The tremendous achievements made by China's agriculture over the past few decades are inseparable from the advancement of land contracting and other reforms. Looking back on the past, the attempt to "learn from Dazhai" in the era of large collectives ended in failure, and many places became poorer and poorer the more they learned; However, the model of dividing the land and working alone in Xiaogang Village has been widely promoted, helping the mainland to overcome food shortages.
This fully shows that the impact of different reform policies on agricultural development and peasants' livelihood is often in the opposite direction. In the era of large collectives, under the system of the whole people going to the land, the peasants lacked the motivation to own the land. Dazhai is famous for its artificial terraces, but it is difficult to replicate water conservancy and other factors, which makes it more difficult to cultivate mechanically.
In many places, after "blind learning", food production has been seriously affected, and life is difficult. In contrast, Xiaogang Village embodied the spirit of reform earlier, and easily realized that there was no worries about food. This laid a good foundation for the later division of the field and working alone. In 1978, Xiaogang Village took the lead in carrying out a pilot project of distributing land to villagers, and the results were remarkable.
Subsequently, the policy of separating land and working alone was rolled out nationwide, giving each family and land the right to long-term use and income, which really stimulated the enthusiasm of farmers. This kind of reform is in line with the law of human growth and the national conditions, and has rapidly improved production efficiency and living standards. Today, the policy of large-scale lump sum has been continued, and Xiaogang Village has continuously achieved multi-level growth, becoming a model of rural revitalization in the country.
Scientific and technological progress has also injected a strong impetus into agricultural development. Mechanization has increased the level of farming mechanization to more than 90%, which has greatly reduced the labor intensity of farmers. Precision agriculture helps them to plant in a targeted manner to maximize the potential of the soil. Today's peasants are not only well fed and clothed, but also many of them have entered the middle class, and their quality of life is enviable. All this is inseparable from the achievements of reform over the past 40 years.
Good policies are the foundation of rural success. Land contracting gives farmers the right to operate independently, which truly releases and gives full play to their dominant position, which is an important reason why the Xiaogangcun model sells well all over the country. Only in this way can China's agriculture continue to enter a new stage of development and maintain its momentum forever.
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The success of the agricultural reform model in different historical periods is directly related to the livelihood of hundreds of millions of farmers. Xiaogang Village's model of dividing fields and working alone has been fully recognized by sincerely listening to the needs of farmers and boldly experimenting with system innovation. The reason why it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people is that the policy has effectively solved the pain points of the masses in an attitude of seeking truth from facts, which is also the most outstanding aspect of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Over the past 40 years, China's reform achievements have made China prosperous and powerful. It is hoped that in the future, governments at all levels will inherit this spirit, devote themselves to continuously optimizing policies, and truly make the people masters of their own affairs. At the same time, it is also hoped that the majority of farmers can put forward valuable opinions with an open and enterprising attitude, participate in the beautiful planning of the countryside, and work together to create a happier and better new era.