Focus on the Two Sessions | Representative Qin Yinglin: Proposes Establishing a Support Fund for the Transformation and Upgrading of the Animal Husbandry Industry
Release time： 2019-03-13
【Summary Description】
The transformation and upgrading of China’s animal husbandry industry will be a long-term, ongoing process. Currently, the sector still faces challenges such as low production efficiency, weak disease prevention and control capabilities, insufficient resource utilization of livestock waste, and tight land availability for livestock facilities. To promote the transformation and upgrading of the animal husbandry industry and accelerate the development of modern animal husbandry, Qin Yinglin, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, Party Secretary and Chairman of Muyuan Group, put forward the proposal “Accelerate the Rapid Transformation and Upgrading of the Animal Husbandry Industry to Achieve Sustainable Development” at the Second Session of the 13th National People’s Congress.
Qin Yinglin stated that, with the advancement of modern internet technology, the future of animal husbandry will see the integration of artificial intelligence on the basis of mechanization and automation. Intelligent livestock farming driven by big data is becoming a key trend in the transformation and upgrading of the industry. He suggested that the state establish a technical reward fund or support fund specifically aimed at facilitating the transformation and upgrading of the livestock industry, increase incentives for attracting high-tech talent and fostering technological innovation in the sector, and encourage livestock enterprises to explore intelligent farming practices and adopt smart robotic systems. For repetitive, mechanical, and simple farming tasks, robots can fully take over, not only boosting labor efficiency but also enhancing disease prevention and control efforts.
Qin Yinglin stated that China’s animal husbandry sector is currently experiencing sustained and stable development, with significant improvements in both the scale of operations and farming standards. At the same time, large quantities of livestock and poultry manure are accumulating. Therefore, it is essential to encourage and support the resourceful utilization of livestock and poultry manure, build a circular agricultural model integrating crop and livestock production, and achieve an organic integration of economic, social, and environmental benefits. He suggested that the state should prioritize the promotion of agricultural technologies as a new type of rural service industry, encouraging livestock enterprises to either purchase or independently provide agricultural technology extension services for farmers. Additionally, he proposed establishing regional laboratories dedicated to the resourceful utilization of livestock and poultry manure, and setting up special funds to subsidize the construction of pipelines for the transportation and utilization of biogas slurry—thus addressing the “last mile” challenge of returning manure resources to local farmland.
He believes that fully promoting the resource utilization of livestock and poultry waste, and establishing a new sustainable development model characterized by integrated crop-livestock farming and agricultural-pastoral circular systems, will help achieve the “two increases and two reductions” in agricultural production—namely, increasing both the quantity and quality of agricultural products while reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This approach will also contribute to rural revitalization efforts and facilitate the realization of the goals of making agriculture stronger, villages more beautiful, and farmers wealthier. Qin Yinglin suggested that the state should increase subsidies for the construction of organic fertilizer plants that primarily use livestock and poultry manure as raw materials, encourage the resource utilization of livestock and poultry waste in field crops, introduce policies to promote the substitution of chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers for field crops, and provide complementary support and preferential policies. Alternatively, the state could offer incentives or subsidies to users, thereby further boosting the resource utilization of livestock and poultry waste.
Qin Yinglin pointed out that as the livestock and poultry farming industry rapidly shifts from a traditional, extensive model to a modern, intensive one—and in response to increasingly stringent environmental standards and higher requirements for biosecurity防控—land availability for environmental protection facilities and disease prevention and control is becoming severely constrained, posing a critical bottleneck that hinders the development of modern animal husbandry. He suggested that the state should comprehensively and clearly define the scope and definitions of land designated for production facilities and ancillary facilities, taking into account the specific characteristics of large-scale livestock and poultry farms across different species, scales, and regions. Furthermore, land allocated for environmentally friendly and disease-preventive facilities—such as organic fertilizer production areas, harmless treatment centers for dead livestock and poultry, and regional disinfection and cleaning centers—should be explicitly included under the management of facility agricultural land, and restrictions on the area of ancillary facilities should be relaxed.
(Source: China.org.cn)
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