The vernal equinox will soon come; Chongqing is now at a crucial moment for agricultural production in spring. Agricultural production will extend from western Chongqing to northeastern and southeastern Chongqing. On the 16th, at the 53rd press conference on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Chongqing, Yuan Desheng, a member of the Municipal Agricultural and Rural Working Committee, said in response to a reporter’s question that to solve some problems in agricultural production promptly, the city launched a 100-day spring plowing service, which will last from March to June.

Chongqing launched a 100-day spring plowing service, which will last from March to June.

Yuan Desheng said that the main task of this operation is to provide effective technical services. First of all, we must ensure that the technical plans are implemented in the districts, counties and villages and towns and that agricultural technicians shall go to the villages and fields. In terms of professional services, we must shift from the original focus on grain to cultivation industry, from the focus on the output to the transformation of the entire industry chain, and from high yield to green and high efficiency.

The main task of this operation is to provide practical technical services.

The agricultural departments at all levels will use advanced scientific and technological means, such as the Internet, WeChat, videos, and others to deliver science and technology to the countryside, hold expert lectures, and conduct on-the-spot observations, to discover and coordinate the problems encountered in the resumption of work and production and to set off a climax in spring agricultural production.

The Municipal Agricultural and Rural Committee has also stepped up the publicity and implementation of 40 measures to support enterprises, as well as farmland protection subsidies, subsidies for large grain producers, organic fertilizers, green and efficient actions, etc. to achieve the goals of overall stable grain planting area, guaranteed supply and income increase of characteristic agricultural products, controllable disaster losses and efficient green development this year.