Memorabilia of a hundred years’ agricultural history

　　In 1921

　　Put forward a proposal to solve the land problem

　　In July 1921, the "communist party Program of China" adopted by the first National Congress in communist party, China, put forward the idea of confiscation of land for public use; In October 1925, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued "the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s Letter to Farmers", pointing out that the fundamental way to relieve farmers’ suffering is to implement "farmland owned by farmers".

　　In 1927

　　Create rural revolutionary base areas

　　In October 1927, Mao Zedong led the autumn harvest uprising troops, founded the first rural revolutionary base in the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Jinggangshan, and formulated the first land law — — Jinggangshan Land Law. Since then, more than a dozen rural revolutionary base areas have been established in succession, "fighting local tyrants and distributing fields", eliminating feudal land ownership and implementing "land to the tiller".

　　1937

　　Implement rent reduction and interest reduction

　　In August, 1937, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau in Luochuan, northern Shaanxi, and adopted the Ten-Point Program for Resisting Japan and Saving the Nation. He decided to take reducing rent and interest as the basic policy for solving farmers’ problems during War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression’s period, so as to help farmers, unite various forces demanding anti-Japanese, and establish a broader anti-Japanese United front to jointly defend foreign enemies.

　　1947

　　Carry out land reform

　　In July 1947, the Working Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a land work conference in Xibaipo, and formulated the Outline of China Land Law, demanding that the liberated areas carry out the land system reform movement more generally and deeply, fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of the peasants for revolution and production, and laying the deepest mass foundation for the victory of the war of liberation.

　　the year of 1949

　　Lead the peasants to turn over and be liberated

　　On October 1st, 1949, the Communist Party of China (CPC) led the people of China to finally overthrow the rule of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism through arduous struggles, won the victory of the new-democratic revolution, established the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and emancipated the peasants.

　　1956

　　Guide farmers to take the road of collectivization

　　After the founding of New China, through land reform and agricultural cooperation, farmers were promptly guided to organize, cooperate with each other and take the road of socialist collectivization. By the end of 1956, the transformation from individual ownership of farmers to collective ownership was realized, the socialist transformation of agriculture was basically completed, and the rural collective economic system was initially established.

　　1973

　　Successfully cultivated hybrid rice

　　In 1973, Yuan Longping, a scientific research team of China indica hybrid rice, and other researchers successfully cultivated indica hybrid rice with strong advantages for the first time in the world. In 1976, it was widely popularized and applied in the whole country, which was a major breakthrough in the history of rice in China. In 1996, the super rice plan was launched, and the yield per mu reached 1152.3 kg in 2018, setting a new record for rice yield.

　　1978

　　Carry out household contract management

　　In December 1978, 18 farmers of Xiaogang production team in Fengyang, Anhui Province pressed their handprints and seals on a paper guarantee, taking the lead in realizing the "all-in-one contract". In the following years, the contract responsibility system of joint production was widely implemented throughout the country, and a two-tier management system based on household contract management was established.

　　In 1982

　　Issue the first No.1 document.

　　In January 1982, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China approved the minutes of the national rural work conference, which was the first No.1 document issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China since the reform and opening up. From 1982 to 1986, the No.1 Document of the Central Committee for five consecutive years took agriculture and rural work as the theme. In the 21st century, since 2004, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have issued the No.1 document to guide the work of agriculture, countryside and farmers for 18 consecutive years.

　　In 1985

　　Cancel the unified purchase and marketing

　　In January, 1985, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued Ten Policies on Further Activating the Rural Economy, and decided that the state would no longer assign farmers the task of unified distribution and purchase of agricultural products except for a few varieties, and agricultural products would be operated through multiple channels. Since then, the agricultural product market has been gradually liberalized, and the rural market mechanism has been gradually established and continuously improved.

　　1987

　　Township enterprises have sprung up everywhere.

　　After the rural reform, township enterprises developed rapidly. In 1987, the output value of township enterprises exceeded the agricultural output value for the first time, and in the 1990s, the output value of township enterprises accounted for one third of the total industrial output value. The great development of township enterprises has promoted the transfer of rural labor and employment, greatly increased the income of farmers and accelerated the process of industrialization and urbanization.

　　In 1996

　　The per capita grain possession exceeds 400 kilograms.

　　After the rural reform, China’s total grain output has continuously jumped to a new level, and the supply of grain and important agricultural products has achieved a historic transformation from a long-term shortage to a basic balance of total output and a surplus in good years. In 1996, the total output reached 1 trillion Jin, exceeding 400 kg per capita for the first time, surpassing the world average for the first time.

　　In 2003

　　Put forward the strategy of "top priority"

　　In January 2003, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China put forward that solving the problems concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers should be the top priority of the whole party’s work. In October, 2005, the central government put forward that China has reached the stage of development in which agriculture is supplemented by industry and rural areas are led by cities, and implemented the policy of "industry feeds back agriculture and urban areas support rural areas", which has accelerated the development of agriculture and rural areas.

　　In 2006

　　Abolish agricultural tax

　　In order to effectively reduce the burden on farmers, the CPC Central Committee has issued a series of policies and measures to promote farmers’ burden reduction and income increase. On January 1st, 2006, the Regulations of People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Agricultural Tax was abolished, ending the agricultural tax system that has been implemented for more than 2,600 years.

　　In 2013

　　Put forward the national food security strategy

　　In 2013, the Central Rural Work Conference proposed to adhere to the national food security strategy of focusing on China, basing itself on the domestic market, ensuring production capacity, moderately importing and supporting by science and technology. Through the in-depth implementation of the strategy of "storing grain on the ground and storing grain in technology", grain production has increased year after year. In 2020, China’s total grain output will reach 1,339 billion Jin, and the output will be stable at more than 1.3 trillion Jin for six consecutive years.

　　the year of 2016

　　Separation of "Three Powers" in Rural Contracted Land

　　In November 2016, the general offices of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council issued the Opinions on Improving the Separation of Rural Land Ownership, Contracting Rights and Management Rights, proposing to implement the separation of ownership, contracting rights and management rights in parallel, which is another major institutional innovation in rural reform after the household contract responsibility system.

　　the year 2017

　　Promote the green development of agriculture

　　On July 19, 2017, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader presided over the meeting of the Central Leading Group for Deepening Reform, and reviewed and approved the Opinions on Innovating System and Mechanism to Promote the Green Development of Agriculture. On March 30, 2020, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Yucun, Zhejiang Province again after 15 years, reiterated the concept of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" and pointed out that the path of green development is correct, and we must stick to it if we choose the right path.

　　the year 2017

　　Implement the strategy of rural revitalization

　　In November, 2017, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to implement the rural revitalization strategy, demanding to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas in accordance with the general requirements of industrial prosperity, ecological livability, rural civilization, effective governance and affluent life. This is a major decision-making arrangement made by the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core to comply with the yearning of hundreds of millions of farmers for a better life.

　　In 2021

　　Get rid of poverty and win an all-round victory

　　On February 25, 2021, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader solemnly declared at the national summary and commendation meeting on tackling poverty, that China’s fight against poverty has won an all-round victory, regional overall poverty has been solved, the arduous task of eliminating absolute poverty has been completed, and another miracle on earth has been created in history.

　　In 2021

　　Realize a comprehensive well-off society

　　On the centenary of the founding of the Party, China has achieved the first centenary goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way. It is a strategic arrangement for the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era to build a well-off society in an all-round way, to basically realize modernization, and then to build a socialist modernization power in an all-round way. We should persevere and strive to write a magnificent chapter in the new journey of socialist modernization.

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