＂It is timely for China to accelerate the construction of an agricultural power.＂

Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and this is the foundation of the country. A strong agricultural country is the foundation of a strong socialist modernization country. It is inseparable from agricultural development to meet people’s needs for a better life, achieve high-quality development, and lay a solid foundation for national security.

International sources interviewed by this reporter said that in recent years, China has made great achievements in agricultural and rural development. At present, it is of great and far-reaching significance for China to accelerate the leap from an agricultural power to an agricultural power and promote the new situation of agricultural and rural modernization, and the rural areas in China will present a more prosperous and vigorous atmosphere.

"Significant progress has been made in the modernization of agriculture and rural areas"

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has won the battle against poverty, implemented the strategy of rural revitalization, promoted historic achievements and changes in agriculture and rural areas, and provided important support for the cause of the party and the state to create a new situation in an all-round way. International people spoke highly of China’s achievements in agricultural and rural development.

Wen Kangnong, representative of FAO in China, said that China attaches great importance to agricultural development, achieving about a quarter of the world’s grain output with less than 9% of the world’s arable land, and feeding nearly a fifth of the world’s population. "As the world’s largest grain producer and an important grain exporter, China’s sufficient grain supply and inventory and strong grain trade and consumption are important’ stabilizers’ for the international grain market and food security." In Wen Kangnong’s view, from experience and policy to technology and resources, China’s achievements in agricultural and rural development have provided rich contents for developing countries to carry out exchanges and cooperation in the agricultural field.

With winning the battle against poverty and deepening the rural revitalization strategy, from 2013 to 2021, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in China increased by about 2.1 times, which was faster than that of urban residents and the national average. Quan Bingrui, director of China Institute of Economics and Finance, cited the above data as an example: "With the continuous deepening of reform and opening up, the agricultural and rural landscape of China has undergone tremendous changes. Especially since the 18 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has attached great importance to the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and has made important progress in the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. "

Ahmed Salam, a former deputy director of Egypt’s General Information Department and an expert on Egypt-China relations, has paid close attention to China’s agricultural development for many years. In his view, agriculture is the cornerstone of the survival and development of civilization. China insists on giving priority to the development of agriculture and rural areas, never slackens its efforts in grain production, actively promotes the structural reform of the supply side of agriculture, and thoroughly implements the rural revitalization strategy, creating achievements that have attracted worldwide attention in tackling poverty. He said: "China’s achievements in promoting the high-quality development of agriculture and promoting the coordinated development of urban and rural areas are of reference significance to developing countries."

"Agricultural development is related to national security and people’s livelihood. China is a populous country in the world. Ensuring food security for more than 1.4 billion people is not only of vital importance to China, but also of great significance to stabilizing the global food market. " Mohammad arif, one of the leaders of the China-Pakistan hybrid wheat project and a professor of agriculture at Peshawar Agricultural University in Pakistan, said that the progress of agricultural science and technology in China is obvious to all. Long-term cooperation with colleagues in China in the field of hybrid wheat made Aref deeply understand China’s unremitting efforts to promote agricultural modernization. "It is timely for China to accelerate the construction of an agricultural power. China has made greater achievements in agricultural and rural development, and China’s experience and technology will provide reference for agricultural and rural development in more developing countries. "

"Make remarkable contributions to ensuring world food security"

China has a history of thousands of years of farming civilization. Based on its basic national conditions and resource endowments, it conforms to the requirements of the times of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, gradually and steadily, adapts to local conditions, pays attention to practical results, and unswervingly follows the road of becoming an agricultural power with China characteristics.

"In recent years, the green development of agriculture in China has maintained a positive trend." Wen Kangnong said that China attaches great importance to ecological environment protection in the process of developing agriculture and has achieved remarkable results. China is committed to restoring farmland ecology and protecting biodiversity, and has made ideal achievements in mitigating climate change and developing ecological restoration technologies. In cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, FAO has implemented several GEF projects in China, covering different provinces in China from south to north, to promote the sustainable development of agriculture in China.

"China attaches great importance to food security and has made remarkable contributions to ensuring world food security. The development of Cambodian banana, mango and other industries is inseparable from the support of China’s agricultural technology and talents. " Ji Hong, dean of the Agricultural College of Royal Cambodian Agricultural University, noted that China’s efforts to promote agricultural development have shifted from quantitative growth to both quantitative and quality, from relying on input of resource elements to innovation-driven, and from extensive management to green and low-carbon circular development, which has continuously added new vitality to rural revitalization and development. "This will definitely push China’s agricultural and rural modernization to a new level".

The Sino-Philippine Agricultural Technology Center is located in Neuschwarzschia, Central Luzon, Philippines. After more than 20 years of development, the center has helped local farmers achieve the goals of increasing production and income, getting rid of poverty and ensuring food security. Ma Wen, director of the Philippine side of the center, said that China has solved the problem of feeding more than 1.4 billion people by itself, which is a remarkable achievement in itself. "The level of agricultural science and technology in China is constantly improving. By developing ecological low-carbon agriculture, continuing farming civilization and solidly promoting common prosperity, China is working hard to accelerate the construction of an agricultural power, which will also benefit neighboring countries and regions. "

"It is inseparable from the scientific planning and persistent efforts of the governments of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China."

Continue to introduce the policy of benefiting farmers and steadily raise the minimum purchase price level of rice and wheat; Develop characteristic industries, promote migrant workers, accelerate the integration of the three industries and other measures to increase farmers’ income … China anchored the goal of building a strong agricultural country and scientifically planned and promoted the work of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, which left a deep impression on the international people interviewed.

Milton Paumard, a Brazilian agricultural expert, has visited rural areas in China many times and witnessed the great changes in rural areas in southwest and northwest China. "Achieving food security requires not only the hard work of farmers, but also the scientific planning and persistent efforts of the governments of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China." Paumard specifically mentioned that last year was the closing year of the Strategic Plan for Rural Revitalization (2018-2022). "The smooth implementation of the plan and the improvement of relevant laws, regulations and policy systems have laid a solid foundation for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. Today, China’s rural areas are richer, farmers’ lives are happier and the countryside is more beautiful. "

In 2021, China issued the "14th Five-Year Plan to Promote Agricultural and Rural Modernization", which further clarified the main objectives and tasks of rural revitalization during the 14th Five-Year Plan period on the basis of connecting the first five-year plan of rural revitalization strategy. Wen Kangnong noted that this plan put forward specific policies and measures to promote high-quality and high-efficiency agriculture, liveability and industry in rural areas, and prosperity of farmers. He said that one of the important tasks of FAO’s representative office in China is to serve China’s agriculture, countryside and farmers, and in the future, it will strengthen cooperation with China in the field of rural revitalization and help China to establish a more flexible agricultural system.

Salam noted that in recent years, many young people in China have returned to their hometowns to start businesses and find jobs, bringing new ideas and injecting new vitality into the revitalization of their hometowns. "China is promoting the training of high-quality farmers, and at the same time actively expanding the sources of rural talents, providing talent support for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. At the same time, digital rural construction is developing into a new kinetic energy for rural revitalization. " He said that China has made remarkable achievements in deeply implementing the national food security strategy and rural revitalization strategy, and cultivated policies, measures and vivid practices such as smart agriculture, brand agriculture and eco-tourism agriculture, which is a great encouragement to developing countries and has played an exemplary role. (Reporter Yu Yuchun, Xie Yahong, Cheng Shizhen, Shen Xiaoxiao, Ma Fei, Zhao Yipu, Bi Mengying)