Xi Jinping: Nine characters define new professional farmers

[ China Agricultural Machinery Industry News ] General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that in the deliberation of the Sichuan delegation of this year's "two sessions", he will cultivate more new professional farmers who love agriculture, understand technology and operate well. This is a new expression of Xi Jinping's "peasant view", which is consistent with Xi Jinping's previous expression: "Rural economic and social development, in the final analysis, the key lies in people. To pass rich peasants, raise peasants, support peasants, and make agricultural operations profitable, Let agriculture be a pioneering industry and make farmers a decent job."

Xi Jinping: Nine characters define new professional farmers

The difference between a new type of peasant and a traditional peasant is that the former is an active choice of "occupation" and the latter is a passively branded "identity." Nowadays, a large number of rural youth go out to work and take the initiative to leave the rural land. This is the road choice for most "identity peasants" to get rid of poverty and to be well-off. It is the progress of the times and the inevitable history. Wealthy farmers must reduce farmers. Feng Shizheng, a researcher at the National Development and Strategy Institute of Renmin University of China, said that the concept of "professional peasant" means that "farmer" is a freely chosen profession, not a given identity. From an economic point of view, it is conducive to the optimal allocation of labor resources in a wider range, which is conducive to the sustainable development of agriculture, rural areas and urban-rural integration, especially in the current situation of shrinking demographic dividends and continuous decline in labor resource supply. It is even more significant; from a political and social point of view, it is more respectful of people's individuality and choice, and it can stimulate the enthusiasm and creativity of the masses, and is more in line with the development concept of "innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing."

The difference between "identity peasants" and "professional peasants" is that the former can only barely support their families, and some can't even do this; the latter can run well and get rich.

The intrinsic relationship between "professional" and "decent" is this: unprofessional is not rich, not rich and not decent. This is because the "professional peasants" are no longer operating their own one-acre three-point land, the production has a modest scale, the production and quality are guaranteed by technology, the marketing and processing of products are closely related to market demand, and so on.

“Who will plant the land” and “how to plant the land” are the key to agricultural modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping uses the words "love agriculture, know technology, and good management" to outline the distinctive characteristics of the new professional peasants. It has important guiding significance: love is a good teacher, agriculture is a technical job, and agriculture is also a The way to make money.

New farmers, good grasp of policy and market hands

Xi Jinping pointed out that China's agricultural and rural development has entered a new historical stage. The main contradiction of agriculture has changed from a lack of total to a structural contradiction, and the main aspects of contradictions are on the supply side. It is necessary to adhere to the market demand orientation, focus on the quality of agricultural supply, and strengthen the supply of green, organic and pollution-free agricultural products.

This means that modern agriculture is not only a quantity of agriculture, but also a quality agriculture; not only to provide large road goods, but also to produce agricultural products. Today, as material life continues to be met, consumers are paying more attention to the green, organic and safe food, especially among consumers in big cities. We are delighted to see that some new professional farmers are working hard to open up this market space, and some have achieved good results. However, there is still a considerable gap between the needs of the market and more professional farmers are expected to keep up with the market to provide more colorful and high-quality green and organic agricultural products.

New professional farmers have a keen insight into policies and markets. Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu pointed out at the press conference of the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress that to promote the structural reform of the agricultural supply side, it is necessary to cultivate new agricultural management entities, including rural professional farmers, including migrant workers returning to rural areas. College students, science and technology personnel and veterans, agricultural enterprises and farmer cooperatives play the role of moderate scale management in structural adjustment.

Under the background of agricultural supply reform, land transfer, structural adjustment and other agricultural policies, a group of new professional farmers have actively participated in it and obtained good benefits. Wang Liang, a large grain grower in Changtu County, Liaoning Province, said, “In 2016, I transferred 5,168 mu of land. Although I only transferred 600 mu of land to grow sorghum, I never expected that the 600-mu sorghum net earned. More than 500,000 yuan, and my 4,500 acres of corn land profits are similar." Following the government policy, farmers can not "loss" in agricultural production, seize market information, but also increase farmers' income. Han Gaoke, a new farmer in Xiantao City, Hubei Province, returned to China to start a business in 2007, which led farmers to set up cooperatives, engage in order farming, and deepen the production line on the industrial chain to become their own brand. Through years of hard work, his deep processing products such as sash, scorpion and green beans have been sold to the United States, Israel, Japan and South Korea, while fresh vegetables are sold to Hong Kong and other places in China, with an annual output value of tens of millions of yuan.