Give priority to the development of agriculture and rural areas, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and let farmers build and share a better life.

  (Reporter Wei Xing) On January 4th, Governor Yi Lianhong went deep into Jinxian County and Nanchang County to conduct a special investigation on the work concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers. He stressed that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, the Central Economic Work Conference and the Central Rural Work Conference, resolutely implement the important speech and important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on doing a good job in agriculture, rural areas and farmers, proceed from the strategy and overall situation of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, deeply understand the great significance of doing a good job in agriculture, rural areas and farmers in the new development stage, and adhere to the general policy of giving priority to the development of agriculture and rural areas. Taking the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy as the overall starting point, we will deepen the structural reform of the agricultural supply side, comprehensively accelerate the process of agricultural and rural modernization in our province, and strive to achieve high-quality and efficient agriculture, livable and suitable rural areas, and rich farmers.

  Wu Xiaojun, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and secretary of Nanchang Municipal Party Committee, accompanied the investigation.

  Yi Lianhong first came to Youjia Village, Quanling Township, Jinxian County. The waterwheel slowly turning at the entrance of the village witnessed the changes of the "drunken beauty" village; Hand-painted paintings on the white wall show the civilized rural style; The clean and tidy asphalt village road winds into the depths of the village, and the old people and children in the square are leisurely and interesting. Yi Lianhong walked and watched to learn about industrial development, environmental improvement and rural governance. Yi Lianhong said that the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary pointed out the direction for the work concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers in the new stage of development and provided fundamental follow-up. We should be grateful and forge ahead, do a good job in implementation, adhere to the comprehensive implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, realize the effective and seamless connection between the achievements of consolidating and expanding poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, develop industries with characteristics and strong driving force according to local conditions, let farmers share more industrial value-added benefits, concentrate on implementing rural construction actions, promote spiritual civilization construction, strengthen and improve rural governance, and let farmers share a better life.

  Jiangxi is the main grain producing area in China, and it is one of the two provinces that have been providing commodity grain to the country continuously since the founding of New China. Yi Lianhong is very concerned about the protection of cultivated land and food security. He came to Liangdong Village, Quanling Township, Jinxian County to inspect the construction of high-standard farmland along the ridge, and had in-depth talks with large grain growers, asking in detail about the increase in grain income, per mu income and land circulation. Yi Lianhong said that it is necessary to resolutely shoulder the heavy responsibility of food security, implement the strictest farmland protection system, thoroughly implement the strategy of "storing grain on the ground and storing grain in technology", resolutely curb the "non-agricultural" and prevent "non-grain" of cultivated land, continue to promote the construction of high-standard farmland, guide and support farmers to diversify and grow good grain, and consolidate the status of Jiangxi as the main grain producing area.

  Seed industry security is related to the initiative of agricultural production and food security. In the National Engineering Laboratory of Rice (Nanchang) of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yi Lianhong visited the innovative achievements and went into the laboratory to visit the first-line researchers to learn more about the development of seed industry. He encouraged the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the vast number of scientific researchers to further polish the signboard of "national name", intensify scientific research and innovation, accelerate the transformation of industrial achievements, and promote high quality and high efficiency of agriculture. At the same time, relevant departments are required to further innovate the system and mechanism to create conditions for researchers to release their potential and enhance their vitality. Yi Lianhong pointed out that it is necessary to stand at the strategic height of ensuring national food security.

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  Strengthen the protection, development and utilization of germplasm resources, continue to promote the construction of seed industry base, accelerate the construction of independent innovation system of seed industry, improve the ability level of seed supply guarantee, breeding innovation and enterprise competition, and make Jiangxi seed industry brand famous.

  Yi Lianhong also came to Henggang Village of Nanchang County Silver Triangle Management Committee. Relying on the joint-stock economic cooperative, the village effectively stimulated the vitality of rural resource elements, promoted the development of the industry, realized the integration of urban and rural development, and farmers became citizens. Yi Lianhong said that it is necessary to unswervingly deepen the reform of agriculture and rural areas, do a good job in the province-wide pilot reform of the rural collective property rights system, promote the reform of the joint-stock cooperative system of rural collective operating assets in different categories, strengthen the supervision of rural collective assets, promote the transformation of resources into assets, funds into shares, and farmers into shareholders, continuously strengthen the village-level collective economic strength, and solidly promote common prosperity. In the Party-mass Service Center of Henggang Village, Yi Lianhong learned about grass-roots governance and public services in detail, and demanded to strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over the work concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Taking the change of the village (community) "two committees" as an opportunity, he tried to build a team of grassroots cadres who are loyal to the Party, serve the people, have excellent work style and superb skills, and provide a strong guarantee for doing well the work concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers in the new development stage and satisfying the people’s yearning for a better life.