You can't just plant whatever you want on your own land - keep these five prohibitions firmly in mind

There are many entrepreneurial money-making projects in rural areas now. Raising fish in ponds, growing fruit trees, raising pigs and raising chickens and ducks are all excellent money-making projects. Many people now think about growing some cash crops on their own land, but some are explicitly prohibited. Let's take a look below.

You can't just plant whatever you want on your own land!

You should know that many of our farmer friends today do not understand the nature of the land in their hands. Most of the land that farmers hold today is in fact basic farmland. Basic farmland refers to arable land that, according to the demand for agricultural products arising from population and socioeconomic development in a given period, is designated as land that must not be occupied, in accordance with the overall land use plan.

Permanent basic farmland is neither a certain proportion of high-quality basic farmland selected from the original basic farmland, nor is it basic farmland that can never be occupied. Permanent basic farmland is what we usually call basic farmland. Adding the word "permanent" reflects the great importance the Party Central Committee and the State Council attach to arable land, especially basic farmland, and reflects an attitude of strict protection.

Prohibited activities on basic farmland

1. Non-agricultural construction must not occupy basic farmland (except as provided by law).

2. It is not permitted to reduce the area of basic farmland by violating the overall land use plan under the name of returning farmland to forest.

3. It is not permitted to occupy basic farmland for tree planting and afforestation, or for developing the forest and fruit industry.

4. It is not permitted to dig ponds for fish farming or engage in livestock and poultry breeding within basic farmland, or to carry out other production and business activities that seriously damage the cultivated soil layer.

5. It is not permitted to occupy basic farmland for the construction of green corridors and green buffer zones.

What can be planted on basic farmland?

The State Council stipulates that grain, cotton, oilseed and vegetable crops can be planted on basic farmland, and farmer friends can reasonably choose their own planting direction within these categories. It is even more worth mentioning that the following types of arable land should also be included in basic farmland protection areas and strictly managed:

1. Arable land within grain, cotton and oilseed production bases approved and designated by the relevant competent department of the State Council or by local people's governments at or above the county level.

2. Arable land with good water conservancy and soil and water conservation facilities, as well as medium- and low-yield fields that are undergoing improvement plans or can be improved.

3. Vegetable production bases.

4. Experimental fields for agricultural scientific research and teaching.

Farmer friends who want to use the land for breeding, or to grow cash crops, need to go to the relevant local authorities for approval. Only then can they continue with planting and breeding.