Premier on spring rural tour
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Premier Wen Jiabao talks with local people at a wheat field in Linying county, Henan province, March 17. |
After listening to the introduction to large farming machines and watching the demonstration of a pilotless plane for farming, Wen encouraged researchers to boost farming technological innovation and make efforts in the design, maintenance, use and sale of farming machines, so as to guarantee massive farming production.
"The fundamental way out for agricultural development lies in technology," Wen said, adding that only technology can improve the country's tight grain supply, especially under the condition that the total area of cultivated land cannot be expanded.
"Machinery farming is an irreversible trend, as more and more young farmers choose to work in cities," Wen said, adding that the coverage of farming machinery in Henan is 20 percentage higher than the national average and the momentum should be maintained.
Farming technology schools should be improved so that better educated farmers could join the force of agricultural laborers and become "new-generation farmers," he said.
Wen also called for improving public services in rural areas.
At a local villager's home, the premier promised to increase pensions for the elderly and agricultural subsidies.
"Agriculture is the foundation for the country's development, and farmers have contributed greatly (to the development)," he said, adding, "Agricultural modernization should not be forgotten during industrialization and urbanization; farmers and the countryside should not be forgotten in developing cities and industries."
The State Council, or Cabinet, promulgated measures for boosting Henan's development and the construction of a central economic zone last September, Wen said, adding that "both city dwellers and farmers should lead a more affluent life," and that the environment of both cities and the countryside should be improved.
When visiting the Shuanghui Group, a large food company based in Henan, Wen asked the enterprise to focus on food safety and quality as well as integrity and responsibility, as the food sector concerns people's health and safety.
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