Ministry of Agriculture Advances Agricultural Supply-Side Reform, Adjusts Structure of Three Industries
On the 23rd, it was learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that on the morning of December 22, the Ministry of Agriculture held a Party Leadership Group meeting to convey and study the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the Central Urban Work Conference, to intensively study the important speeches of General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, and to study opinions on implementation. Han Changfu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of Agriculture, stressed that Party organizations at all levels and the broad ranks of Party members and cadres in the Ministry of Agriculture must quickly unify their thinking and actions with the Central Committee's analysis and judgment of the domestic and international economic situation, with the Central Committee's decisions and arrangements for next year's economic work and urban work, and with the requirements for striving to advance structural reform, earnestly strengthening the sense of responsibility and urgency in their work, firming up confidence, working solidly, and going all out to advance all work in agricultural and rural reform and development, so as to provide strong support for getting the “13th Five-Year Plan” off to a good start.
The meeting pointed out that this Central Economic Work Conference is a very important meeting held as the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects enters the decisive stage. The important speeches of General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang are realistic in summarizing the work, thorough in analyzing the situation, and the proposed goals and tasks conform to social expectations, with specific and effective policy measures; in particular, they focus on and deploy structural reform, and are highly thoughtful, strategic, targeted and operational. It is necessary to study earnestly and understand deeply, accurately grasp the Central Committee's overall assessment of this year's and the “12th Five-Year Plan” economic work, accurately grasp the Central Committee's scientific judgment of next year's domestic and international economic situation, accurately grasp the Central Committee's decisions and arrangements for next year's economic work, deepen understanding of the “three-phase superposition” and the new normal of economic development, accurately grasp the Central Committee's overall requirements for urban work in the new period, and truly unify thinking and actions with the major judgments and deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee.
⟦NL> The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to deeply understand the Central Committee's deployment requirements for “agriculture, rural areas and farmers” work and scientifically plan the key tasks of agricultural and rural economic development for next year. Agricultural departments at all levels must, in accordance with the Central Committee's requirements for striving to strengthen supply-side structural reform, accelerate the building of modern agriculture, strive to solve the deep-seated problems constraining agricultural and rural economic development, and strive to achieve a good start to the “13th Five-Year Plan.” It is necessary to stabilize agriculture, ensure the effective supply of agricultural products, ensure the security of staple grains, and ensure the steady growth of farmers' incomes, so as to create a favorable environment for advancing structural reform. It is necessary to focus on studying and advancing agricultural supply-side structural reform, place agricultural structural adjustment in a prominent and important position, steadily advance the structural adjustment of the planting industry, animal husbandry and fishery, and improve the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of agriculture.
The meeting required that it is necessary to take all factors into account, highlight key points, do a good job in studying and implementing the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the Central Urban Work Conference and in current work, and ensure that this year is properly concluded and next year gets off to a good start. It is necessary to quickly convey and study the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the Central Urban Work Conference, further clarify the work thinking for next year, and plan key work tasks and measures well. It is necessary to coordinate all work at the end of the year and the beginning of the next, do a good job in agricultural production this winter and next spring, strengthen winter field management of crops in the fields, do a good job in the production and supply of “shopping basket” products and the linkage between production and sales, and ensure the effective supply of agricultural products to the market during the “two festivals.” Continue to intensify supervision of the quality and safety of agricultural products, strengthen the prevention and control of major animal epidemics in winter and spring, plan spring ploughing and preparation work early, and lay a good foundation for the stable development of the agricultural and rural economy next year. Solidly carry out the “three stricts and three honests” education. It is necessary to earnestly prepare for and convene the National Agricultural Work Conference, and make comprehensive arrangements for the national agricultural system to implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the Central Urban Work Conference and to do a good job in next year's and the “13th Five-Year Plan” agricultural and rural economic work.