Food Security Leaps to a Higher Level Wheat | Grain | Level

In the granary, the wheat grains are plump and full. Since the summer harvest, Wang Han, a major grain grower in Guzhen County, Anhui Province, often receives calls from other places. "Henan, Shanxi, and Guizhou are all old customers of grain trading companies who come to collect grain." Wang Han started counting with his fingers, some demanded 1500 tons and others demanded 3000 tons, and good grain didn't worry about selling.

An agricultural powerhouse is the foundation of a socialist modernized powerhouse. The safe and stable supply of food and important agricultural products for a population of over 1.4 billion has always been a top priority. Only when agriculture becomes strong and food security is fully guaranteed, can we have sufficient confidence and strategic initiative to stabilize the overall situation, adapt to changes, and open up new opportunities.

Strong agriculture requires a strong ability to ensure the supply of food and important agricultural products. The grain production has remained above 1.3 trillion kilograms for 8 consecutive years, and we rely on our own efforts to stabilize China's rice bowl. Faced with the rigid growth of food demand, it is necessary to comprehensively consolidate the foundation of food security, adhere to the joint efforts of yield and production capacity, quantity and quality, and production ecology, enhance the resilience and stability of the agricultural industry chain and supply chain, and promote the steady leap of food security to a higher level.

——Food security has jumped to a higher level, emphasizing both quantity and quality.

"120 acres of land with a yield of 1400 kilograms per mu, the wheat harvested in the wax ripening period has moderate softness and hardness, and good quality!" said Yan Bingqun, the head of Yuanwang Family Farm in Lanling County, Shandong Province.

Technology to the field, supporting stable production and improving quality. Yan Bingqun said, "In the agricultural technology guidance group of over 150 people on mobile phones, there are many technical instructors, including booting, jointing, watering, and fertilization. If you have any questions about key nodes, you can always connect with experts."

In order to improve the quality of wheat, Lanling County has installed more than 60 pest and disease monitoring and early warning information systems in the fields. "Through devices such as pest detection and reporting lights, real-time monitoring IoT technology is applied to automatically lure and kill pests. With the analysis of pest change trends, precise pesticide application is achieved," said Wu Hanhua, director of the Lanling County Agricultural Technology Center.

From planting to harvesting, each link is related to the quality of the harvest. This spring, the central government issued a subsidy of 1.6 billion yuan for "one spray and three prevention" of wheat, supporting 22 wheat producing provinces such as Hebei, Anhui, Shandong, and Henan to carry out disease and pest control in the middle and later stages of wheat production, promote the protection of large ears, increase grain weight, and increase yield per unit area.

During the peak summer harvest season, in response to weather changes, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs guides various regions to scientifically dispatch machinery for harvesting and timely drying and drying based on wheat maturity, harvest progress, and weather changes.

This year, we will implement the nationwide action to increase the yield of major crops such as grain and oil on a large scale. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will accelerate the integration of advantageous resources in various fields such as good fields, good varieties, agricultural machinery, and agronomy, integrate and apply a complete set of yield increasing technology models, encourage new agricultural management entities to demonstrate and drive farmers to use high product varieties, and promote the rapid and effective increase in yield on a large scale.

——Food security has jumped to a higher level, emphasizing both production and production capacity.

The key to increasing production capacity is still to focus on the cultivation of arable land and seeds.

608.7 kilograms! Not long ago, "Shumai 133" achieved a new record for the highest wheat yield per mu in Chengdu. This variety is the only new wheat variety approved by the state as a high-yield type in the winter wheat region of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River last year.

The secret to stable and increased production comes from good seeds. "'Shumai 133 'is not only resistant to stripe rust and scab, but also to sprouting and drought, and can achieve stable high yield in diverse and complex ecological areas and frequent extreme weather conditions." Professor Wu Bihua from the Wheat Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University introduced.

Rapeseed is the largest oil crop in China and an important component of summer grain and oil. In Tongnan, Chongqing, the successfully cultivated "Qingyou 8" has an oil content of up to 51.54%, achieving the goal of "two bowls of rapeseed can extract one bowl of oil". In Yancheng, Jiangsu, a new variety of rapeseed was bred by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in saline alkali soil, with a machine harvested yield of 323.87 kilograms per mu, setting a new record for high yield of rapeseed in saline alkali soil.

