CCTV News: On January 20, the State Information Office held a series of press conferences on "The achievements of China's high-quality economic development" to introduce the relevant situation of "consolidating the basic foundation of the 'three rural areas' and solidly promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas".

At the meeting, Zhang Xingwang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced that in 2024, in the face of severe and complex internal and external environment and relatively serious natural disasters, agricultural and rural departments at all levels have promoted the overall stable and steady improvement of agricultural and rural economic operations, grain production has reached a new level, farmers' income has steadily grown, and rural society is harmonious and stable, providing strong support for promoting high-quality economic and social development. It is mainly reflected in the following seven aspects.

First, grain and important agricultural products will stabilize and increase production. Grain production overcomes the impact of natural disasters such as high temperature drought, extreme floods, and super typhoons, and has achieved another bumper harvest. The output exceeded 1.4 trillion jin for the first time, reaching 1.413 trillion jin, an increase of 22.18 billion jin over the previous year. China's rice bowl contains more Chinese grain. The results of soybean oil expansion have been effectively consolidated, with soybean output of 20.65 million tons, and the self-sufficiency rate of edible vegetable oil has been further improved. The marshmallow glue has developed steadily, with the production of pig, cattle, mutton and poultry meat reaching 96.63 million tons, an increase of 0.2% over the previous year. The supply of meat, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, tea, aquatic products is sufficient, the supply of green and high-quality agricultural products has increased, and the dining tables of ordinary people are richer and more nutritious and healthy.

Second, the results of poverty alleviation continue to be consolidated and expanded. More than 60% of the monitoring targets across the country have steadily eliminated the risk of relapse into poverty, and the rest have implemented targeted assistance measures, firmly defending the bottom line of preventing large-scale relapse into poverty. Improve the quality and efficiency of industrial employment assistance and cultivate a number of characteristic leading industries. The scale of employment of poverty-stricken laborers across the country has exceeded 33 million.

Third, the level of agricultural modernization continues to improve. The "three-year foundation" task of the seed industry revitalization action was successfully completed, and the germplasm resources were fully understood. The comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvesting is expected to exceed 75%. The annual construction tasks of new construction and renovation and upgrading of high-standard farmland have exceeded the completion, which has played an important role in drought resistance and flood prevention in various places. The application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides continues to reduce the amount and increase efficiency, and the comprehensive utilization rate of livestock and poultry manure, straw comprehensive utilization rate, and agricultural film disposal rate exceed 79%, 88%, and 80%, respectively.

Fourth, rural industries that enrich the people are booming. The benefits of the agricultural product processing industry have improved, and the operating income of agricultural product processing enterprises above a certain scale in the country is expected to exceed 18 trillion yuan. Rural leisure tourism is developing rapidly, and the IPs of "rural tourism" and "village head" have attracted countless fans, making the countryside popular and making farmers rich. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 23,119 yuan, an actual increase of 6.3% over the previous year.

Fifth, the construction of livable, business-friendly and beautiful rural areas is being steadily promoted. The rural living environment continues to improve, the penetration rate of sanitary toilets has reached about 75%, the proportion of administrative villages where domestic waste is collected, transported and treated, remains stable at more than 90%, and the domestic sewage treatment (control) rate has reached more than 45%. The level of public services such as rural roads, water supply, postage and other infrastructure, and education, medical care and elderly care are constantly improving. We have rectified prominent problems such as high-value bride gifts and large-scale ceremony, and reduced the popularity and economic burden of the masses. Mass cultural and sports activities such as village running, village dance, and village BA are exciting, and rural governance has achieved practical results.

Sixth, the key tasks of rural reform are being steadily promoted. In Anhui, Hunan and Guangxi, the second round of land contracts has been steadily promoted to extend the entire province for another 30 years after the expiration of the second round of land contracts. The pilot work has been carried out in an orderly manner in counties and townships in other provinces, and the contracted land of most farmers in the pilot areas has been generally postponed. The annual service area of ​​1.094 million business entities has exceeded 2.14 billion mu, driving more than 94 million small farmers.

Seventh, promote the learning and application of the "Ten Million Project" experience to go deeper and more practical. Organize localities to deeply study and understand the development concepts, working methods and promotion mechanisms contained in the "Ten Million Project", hold on-site meetings to learn and apply the "Ten Million Project" experience in different areas, implement a number of pilot projects, promote a number of typical cases, and explore rural revitalization paths suitable for different regions according to local conditions.

2025 is the final year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the last year of the five-year transition period for effectively connecting the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements with rural revitalization. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will anchor the goal of promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas and building an agricultural power, deeply study and apply the experience of the "Ten Million Project" to ensure national food security, ensure that large-scale relapse into poverty and poverty, improve the level of rural industrial development, rural construction, and rural governance, complete the various goals and tasks of agricultural and rural development in the "14th Five-Year Plan" with high quality, promote a more stable agricultural foundation, a more prosperous rural area, and a more prosperous life for farmers.