On February 21st, People’s Daily published an article signed by Xu Qin, secretary of Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee, titled ＂Strive to Take the Lead in Building a Powerful Agricultural Countr

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has always attached great importance to the work concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers, and made overall arrangements for accelerating the construction of an agricultural power in the Party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress. At the Central Rural Work Conference held at the end of last year, he systematically expounded a series of major theoretical and practical issues in building an agricultural power. Heilongjiang thoroughly implements the spirit of the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, resolutely shoulders the mission responsibility of being a big agricultural province and a big grain province, accelerates the construction of a strong agricultural province, and strives to play a leading role in the construction of a strong agricultural country.

　　Agricultural power is the foundation of socialist modernization power.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Without an agricultural power, there would be no whole modern power; Without agricultural and rural modernization, socialist modernization is incomplete. " Building an agricultural power, carrying the dream of national rejuvenation, building the foundation of national prosperity, and embodying the responsibility of building a community of human destiny. We must strengthen our historical self-confidence, enhance our historical initiative, and forge ahead courageously towards the goal of building an agricultural power.

　　A strong country must first strengthen agriculture, and a strong agriculture can strengthen the country. China is a country with a large population and a large agricultural country, and building an agricultural power is an ideal vision for the Chinese nation to inherit the Millennium. In the new era, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core insists on solving the "three rural issues" as the top priority of the whole party’s work, and continues to focus on strengthening agriculture and benefiting farmers, which has historically solved the problem of absolute poverty and created a miracle in the history of human poverty reduction. We are closer to the bright future of an agricultural power than at any time in history. After more than 70 years of development and construction, Heilongjiang has achieved a historical change from "Great Northern Wilderness" to "Great Northern Warehouse". We should base ourselves on resource endowment, give full play to our comparative advantages, accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, and promote the dream of becoming a strong agricultural country to become a beautiful reality.

　　If agriculture is stable, the world will be safe, and if agriculture is prosperous, the foundation will be solid. Food security is "the biggest country", and no powerful country has ever relied on others to solve the problem of eating. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has established a national food security strategy, formed a new concept of food security, and led more than 1.4 billion people in China out of a road of food security with China characteristics. The great changes in the world in the past century have accelerated the evolution, and various uncertain and unpredictable factors have obviously increased. We should not be careless about the food security issue. The total grain output of Heilongjiang in 2022 was 155.26 billion Jin, accounting for 11.3% of the country, ranking first in the country for 13 consecutive years. We must persist in taking a variety of grains and planting good grains as the top priority and be the most stable, reliable and solid "big granary" of the country.

　　The country is prosperous when the countryside is prosperous, and the country is rich when the farmers are rich. The countryside is not only the spatial carrier of agricultural production, but also the homeland where farmers were born and raised in Sri Lanka. At present, the overall income level of farmers is not high, rural infrastructure and public services lag behind cities, and the most arduous and arduous task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way is still in the countryside. We must vigorously promote rural revitalization, realize that rural areas have modern living conditions, and farmers can develop in an all-round way and live a richer and better life. We must always give priority to the development of agriculture and rural areas, promote agricultural modernization and rural modernization as a whole, and speed up the construction of livable and suitable businesses and beautiful villages.

　　Adhere to the characteristics of China and firmly follow your own path. To build an agricultural power, we should not only follow the general law of agricultural modernization, but also reflect the common characteristics of strong supply guarantee, strong scientific and technological equipment, strong management system, strong industrial toughness and strong competitiveness. We should also proceed from China’s national conditions, base ourselves on the resource endowment with a large population and a small land, the historical background of agricultural civilization and the requirements of the times of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and unswervingly follow the road of becoming an agricultural power with China characteristics. Heilongjiang is rich in agricultural resources and excellent in ecological environment, and it has a unique solid foundation and favorable conditions to realize agricultural modernization. We should implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress and the Central Rural Work Conference, firmly grasp the connotation, characteristics and basic requirements of building an agricultural power, anchor the goal of building an agricultural power, earnestly do a good job in agricultural and rural work, and actively explore, be brave in practice and blaze a new trail in building an agricultural power.

　　Make greater contributions to accelerating the construction of an agricultural power.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has always been concerned about Heilongjiang and black land, demanding that we strive to be the vanguard of agricultural modernization and the "ballast stone" for safeguarding national food security. We should bear in mind the important instructions and earnest entrustment of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, speed up the construction of a strong agricultural province, and strive to take the lead in breaking through, setting an example and being a good vanguard in the construction of a strong agricultural country.

