Chongqing tamps the foundation of grain production, promotes agricultural modernization and increases farmers’ income.

  CCTV News:Recently, 9.8 million mu of rice in Chongqing has gradually matured and entered the harvest period. With the implementation of high-standard farmland transformation, the rice machine yield is expected to reach more than 80% in 2023.

  In Dadu Village, Jiangbei Street, Fuling District, Chongqing, the heavy ears of rice are particularly gratifying under the sunshine. Overlooking from the sky, the mature rice is like the earth covered with a golden carpet. Two large combine harvesters shuttled back and forth in the paddy field, cutting rice, threshing and crushing straw in one go, and harvesting was completed in just over ten minutes.

  In recent years, the local government has vigorously promoted the construction of high-standard farmland and infrastructure, and consolidated the foundation of grain production. At the same time, actively promote agricultural mechanization farming, play a leading role in agricultural scale production demonstration, and solve problems such as rural labor shortage and land abandonment. Vigorously improve the efficiency of agricultural planting, management and harvesting and farmers’ enthusiasm for growing grain, promote agricultural modernization and increase farmers’ income.