The People's Daily (June 28) reported that the CCP CC Propaganda Department held a series
of press conferences on the theme of "China's Ten Years" on June 27, under the caption 'Since
the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the development of agriculture
and rural areas has made historic achievements - Comprehensive promotion of the rural
revitalization strategy in the new era'. Deng Xiaogang, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Affairs, spoke on rural revitalization in the new era. Deng Xiaogang said that in the past
ten years, we have won the battle against poverty, solved the problem of absolute poverty historically, implemented the strategy of rural revitalization, and promoted the development of
agriculture and rural areas to achieve historic achievements and make historic changes. Deng
Xiaogang said that since the 18th Party Congress, the supply of grain and important agricultural
products "has been stable, and the foundation for ensuring national food security has become
more and more solid. Grain production capacity has increased steadily. The output has been
stable at more than 1.3 trillion catties for 7 consecutive years, and will reach a new level of 100
billion catties in 10 years. In 2021, the output will reach a record high of 1,365.7 billion catties,
and the per capita grain share will reach 483 kg, higher than the internationally recognized food
safety line of 400 kilograms has achieved basic self-sufficiency of grains and absolute safety
of rations".
The same day (June 28) CCTV telecast a report saying, "Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the
CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military
Commission, sent a letter to Xu Congxiang, a major grain grower in Taihe County, Anhui
Province, on June 27, expressing his greetings to the local villagers and expressing his gratitude
to the country’s grain growers". "Xi Jinping said, I remember you, an expert in grain farming
in Taihe, Anhui. I am very happy to learn that your family has had a good harvest of wheat and
that your children and grandchildren have followed you in farming". Xi Jinping pointed out
that "if you have food in your hands, you should not panic. I have always been concerned about
grain production, and I often visit the fields during grassroots research. Over the years, the CPC
Central Committee has introduced a series of policies and measures to support grain production,
with the aim of keeping the Chinese people's rice bowls firmly in their own hands, and making
grain farmers earn money and benefits, and make life better. It is hoped that large grain growers
will take advantage of their large-scale operation and actively apply modern agricultural
technology, so as to drive the small farmers to diversify and grow good grains, so as to
contribute to national food security together".
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