Key tasks for the agricultural product processing industry in 2015: the Ministry of Agriculture issues its deployment

Website news  In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Intensifying Reform and Innovation to Accelerate Agricultural Modernization (Zhong Fa [2015] No. 1), transform the agricultural development model, adjust and optimize the structure of agriculture and the rural economy, and promote farmers' employment and income growth, the Ministry of Agriculture recently issued a notice deploying the key tasks for the agricultural product processing industry in 2015.

First, actively promote the implementation of policies related to promoting the development of the agricultural product processing industry. Actively promote the effective implementation in the agricultural product processing industry of policies on taxation, credit, insurance, scientific and technological innovation, strengthening agriculture and benefiting farmers, and supporting the development of small, medium and micro enterprises. At the same time, strengthen the creation of new policies, and strive to achieve breakthroughs in primary processing of agricultural products, staple food processing, comprehensive utilization, raw material bases, purchase funds, facilities and equipment, processing parks, and layout of main producing areas.

Second, accelerate the development of primary processing of agricultural products at the place of origin. Conscientiously organize and implement the subsidy policy for primary processing, actively strive to expand the implementation regions, varieties and funding scale, and advance the construction of primary processing facilities as a whole. Actively promote the reduction of losses in grain processing. Encourage farmer cooperatives, family farms and specialized large households to build drying and storage facilities through joint ventures and cooperation, so as to prevent waste caused by excessive processing of grain. Strengthen the post-production commercial handling of vegetable basket products and specialty agricultural products. Upgrade facilities and equipment for storage, preservation, drying, classification and grading, packaging, and transportation and marketing, and plan, construct and implement them in step with the construction of standardized horticultural crop bases, select items for inclusion in the scope of primary processing subsidies and agricultural machinery subsidies, and expand toward logistics distribution and e-commerce.

⟦NL> Third, deeply carry out the action to upgrade the staple food processing industry. Cultivate well-known staple food processing enterprises and “time-honored brands”. Strive to cultivate a group of staple food processing demonstration enterprises with clear property rights, standardized production, integrated technology, scientific management, and branded operations; carry out brand promotion of staple food processing “time-honored brands”, and accelerate the process of making potatoes a staple grain and a staple food. Strengthen public services for staple food processing. Carry out monitoring, analysis and early warning of the staple food processing industry, strengthen the construction of platforms such as research and development systems and standardization technical committees, and promote the establishment of a staple food processing industry alliance. Form a staple food processing technology integration consortium. Strive to promote the localization of introduced equipment and enhance the capacity for independent innovation in staple food processing technology.

Fourth, launch and implement the project to upgrade the comprehensive utilization of agricultural products and processing by-products. Identify the main directions for the comprehensive utilization of some agricultural products and processing by-products. Scientifically select a group of key regions, varieties and links, and focus on the recycling of agricultural by-products, the full-value utilization of processing by-products, and the cascading utilization of processing waste. Screen a group of mature technologies, equipment and facilities for comprehensive utilization. Integrate, demonstrate and promote a group of new comprehensive utilization technologies, and carry out pilot projects in links such as microbial composting of straw into organic fertilizer and return to the field through livestock, rice husks and rice bran, substandard fruit and peel residue, livestock and poultry bone and blood, and aquatic product skin, bone and viscera. Formulate and revise a group of comprehensive utilization standards. Improve product standards, method standards, management standards and related technical operating procedures. Actively explore practices and experience in carrying out comprehensive utilization services through government purchase of services.

Fifth, focus on raising the level of technology and equipment for agricultural product processing. Accelerate the advancement of the national agricultural product processing technology research and development system. Build a scientific and technological innovation system that organically integrates “industry, academia, research, extension and application”, and collaboratively carry out research and development of major common key technology facilities and equipment. Build a group of agricultural product processing technology integration bases. Establish engineering research platforms and industrialization application platforms with pilot-scale testing capabilities, and carry out engineering research and the creation of core equipment. Strengthen the screening and promotion of mature technologies. Deeply carry out science-enterprise matchmaking activities, select key producing areas to establish technology demonstration bases, and accelerate the advancement of the standardization system. Cultivate and bring up a talent team. Cultivate a group of management and operation talents, science and technology leaders, innovation teams, production experts and skilled talents.

