Agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry usher in favorable development

The "Opinions of the State Council on Promoting Sound and Rapid Development of Agricultural Mechanization and Agricultural Machinery Industry" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions") was introduced recently. This national policy document that encourages the development of agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry since the reform and opening up brings China's agricultural machinery The world is not a small shock.

"This is a landmark for China's agricultural mechanization and the development of the agricultural machinery industry." Dr. Zhang Zongyi, the Agricultural Mechanization Development Center of the Nanjing Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, who had participated in the drafting of the "Opinions," commented.

The cornerstone of modern agriculture

“At present, China is undergoing a crucial period of transition from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture. The input structure of agricultural production factors and agricultural production methods are undergoing profound changes, and higher demands are placed on the development of agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry.” Zhang Zongyi said, two It has become an important material basis and an important symbol for the development of modern agriculture in China.

With the acceleration of employment transfer of rural labor, cross-regional operations of agricultural machinery, the promulgation and implementation of the “Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Law” in 2004, and the implementation of subsidy policies for purchase of agricultural machinery, the pace of development of China’s agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry has accelerated. Zhang Zongyi told reporters that in recent years, China’s agricultural mechanization is undergoing a period of rapid development, with an average annual growth rate of over 3 percentage points; and the agricultural machinery industry has also made rapid progress. In 2009, the total output value of the agricultural machinery industry broke through 200 billion yuan for the first time. It has only doubled in just 4 years.

Despite this, agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry still have certain problems. Zhang Zongyi said that at present, China's agricultural mechanization is in a bottleneck period, and there are still problems with unbalanced development in many aspects. It is mainly manifested in the gap in the level of agricultural mechanization in different regions and in different crops and operations in China; the agronomy integration of agricultural machinery is not tight enough, especially in the production of rape, corn, cotton, sugar cane and other crops, which restricts the development of agricultural mechanization; The level of mechanization of food crop production is high, the level of mechanization of economic crop production is low, the level of mechanization of poultry and fish farming is high, the mechanization of livestock breeding is low, and the structure of agricultural machinery and equipment is not balanced, and so on.

In addition, Zhang Zongyi also said that the unbalanced development between the links is also a big problem. For example, he said that the machine harvest rate of rice has reached 56.69%, but the mechanical planting level is only 16.71%; the level of mechanization of crushing and feeding of pig feed is relatively high, and the mechanization level of feed feeding and excrement cleaning is basically in the initial stage.

At the same time, the serious problems of the agricultural machinery industry itself also affect the development of agricultural mechanization. At present, the independent innovation and R&D capabilities of China's agricultural machinery enterprises are relatively weak, the high-end products are insufficient, and the low-end products are surplus. The key components such as engines, electric control, and hydraulic pressure rely heavily on imports. How to transform from a large agricultural machinery country to a strong agricultural machinery country and from a low-end, low-quality product manufacturing to a high-end, high-quality product manufacturing has become a major issue for the agricultural machinery industry. "To make agricultural mechanization and agro-industry industry develop by leaps and bounds, and to promote the transformation of modern agriculture in China, these problems need to be resolved." Zhang Zongyi said.

Welcome the development of spring

“It is precisely due to the long-term problems of the above issues that the industry has been delighted with the introduction of the “Opinions.” Zhang Zongyi said. As a relatively small sub-industry in China's national economic system, the agricultural machinery industry can obtain such a large number of preferential benefits and support at one time. Whether it is a direct benefit or an indirect advantage, it will accelerate the development of agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry.

The "Opinions" mentioned that "the central government must increase investment to support the construction of technological innovation capabilities, industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, and the introduction of technology and intelligence in agricultural machinery industries. The state's technological transformation investment should give tilt and support to the technological transformation of agricultural machinery industries. The government must also implement matching funds in accordance with a certain percentage; "further implement the pre-tax deduction policy for corporate R&D investment." In this regard, Zhang Zongyi said that some of these policies have already introduced policies, such as the pre-tax deduction policy for corporate R&D investment. While some support policies still require a certain process, but given the authoritative nature of the "Opinions", they are used at all levels. The important policy basis for the government to increase investment in and support for the agricultural machinery industry will ultimately promote the balanced and rapid development of agricultural mechanization and the innovation capability and manufacturing capacity of the agricultural machinery industry.

Zhang Zongyi also gave his own suggestions on the government, enterprises, and farmers involved in the policy. He said that in order to better implement the policies, governments at all levels should issue supporting policies or detailed rules as soon as possible to form specific systems or regulations to better guide the healthy development of enterprises and promote balanced and rapid development of agricultural mechanization; as enterprises, efforts should be made to improve With its own independent innovation capabilities and manufacturing capabilities, it closely integrates market demands and produces multifunctional, high-quality agricultural machinery. It strives to provide material security for the development of China's agricultural mechanization; as agricultural machinery users, it should adopt various factors such as agricultural machinery, land and labor. Formal alliances will increase the degree of organization in order to increase the scale of operations and services, so as to obtain more financial and financial policy support. Subsidy policy escort

Strengthening financial support, improving the subsidy system for purchasing agricultural machinery, strengthening and improving financial services, effectively implementing preferential tax and fee policies, and supporting the construction of agricultural mechanized infrastructure are five supporting policies in the “Opinions” to promote the development of agricultural mechanization and agricultural machinery industry. Think of it as "prescription for remedy."

Zhang Zongyi said that this provides a policy system for the continued strength of the agricultural machinery industry in the future. In general, the preferential policies of the agricultural machinery industry proposed by the “Opinions” of the State Council are mainly divided into two categories: one is the direct payment and support to the agricultural machinery industry; the other is through the use of agricultural machinery and agricultural machinery users. The concessions benefit the agricultural machinery industry indirectly by fostering and expanding the market for the agricultural machinery industry. The two types of policies are coordinated with each other and promote each other, which together constitute the policy guarantee system for the development of the agricultural machinery industry in the new period.

In particular, the agricultural machinery purchase subsidy policy, although only subsidizing farmers, stimulated the consumption demand of agricultural machinery and increased the sales of agricultural machinery. In fact, it was also a subsidy to the agricultural machinery industry. It was the subsidy policy for agricultural machinery purchase that stimulated the agricultural machinery industry in recent years. improve dramatically.

In recent years, with the development of agricultural mechanization, based on actual needs, the subsidy policy for purchase of agricultural machinery has been continuously adjusted, and subsidies for some already saturated agricultural machinery are no longer subsidized. The subsidy focus has been expanded from grain machinery to livestock and aquaculture machinery, and special economic crop production. There are 12 categories, 45 subcategories and 180 items in machinery, facilities, agricultural equipment, and agricultural product processing machinery. The adjustment of the scope of subsidies for purchase of agricultural machinery played a greater role in optimizing the structure of agricultural machinery and promoting the sustainable development of agricultural machinery.

Among the several supporting policies, strengthening and improving financial services and supporting infrastructure construction are the highlights of Zhang Zongyi's eyes. He said that for a long time, the problem of financing difficulties for farmers and SMEs has always existed, which has limited the purchase demand of farmers and the sound development of SMEs in agricultural machinery. In addition, the development of agricultural mechanization is also hampered by the use of farm roads and agricultural machinery parking sites. However, with the implementation of the "Opinions" and the implementation of related supporting policies, I believe these are no longer problems.