Li Qiang Gave Important Instructions On Promoting Farmland Water Conservancy And High-standard Farmland Construction

On November 17, the State Council held a national video and telephone conference on winter and spring farmland water conservancy and high-standard farmland construction. Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, recently issued important instructions on promoting farmland water conservancy and high-standard farmland construction. The instructions pointed out: Farmland construction is a key measure to consolidate the foundation of food security in an all-round way. In recent years, relevant departments in various regions have worked together to solidly advance farmland water conservancy work and steadily accelerate the construction of high-standard farmland, which has played an important role in ensuring a stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products. We must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, fully implement the shared responsibilities of the party and government for farmland protection and food security, and persist in storing food in the land and in technology. Vigorously promote farmland water conservancy and high-standard farmland construction, strengthen financial funding guarantees, expand diversified investment channels, improve project quality and safety supervision systems, enhance agricultural disaster prevention and disaster reduction capabilities, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of farmers and social forces to participate, and work together to complete the project We will carry out various construction tasks well and continuously improve the quality of cultivated land to lay a solid foundation for ensuring national food security and accelerating the construction of an agricultural power.
Liu Guozhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions, implement Prime Minister Li Qiang’s requirements, and take more powerful measures and more effective actions to do a solid job in farmland water conservancy and high-standard farmland construction, consolidate national food security, and accelerate the construction of agriculture. The basic support of a strong country.
Liu Guozhong emphasized that in accordance with the deployment requirements of gradually building all permanent basic farmland into high-standard farmland, we must seek truth from facts to determine the scope and priority of construction, reasonably arrange annual construction tasks, mobilize village collectives and farmers to participate in construction management and maintenance, and strictly control the quality of supervision and acceptance. , making sure to build one acre into one acre. It is necessary to strengthen the construction and renovation of irrigation areas, do a good job in the repair and maintenance of small farmland water conservancy facilities, and vigorously develop water-saving irrigation. It is necessary to coordinate and promote the comprehensive transformation and utilization of saline-alkali land and conduct the third national soil census. It is necessary to accelerate the construction of major water conservancy projects, improve the flood control and drought relief engineering facility system in the river basin, and repair water conservancy facilities damaged by disasters as soon as possible. We must continue to ensure rural drinking water safety, improve the rural water supply engineering system, and ensure that people can drink "safe water." It is necessary to improve the organization and mobilization, capital investment, operation management and protection, and coordination linkage mechanisms to ensure the implementation of various farmland water conservancy construction tasks.
Liu Guozhong stressed that at the end of the year, it is necessary to comprehensively take stock of and implement various tasks for agricultural and rural development this year, solidly promote winter and spring agricultural production, do a good job in purchasing autumn grains and the production and circulation of "vegetable basket" products, ensure the basic livelihood of rural people, and scientifically plan for next year agricultural and rural work.