Research on Technical and Economic Issues of Strengthening Comprehensive Agricultural Production Capacity: Proceedings of the 2005 Academic Symposium of the Chinese Agricultural Technology and Economics Society

Author: Deng Liangji, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: To enhance the comprehensive production capacity of agriculture and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the national economy, in early 2005, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening Rural Work and Enhancing the Comprehensive Production Capacity of Agriculture." This is the seventh "No. 1 Document" by the Central Committee on the "Three Rural Issues" since China's reform and opening up. It is also a new policy formulated by the Party Central Committee and the State Council to maintain the positive momentum of agricultural and rural development. It has led to a sound development situation in rural areas, a significant turnaround in grain production, rapid growth in farmers' income, major strides in rural reforms, and new progress in rural social undertakings. This has played a crucial role in promoting national economic development and maintaining social stability. However, it must be clearly recognized that the deep-seated contradictions that restrict agricultural and rural development have not been eliminated. Agriculture remains a weak link in national economic development, and the lagging development of rural economic and social progress has not been fundamentally reversed. Rural reforms and development are still in a difficult phase of climbing and breaking through difficulties, and the task of maintaining the positive momentum of rural development is extremely challenging. How to maintain the positive momentum of rural development hinges on enhancing the comprehensive production capacity of agriculture. Strengthening agricultural infrastructure construction, accelerating agricultural technological progress, and improving the comprehensive production capacity of agriculture are major and urgent strategic tasks for the current and future period. This is not only the material foundation for ensuring national food security but also a necessary condition for increasing farmers' income; it is both an urgent need to address the prominent contradictions in current agricultural development and a strategic choice to enhance the momentum of agricultural development; it is both a major measure to promote rural economic development and an important guarantee for achieving rural social progress. Grasping this key point means grasping the crux of agricultural development; mastering this link means mastering the foundation of agricultural modernization; and doing well in this work means laying a solid foundation for the comprehensive construction of a moderately prosperous society in rural areas.