Agriculture prioritizes planting. In the past decade of the new era, China has focused on promoting the revitalization of the seed industry, firmly grasping the dominant varieties in its own hands. Currently, the coverage rate of excellent crop varieties in China is over 96%, and the area of independently selected varieties accounts for over 95%. This year, China has approved 197 new wheat varieties, a large number of high-yield, high-quality, green, stress resistant, and specialized "seed players", further polishing the "chip" of the seed industry for improving grain production capacity.

The password for stable and increased production also comes from cultivated land. During the busy three summers, high standard farmland in Yingcheng, Hubei was bustling with bustling labor scenes. "During the dry season, water can be diverted for irrigation, and during the flood season, drainage and flood prevention can be carried out." Tian Hong, Secretary of the Party Branch of Xinhuan Village in Huangtan Town, said, "With good land, diligent people, and smooth agricultural seasons, we should harvest more grain!"

Recently, the "National High Standard Farmland Construction Standardization Demonstration Zone" has settled in Anyang County, Henan Province. Feng Yuchun, Deputy County Magistrate of Anyang County, introduced that the construction of high standard farmland has increased the ability to resist natural disasters, with significant effects on water conservation, fertilizer conservation, and medicine conservation. Agricultural production is more efficient, which is conducive to promoting stable and rising grain production.

Consolidate the foundation of cultivation and build a good granary. By the end of last year, a total of 1 billion mu of high standard farmland had been built in China, with over 70% falling in 13 major grain producing provinces. The average grain production capacity per mu increased by 10% to 20%. With the deepening implementation of the new round of action to increase grain production capacity by billions of kilograms, the foundation of China's grain production capacity has become more solid.

——Food security has jumped to a higher level, emphasizing both production and ecology.

"After harvesting 1000 acres of wheat and rapeseed, the straw is crushed and returned to the field on the spot. Turning it over a few times will make the straw decompose more evenly," said Gao Xiwu, the head of Haipeng Rice Planting Family Farm in Pailou Village, Sanli Town, Nanling County, Anhui Province.

In the fields not far away, after the seeds of Ziyunying were deeply plowed into the soil and composted, rice direct seeding began. "Grass seeds can be planted for 3 years, and waste land can be turned into fertile land. Although the seeds are small, they are very effective as green manure." Gao Xiwu calculated that over the course of a year, the amount of urea used per acre of land can be reduced by about 20 kilograms.

The combination of high-quality seeds and methods, as well as the integration of agricultural technology and agronomy, make the green background of agriculture more distinct. During the summer harvest, a total of 600000 acres of arable land in Nanling County were returned with straw. Utilizing the "gap period" before rice sowing, promoting field rotation of purple vetch can effectively improve soil quality and increase fertility. At present, the planting area of Ziyunying in Nanling County has reached 230000 mu, and seed sales account for 25% of the national total.

This year, the No. 1 central document of the Central Government proposed to promote green agricultural development, emphasizing the need to "accelerate the popularization and application of technology for reducing agricultural inputs and improving efficiency". Ensure the reasonable growth of grain production and effective improvement of quality, promote the structural reform of agricultural supply side, and jointly promote the production ecology.

Lingcheng District, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, will continue to build a core area of 165000 acres of "half a ton of grain". The main body and expert team will be organized to schedule and discuss key data such as crop growth and pest control every two weeks, develop scientific and efficient plans, establish a year-round crop growth database, and form a replicable and promotable high-yield creation technology plan. In Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province, the soil testing and formula fertilization service system has achieved full coverage. Farmers can query the soil testing and formula fertilization plans for designated plots and crops throughout the county through mobile application software, short messages, and other means.

Green is the foundation of agriculture, and ecology is the foundation of agriculture. From promoting diversified substitution of fertilizers to integrating green prevention and control technology models, various regions are accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of production methods. At present, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in China has maintained a downward trend for six consecutive years. The utilization rate of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the three major grain crops has exceeded 41%. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, the increase in high-quality grain in China will increase by more than 10% annually.

On the new journey, we will shoulder the responsibility of ensuring food security as the "national leader" and firmly hold the rice bowl of the Chinese people in our own hands. We will surely lay a solid foundation for the stability of the economic and social situation.