Sixth, actively cultivate leading enterprises in agricultural product processing. With assets as the link, actively cultivate a group of agricultural product processing industrial groups. Encourage leading enterprises to establish industrial alliances with upstream and downstream small, medium and micro enterprises, and form communities of shared interests with farmer cooperatives, family farms, large growers and farmers, and create a group of agricultural product processing demonstration enterprises and demonstration units. Actively strive for fiscal, tax and financing policies. Promote the alignment of enterprises with the capital market, and strengthen listing financing services and guidance and training. Implement the strategy of establishing enterprises on quality and strengthening them through brands. Support and guide enterprises to establish testing and inspection, quality standards and whole-process quality traceability systems, establish a catalog system for agricultural product processing brands, and encourage enterprises and farmer cooperatives to apply for and promote pollution-free agricultural products, green food, organic agricultural products and geographical indications of agricultural products.

Seventh, steadily advance the construction of agricultural product processing parks. Actively cultivate agricultural product processing industrial clusters. With counties as units, create as a whole a group of national agricultural product processing demonstration zones and demonstration counties with organic linkages, mutual support, complementary functions and close connections among raw material bases, processing parks and marketing systems, and promote the building of a modern agricultural industrial system. Build a group of specialized, large-scale and standardized raw material production bases. Support the construction of a group of processing parks with a high starting point, complete functions and strong driving capacity. Build logistics distribution and marketing systems. Support qualified parks in creating agricultural product processing goods distribution centers, logistics distribution centers, exhibition and sales centers and price formation centers, and develop new circulation formats such as direct sales and direct supply, e-commerce, mobile internet marketing and third-party electronic trading platforms.

Eighth, encourage and support the development of the agricultural product processing industry in main producing areas. Strengthen the overall construction of production, processing and marketing in main producing areas and the rational regional division of labor. In step with the regional layout of advantageous agricultural products and specialty agricultural products, plan and implement processing and circulation together with production and consumption, and promote the integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries. Promote the development of grain processing and conversion in major grain-producing areas. Vigorously promote scientific and technological innovation and extension in grain processing, improve grain drying, storage and processing conditions, strengthen management of links such as grain production, purchase, storage, transportation, processing and consumption, guide enterprises to scientifically carry out deep processing of grain, encourage the comprehensive utilization of grain processing by-products, and expand the space for value-added grain processing and conversion. Build platforms for undertaking the transfer of processing capacity. Guide processing enterprises to move their industries to main producing areas, integrate with the resource advantages of main producing areas, and jointly build advantageous leading industries. Support farmer cooperatives in establishing agricultural product processing and circulation, encourage the building of “grain banks”, and explore business models of unified drying, unified processing, unified storage and unified sales of grain after production.

Ninth, strive to improve the management and service level of the agricultural product processing industry.

Agricultural departments at all levels should deepen their understanding from a strategic and overall perspective, place the agricultural product processing industry in an important position, and put it on important agendas. It is necessary to improve the management system, further adjust and enrich the personnel team, straighten out the relationships of responsibilities, and promote the establishment and improvement of management systems and mechanisms that meet the requirements of modern agricultural development. Management departments of the agricultural product processing industry at all levels should strengthen coordination, cooperation and close collaboration with relevant government departments to form a joint force promoting the development of the agricultural product processing industry; scientifically plan the development of the agricultural product processing industry during the “13th Five-Year Plan”, establish and improve the quality standard system and strictly implement it, establish public service systems for information, technology, talent and financing, build platforms for investment, trade and cooperation exchanges, and build entrepreneurship demonstration bases; organize technology research, development and extension, carry out work such as monitoring and analysis, standards tracking, education and training, and skills development, and improve the statistical system and survey methods of the agricultural product processing industry; give full play to the supporting role of scientific research institutions and colleges and universities and the bridge and bond role of industry associations and other social organizations, strengthen news publicity and public opinion guidance, and create a favorable environment for promoting the development of the agricultural product processing industry.