　　Vigorously implement the action of improving grain production capacity. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Ensuring the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products has always been the top priority in building an agricultural power." As an important commodity grain base and grain strategic reserve base in China, Heilongjiang must strengthen its sense of sharing worries for the party and growing grain for the country, and resolutely be a "ballast stone" for safeguarding national food security. We must adhere to the responsibility of the party and the government for food security, implement the income guarantee mechanism for grain farmers and the interest compensation mechanism for major producing areas, and protect and mobilize farmers’ enthusiasm for growing grain and grasping grain at the grassroots level. We will fully implement the plan to increase production of 10 million tons of grain, and provide strong support for the new round of national action to increase grain production capacity by 100 billion Jin. Strengthen the protection and utilization of cultivated land in black soil and improve water conservancy facilities. In-depth implementation of high-quality grain projects, giving full play to the role of domestic high-protein soybeans as the main force in planting, and building a national strategic support base for japonica rice rations and a production base for high-quality corn and soybeans with high standards, so as to make greater contributions to a more confident and safer "China Grain".

　　Vigorously implement the practice of the big food concept. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "We must establish a big food concept, build a diversified food supply system, and develop food sources in multiple ways." With a forest area of 210,000 square kilometers, there are more than 6,000 natural lakes and more than 100 kinds of wild fish in Heilongjiang, which is rich in material resources for agricultural production and has a huge space for the practice of the concept of big food. We should expand the scale of economic land under forests in an orderly manner, develop and strengthen leading forest food enterprises, extend the industrial chain and build an ecological forest food supply base. Vigorously develop cold-water fishery breeding and processing, and build a production and supply base for cold-water fish products. Adhere to the two-wheel drive of facility agriculture and open field planting, improve the scale and standardization level of facility agriculture, and build a fruit and vegetable production base in cold regions. Accelerate the development of modern animal husbandry, do a good job in fine edible fungi industry, enlarge and strengthen the biological industry, and promote the expansion of food sources from traditional crops and livestock and poultry resources to richer biological resources.

　　Vigorously implement the action of revitalizing modern agriculture. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Industrial revitalization is the top priority of rural revitalization". Heilongjiang is the province with the largest land management area of moderate scale, reaching 147 million mu. The comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvest is stable above 98%, the planting area of main crops is 87%, and the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress reaches 69.5%. The development of modern agriculture has a solid material and technological foundation. We should vigorously develop science and technology agriculture, green agriculture, quality agriculture and brand agriculture, speed up the construction of modern agricultural industrial system, production system and management system, and constantly improve the overall quality and competitiveness of agricultural industry. Develop science and technology agriculture with the support of technological innovation, strengthen the construction of Jiamusi national agricultural high-tech industrial demonstration zone, modern agricultural industrial technology collaborative innovation promotion system and agricultural science and technology demonstration base, promote the deep integration development of "digital+biology+agriculture", strengthen the scientific and technological innovation of seed industry, build a provincial digital agriculture platform, build a national digital agriculture demonstration zone, actively promote modern equipment such as agricultural machinery intelligent monitoring terminals and high-powered tractors, and strive for a national high-end intelligent agricultural machinery equipment promotion and application pilot zone. Relying on ecological advantages, we will develop green agriculture, vigorously promote green standardized production, steadily expand the certified area of green organic food, and build the largest green granary and green kitchen in China. Develop quality agriculture on the basis of standardized production, improve the local agricultural standard system, and strengthen food safety and quality and safety supervision of agricultural products.Construct the whole traceability system from farmland to dining table. Take marketing as the driving force to develop brand agriculture, carry out agricultural brand promotion actions, strengthen brand promotion, further amplify the brand influence of "black soil excellent products" and let the people of the whole country eat better, greener and safer Longjiang food.

