Resisting the original temptation to occupy cultivated land and adding "amulet" to cultivated land

[ China Agricultural Machinery Industry News ] With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, the “red line” of the number of cultivated land around some cities has become a “red ribbon” that changes at will. Due to the high degree of overlap between the planned construction land and the cultivated land, the phenomenon of occupying cultivated land during construction has occurred. To effectively protect cultivated land, we must have a restraint mechanism and an incentive mechanism to resist the original temptation to occupy cultivated land, add a "amulet" to the cultivated land, and put a "tightening spell" on the expansion of urban land, so that agricultural development and urban construction can be achieved.

The Ministry of Land and Resources recently announced the completion of the national basic farmland delineation. The so-called basic farmland, that is, under no circumstances can change its use and should not be used as the basic farmland for its use. Basic farmland is related to national food security and modern agricultural development, and is also the bottom line of rural land system reform. The author believes that only by taking this opportunity to tighten the "institutional fence" of farmland protection can we build the cornerstone of national food security.

On the one hand, with the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, the “red line” of the number of cultivated land around some cities has become a “red ribbon” that changes at will. Due to the high degree of overlap between the planned construction land and the cultivated land, the phenomenon of occupying cultivated land during construction has occurred. In recent years, the land change survey shows that in some places, the scorpion of facility agriculture has been built, and the projects such as “big sheds”, “leisure” and “vacation” facilities have been built in disguise, which is actually non-agriculturalization of cultivated land. Despite the state's regulations on the balance of occupation and compensation of cultivated land, it is common for the poor and the poor, the near-filling, and the paddy fields.

On the other hand, China's per capita arable land is too small, and the demand for food is too large. This "one big one" has increased the pressure on national food security. In recent years, China's grain has been harvested year after year, and it is full of stocks and sufficient supply. It has played a role of “ballistic stone” for the overall situation of reform and development, but it has also paid a lot of money. Due to the development of super-strength, the proportion of cultivated land degradation is large, the soil nutrients are out of balance, the pollution is intensified, and the basic soil strength is insufficient. Everything in the earth and in the soil has the grain, and the quality of the cultivated land affects both the increase in grain production capacity and the ecological environment.

From the above two aspects, it is necessary to strictly guard against the red line of cultivated land. Valuable cultivated land is not the "Tang Tang meat" that is arrogant, but the "big panda" of the people of the whole country. To effectively protect cultivated land, it is necessary to have a restraint mechanism and an incentive mechanism to withstand the original temptation to occupy cultivated land, to add a "altitude" to the cultivated land, and to put a "tightening spell" on the expansion of urban land, so that agricultural development and urban construction can be achieved.

To this end, it is necessary to establish a restraint mechanism to maintain high standards of construction and management. Previously, many arable land around large and medium-sized cities were not classified as basic farmland. In some places, there was a phenomenon that the plan was far from being close, and the plan was not smooth. Therefore, the basic farmland should be defined as “excellent and inferior”, and it is absolutely not allowed to change the original basic farmland layout by planning adjustment and perfection. It is also not allowed to arbitrarily treat unstable cultivated land, inferior land, sloping land and habitat. Farmland, engage in "the raccoon cat for the Prince", and fill it up. It is necessary to change the practice of allowing a certain proportion of basic farmland to be reserved in the past and the construction occupation is not regarded as an adjustment plan.

At the same time, it is necessary to establish an incentive mechanism to mobilize the enthusiasm of the management of land use. The practice in Zhejiang Province is worth learning. The province implements the compensation mechanism for cultivated land protection, and compensates the collectives and farmers according to the standard of 100 yuan per mu per year for the restoration of farmland infrastructure and the cultivation of ground strength. The amount of subsidy funds is linked to the protection of basic farmland. This allows rural collectives and farmers to obtain stable returns from the protection of basic farmland. In the Yuhang District of Hangzhou City, the land designated as the basic farmland has a sign on it, engraved with the name of “Tian Chang” and the way of reporting, in order to facilitate the implementation of responsibility.

Turning the "red ribbon" into a "high-voltage line" to protect basic farmland is not enough to rely solely on economic incentives. In the same plot, the income from growing grain is far more than that of “planting” buildings and factories. The compensation mechanism will also be restricted by local financial resources. Therefore, it cannot be expected to rely on raising agricultural output to prevent illegal occupation of cultivated land. There is no room for negotiation on agricultural land, and violations must be severely punished. Land use is determined by law rather than the will of the landowner or user. Urban construction must not invade basic farmland to engage in new areas, nor can it be illegally occupied by various names to occupy agricultural land. All localities must implement special protection of basic farmland without compromise, and eventually leave fertile land for future generations.