2016年CRI New Thinking, Supply-side Reform Stressed in Agriculture Modernization

 

The document was released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.

The policy paper underscores the importance of innovation and the supply-side structural¹ reform in the agriculture sector².

According to the document, total grain output increased 2.4 percent year on year to 621 million tonnes in 2015, the 12th straight year of growth.

However, it points out that though China has grown out of a food shortage period, structural problems remain unsolved: some produce is over-supplied and some is in short supply. 

Li Guoxiang is a researcher with the rural development institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

"While playing down the risk of food shortages, the policy paper also stresses the supply of agricultural products of good quality. All in all, to reform the sector is the core of this policy document; that is to say, farmers should plant what the customers demand."

The paper says China will improve the quality and competitiveness of its agricultural products through high-quality farmland and professional farmers catering³ to the demands of modern agriculture.

It pledges to create at least 53 million hectares of high-quality farmland by 2020.

It also encourages enterprises to "go overseas" to balance exports and imports.

Wednesday's document also says that food security through the supply of major farm produce should be guaranteed.

According to the paper, new national standards on food safety will be prioritized and standards on pesticides⁴ residues⁵ and veterinary drugs will reach international standards by 2020.

Li Guoxiang with the CASS notes that both governmental supervision⁶ and the market play important roles to achieve that goal.

"Under the market mechanism⁷, products planted with a strict use of pesticides and chemical fertilizer would be priced higher, while by strengthening supervision, any violations⁸ in the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizer should be severe punished and held responsible."

The paper says that China will follow its "red-line" system and guarantee that land dedicated⁹ to farming never shrinks to less than 120 million hectares.

In the meantime, it also stresses the importance of green development in rural areas.

The paper sets targets of increasing woodland coverage¹⁰ to above 23 percent by 2020, and wetland acreage above 500 thousand square kilometers.

In regard to farmers, the document says rural workers will be given more support to integrate into cities and find employment.

The "No. 1 central document" is the name traditionally given to the first policy statement of the year and is seen as an indicator¹¹ of policy priorities.

It was the 13th consecutive¹² year that the document has focused on the issues concerning agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, highlighting the strategic importance of these sectors¹³.

For CRI, this is Niu Honglin.

1 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

4 pesticides   

n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物

参考例句：

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
• There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 residues   

n.剩余，余渣( residue的名词复数 )；剩余财产；剩数

参考例句：

• pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables 残留在水果和蔬菜中的杀虫剂
• All organic and metallic residues on the wafers must be removed. 片子上所有的有机和金属残留物均必须清除。 来自辞典例句

6 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

7 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

8 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

9 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

10 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

11 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

12 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

13 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》