　　Vigorously implement rural construction actions. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "It is the proper meaning of a strong agricultural country to build a livable and beautiful countryside." Realizing that rural areas basically have modern living conditions is an important deployment made by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is also an inevitable requirement for improving the quality of life of rural residents and keeping people in rural areas. The task of realizing rural modernization in Heilongjiang Province is still arduous. We should carry out rural construction in depth, adhere to county-level overall planning, promote full coverage of village planning, and scientifically determine village layout and construction boundaries. Accelerate the construction of infrastructure such as roads, electricity, communications and logistics, and public service facilities such as epidemic prevention, old-age care and education, improve the capacity and level of rural health care services, and continuously improve the completeness of rural infrastructure, the convenience of public services and the comfort of human settlements. We will carry out actions to rectify rural human settlements, focus on rural "toilet revolution", domestic sewage treatment and domestic garbage treatment, carry out demonstration and creation of beautiful and livable villages, and gradually improve rural production and living conditions. Adhere to party building to lead rural governance, and improve the rural governance system that combines autonomy, rule of law and rule of virtue under the leadership of party organizations. Strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization in rural areas, and carry forward the rural customs and folk customs of caring for relatives and neighbors, mutual help, honesty and courtesy.

　　Vigorously implement the action of increasing farmers’ income. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "We must persist in increasing farmers’ income as ‘ Agriculture, countryside and farmers ’ The central task of the work is to do everything possible to broaden the channels for farmers to increase their income and get rich. " Heilongjiang is rich in agricultural and rural characteristic resources, which has a good foundation for developing rural industries to enrich the people. We should do a good job of "the head of the grain eats the tail" and "the head of the farmer works the tail", do a good job of "local products", improve the mechanism of linking agriculture with agriculture, promote the integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and leave more value-added income in the countryside and farmers. Develop a new rural collective economy and give farmers more adequate property rights and interests. Encourage and support farmers’ entrepreneurial innovation and increase farmers’ wage income. Continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, promote the sustained and stable income increase of the poverty-stricken population, and never let one person fall behind on the road to common prosperity.

　　Gather resources to accelerate the construction of an agricultural power.

　　The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "The key to running rural affairs well and realizing rural revitalization lies in the party." Accelerating the construction of an agricultural power involves many industries, wide fields and large groups. We must uphold and strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over the work concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers, pool the resources of the whole society, and promote the steady and far-reaching construction of an agricultural power.

　　Improve the implementation mechanism of the party’s overall leadership. Give full play to the role of the Party in overall planning and coordinating all parties, adhere to the five-level secretary in rural revitalization, and the county party secretary should be a "front-line commander in chief", and establish a mechanism for leadership responsibility, work promotion, supervision and inspection, assessment and evaluation, so as to ensure that the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee are effective. Strengthen the education and training of cadres on the agricultural front, thoroughly understand the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, improve the level of policy theory, and become an expert in leading the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Strengthen the construction of grass-roots party organizations in rural areas, send and make good use of the first secretary and task force in the village, and build a strong fighting fortress to effectively realize the party’s leadership.

　　Improve the talent support mechanism. Talent is the most precious resource and the basic and strategic support for accelerating the construction of an agricultural power. Adhere to the combination of local training and external introduction, encourage talents to flow to the countryside, and attract graduates from institutions of higher learning and vocational schools, migrant workers who go out to do business, urban retirees, etc. Open up the service channels for talents from urban education, science and technology, culture, health and other industries to go to the countryside, build a volunteer service platform, establish and improve the mechanism of talent training and exchange and cooperation between urban and rural areas, regions and schools, and attract more talents to join the practice of building a strong agricultural country.

　　Improve the input guarantee mechanism. Building a strong agricultural country requires strong policy guidance and capital investment. Give play to the role of financial priority guarantee, improve the long-term mechanism of overall planning and integration of agricultural funds, and improve the efficiency of the use of financial funds. Develop rural inclusive finance, innovate financial products and services, and promote the "agricultural big data+finance" supporting agriculture model. We will improve the linkage mechanism between government investment and financial and social investment, encourage and guide social capital to invest in agriculture and rural areas, set up rural revitalization funds, and support rural industrial development and public infrastructure construction.

　　Improve the mechanism of extensive participation of the whole society. Building a strong agricultural country is the common cause of the whole society. Vigorously publicize the principles, policies and strategic arrangements of the CPC Central Committee on building an agricultural power, give play to the decision-making advisory role of think tanks and experts and scholars, strengthen the theoretical and policy research on agricultural power and agricultural and rural modernization, and create a good public opinion atmosphere of emphasizing agriculture and strengthening agriculture. In-depth implementation of the "ten thousand enterprises prosper ten thousand villages" action, mobilize state-owned enterprises, non-public enterprises, universities, research institutes, industry associations (chambers of commerce), volunteer service teams and other forces to participate in supporting the construction of a strong agricultural country.