Ezhou News (Jiang Kangkang, Omnimedia Reporter) On October 9, Ezhou held the field meeting on autumn and winter sowing to analyze the agricultural production situation in this autumn and winter, and arrange and deploy the autumn and winter sowing. Chen Ping, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee and Mayor of Ezhou, pointed out at the meeting that it was necessary to further study the important philosophy on “issues of agriculture, farmer and rural area” made by China’s President Xi Jinping, practically improve the sense of responsibility and the sense of mission to do a good job on “agriculture, farmer and rural area”, secure the bottom line of food security, and bring every autumn grain to the granary, achieving excellent results to celebrate the success of the 20th CPC National Congress.
Ezhou Held Field Meeting on Autumn and Winter Sowing
Besides, the political awareness should be further enhanced, and "the top priorities of the country” should be kept in mind. It was vital to consolidate the previous achievement of drought relief and stable income and firmly secure the bottom line of food security in Ezhou, fully completing all tasks assigned by the provincial party committee and provincial government.
In addition, the strategy of rural revitalization should be vigorously implemented. Local conditions must be considered to plan featured agricultural and industrial solutions, helping more people increase income. It was crucial to strictly control the quality of agricultural products, promote the intensive processing of agricultural products, and enhance their core competitiveness. It was also necessary to establish brands for agricultural products, facilitate the communication and cooperation among farmers, dealers and e-commerce platforms, boosting the production and sales of agricultural products.
At the meeting, it was requested that every effort should be made to expand the sowing area in autumn and winter, vigorously develop the fallow land in winter, do not miss the farming season, and sow as much as possible. Additionally, agri-tech needed to be strengthened to support the agriculture, and scientific exploration and technological innovation should be respected, so that more achievements of agricultural science and technology innovation could be translated into real productive forces. It was necessary to further implement the concept of "tourism +", and make meticulous efforts to create landscape and immersive experience based on agriculture production.
At the meeting, it was stressed that the construction of farmland and water conservancy infrastructure should be improved to enhance the disaster resistance of agriculture, and to maximize the ecological, social and economic benefits of farmland and water conservancy facilities. It was also important to improve the service system for "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" and the quality and ability of the professionals, forming a new pattern of agricultural and rural development that is supported by talents. Besides, the cultivation and development of mass service organizations for agriculture should be strengthened, and the strategic guidance, policy implementation and assessment management should be reinforced, so as to lay a solid foundation for the harvest in the coming year.
Before the meeting, the participants visited Yuwan Village of Donggou Town, Liangzihu District, Xin'an Village and Wangbu Village of Linjiang Town, Huarong District, and the machine tilling, machine sowing and the plant protection by drones in the canola fields of Liuyun Village of Tingzu Town, Echeng District.
Lu Hui, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal CPC Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, and Fu Baoshan, Secretary-general of the municipal government accompanied the visit.