First, in order to protect the interests of farmers and prevent the "grain-base injury to farmers", the State announced on October 10, 2015 that it will continue to implement the minimum purchase price policy in the main wheat-producing areas in 2016. With the approval of the State Council, the minimum purchase price of wheat (third-class) produced in 2016 is 118 yuan per 50kg, keeping the level unchanged in 2015, in order to stabilize grain production and promote the healthy development of the grain industry.
II. Implementing "Three Subsidies" in 2016
From the "target price" subsidy pilot to the "three subsidies" (improved varieties subsidy, direct grain subsidy, agricultural subsidy) integration into "agricultural support and protection subsidy", and then to adjust the fishery oil price subsidy. China's agricultural subsidy policy at the central level is undergoing a series of major reforms.
It is reported that there are more than 50 agricultural subsidy projects at the central level in China. In the next agricultural subsidy policy reform, the vast majority of agricultural subsidy policies will be vigorously reformed and adjusted. For example, "target price" subsidy will be extended from soybean and cotton to three main staple foods, and "three subsidy" integration pilot will be implemented nationwide in 2016.
After the combination of the three subsidy policies, 20% of the total subsidy stock funds are used to support the moderate scale of grain operation. In addition, 80% of the total subsidy funds, combined with farmers'direct subsidy and crop seed subsidy funds, are used for the protection of arable land productivity. The object of subsidy is all farmers who have the right to contract for cultivated land. They can really achieve "who grows grain and who benefits". It is not like now, as long as the farmland is contracted in the countryside, we can enjoy all kinds of subsidy for planting land and grain.
However, there are also some problems and contradictions in the new agricultural subsidy reform from the "target price" subsidy pilot launched last year for cotton and soybean and the "three subsidy" pilot implemented this year. The contradiction of "target price" subsidy lies in that the direction of reform is correct in theory, but it is difficult to operate in practice, even raising the cost of subsidy. The problem brought by the integration of "three subsidy" is that many farmers who own contracted land begin to plan to increase the rent of farmland.
Of course, although there are some contradictions and problems in the two pilot reforms of "target price" subsidy and "three subsidy" integration, it is correct that the whole reform of agricultural subsidy is inclined to large grain growers, to new agricultural operators and to large-scale operation. In the future, it is necessary to accumulate the economy of some pilot areas. Only by testing can we carry out a major reform of the whole agricultural subsidy policy.
Source: Soil drift network