CCTV News: A strong agricultural country is the foundation of a socialist modern power. Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Strong Agricultural Country (2024-2035)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"). What are the specific highlights of the "Plan"? Let’s see the expert’s interpretation.

Focus on the five "strong" and the timetable and roadmap is clear

The "Plan" focuses on the five "strong", that is, strong supply guarantee, strong scientific and technological equipment, strong operating system, strong industrial resilience and strong competitiveness. The overall deployment of building a strong agricultural country from these five aspects. And put forward the main goal: by 2027, significant progress will be made in building a strong agricultural country. The comprehensive revitalization of rural areas has made substantial progress, and agricultural and rural modernization has reached a new level; by 2035, the construction of an agricultural power will achieve remarkable results. Decisive progress has been made in the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, agricultural modernization has been basically achieved, and rural areas have basically met the conditions for modern living; by the middle of this century, an agricultural power will be fully built.

Promote scientific and technological breakthroughs and release digital productivity in agriculture and rural areas

At the same time, the "Plan" proposes to promote major agricultural scientific and technological breakthroughs and promote the construction of an agricultural power by developing new agricultural quality productivity. This includes promoting comprehensive breakthroughs in independent innovation in the seed industry, promoting the comprehensive upgrade of agricultural machinery and equipment throughout the process, promoting the comprehensive integration of digital technology and modern agriculture, and releasing digital productivity in agriculture and rural areas.

Experts said that the fundamentals of my country's agricultural production are large and scattered small farmers' operations. For this reason, the "Plan" proposes to develop moderate-scale agricultural operations and promote the organic connection between small farmers and modern agricultural development.

Two major key points: Promote common prosperity and development in urban and rural areas

The "Plan" emphasizes that with the focus on promoting farmers' continuous increase in income and the continuous narrowing of the urban-rural income gap, coordinate the promotion of industrial development and employment, improve the support system for strengthening agriculture, benefiting farmers and enriching farmers, firmly defend the bottom line of preventing large-scale poverty relapse, and promote common prosperity and development in urban and rural areas.