Guangdong: Pearl River Delta to achieve agricultural modernization within 10 years

(Agricultural Wealth Network)   Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture formulated and issued the "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Development of Modern Agriculture in the Pearl River Delta" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), proposing the goal that before 2020, the Pearl River Delta will be the first in the country to achieve agricultural modernization. Therefore, the agricultural layout planning of the Pearl River Delta region needs to be re-formulated. The "Plan" proposes that the overall goal of accelerating the development of modern agriculture in the Pearl River Delta region is to achieve high farmer income, with a comprehensive modern agriculture evaluation index system composed of 11 quantitative indicators including agricultural standardization, mechanized operations, socialized services, scientific management, ecological soundness and urban-rural integration. Before 2020, the agricultural modernization development level index of the Pearl River Delta region will reach more than 90 points. It is understood that the goal will be achieved in two stages: The first stage: before 2012, the self-sufficiency rate of major agricultural products such as residents' grain, vegetables and pork will steadily increase, the modern agricultural industrial system will basically take shape, farmers' lives will be more comfortable, and the average annual growth rate of per capita net income of rural residents will reach 7.5%; The second stage: before 2020, be the first in the country to achieve agricultural modernization, and the average annual growth rate of per capita net income of rural residents will reach 9.1%.

The "Plan" proposes that the Pearl River Delta region will focus on building six major projects: the national-level modern agriculture park project, the high-quality rice industry project, the fresh agricultural products planting and breeding base project, the advantageous horticulture industry belt project, the agricultural product quality and safety supervision system project, and the Guangdong-Taiwan agricultural cooperation platform project.