution of rural compulsory education debts across the country. We will continue to select rural debts caused by the construction of rural public welfare projects that are directly related to the interests of farmers for pilot resolutions.
26． Enhance the vitality of county economic development. Adjust the fiscal revenue distribution pattern, increase general transfer payments to county and township finances, gradually increase the proportion of county-level finances in the distribution of financial resources below the provincial level, and explore the establishment of a basic financial guarantee system for county and township finances. Promote the reform of the fiscal system of counties (cities) directly managed by the province, and include all major grain, oil, cotton and pig production counties within the scope of the reform. We will steadily advance the pilot reform of expanding powers and strengthening counties, encourage qualified provinces to take the lead in reducing administrative levels, and explore a system in which provinces directly manage counties (cities) in accordance with the law. In accordance with the law, small towns with rapid economic development and strong population absorption capacity are given administrative authority in investment approval, industrial and commercial management, social security and other aspects. Support the development of township and village enterprises, increase investment in technological transformation, and promote industrial agglomeration and upgrading.
27. Actively explore rural markets. Support circulation enterprises to cooperate with production enterprises to establish regional rural commodity procurement alliances, use modern circulation methods to build and transform rural daily consumer goods circulation networks, expand the coverage of "farm stores", focus on improving distribution rates and unified settlement rates, and improve the rural consumption environment . Encourage the design and development of consumer goods and building materials suitable for rural characteristics. In 2009, the "Home Appliances to the Rural Areas" program was implemented nationwide. For farmers purchasing designated home appliances such as color TVs, refrigerators, mobile phones, and washing machines, the state will provide direct subsidies based on a certain percentage of the product sales price, and will add new subsidy varieties as needed. Ensure the quality of home appliances sent to the countryside and provide good after-sales service. Strengthen the regulation of agricultural assets and sales, support fertilizer production, increase off-season reserves, and ensure market supply. Support supply and marketing cooperatives, postal services, commercial enterprises, and farmers' professional cooperatives to accelerate the development of agricultural input chain operations and promote credit sales of agricultural inputs. Encourage qualified localities to transform and build rural comprehensive service centers. Strengthen rural market supervision and strictly investigate and deal with behaviors that harm farmers.
28. Improve the national poverty alleviation strategy and policy system. Adhere to the development-oriented poverty alleviation policy and formulate effective connection methods between the rural minimum living security system and poverty alleviation and development. Implement new poverty alleviation standards, comprehensively implement poverty alleviation policies for the poor and low-income people in rural areas who do not have enough food and clothing to provide food and clothing as soon as possible and achieve poverty alleviation and prosperity, with a focus on improving the self-development capabilities of the rural poor. Continue to increase investment in poverty alleviation funds, increase the intensity of village-wide promotion, improve the quality of labor transfer training, and enhance the level of industrialized poverty alleviation. We will give priority to supporting poverty alleviation and development in old revolutionary base areas, ethnic minority areas, and border areas, actively and steadily implement poverty alleviation through immigration, and conduct comprehensive management of special types of poverty-stricken areas. Give full play to the role of the industry in poverty alleviation, continue to mobilize all sectors of society to participate in poverty alleviation, and actively carry out international exchanges and cooperation in the field of anti-poverty.
Party committees and governments at all levels must insist on solving the problems of agriculture, rural areas and farmers as the top priority of the whole party’s work and all government work, effectively strengthen and improve the party’s leadership over rural work, and ensure that The party's various rural policies have been implemented. Solidly carry out activities for in-depth study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development at the rural grassroots level. In accordance with the requirements of the Scientific Outlook on Development and the correct concept of political performance, food production, increase in farmers' income, protection of cultivated land, environmental governance, harmony and stability are used to evaluate the performance of local, especially county (city) leadership teams. Important content, establish indicators as soon as possible, and strictly supervise and inspect.
We should do a good job in supporting the construction of village-level organizations with village party organizations as the core, deepen the three-level joint creation activities of rural party building, innovate the establishment of rural party organizations, and expand the coverage of the party's organizations and work in rural areas. Establish and improve the dynamic management mechanism for urban and rural party members, and strengthen the education and management of farmers and workers' party members. Carry out extensive activities to strive for excellence. Improve the carriers of activities such as setting posts and responsibilities for party members and making commitments based on their posts. Strengthen the construction of party style and clean government in rural areas, do a good job in supervision and inspection of the implementation of the party's rural policies, and conscientiously solve outstanding problems that harm the interests of farmers. We will improve the system and methods of two recommendations and one election for village party organizations and direct election of village committees, focus on broadening the source of rural cadres, steadily promote college graduates to work in villages, implement the one college student per village plan, and improve long-term mechanisms and policy measures. Innovate the training and selection mechanism to select the best and strengthen the village party organization secretary. In accordance with the requirements of setting responsibilities and objectives and providing reasonable remuneration for good work, promising development prospects for good performance, and certain guarantees for retirement, the basic remuneration of village cadres shall be determined at a level not lower than the average income level of the local rural labor force, and a performance appraisal and reward system shall be established based on the actual situation. Gradually solve the problem of pension security for village cadres, and increase efforts to select township leading cadres from outstanding village cadres, examine township civil servants, and recruit township public service personnel. Actively promote modern distance education for rural party members and cadres and the construction of activity venues for village-level organizations. Strengthen the construction of rural democracy and legal system and the construction of spiritual civilization, and further promote the disclosure of government affairs, village affairs and party affairs. Attach great importance to rural social stability work, properly resolve outstanding conflicts and problems caused by rural land acquisition, environmental pollution, resettlement and collective asset disposal, do a good job in rural petition work, do a good job in comprehensive management of rural social security, promote rural police construction, and oppose And stop the use of religious and clan forces to interfere in rural public affairs, strictly guard against the infiltration of foreign hostile forces into the countryside, and maintain harmony and stability in rural society.
It is of great significance to do a good job in agricultural and rural work in 2009. We must unite closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as General Secretary, forge ahead, work hard, face difficulties, and strive to create a new situation in rural reform and development!