Yangzi Evening News Network November 8 (reporter Wan Lingyun) On November 8, the reporter learned from Baoyan Town, Dantu District, a thousand-year-old town in Zhenjiang, that the Department of Natural Resources of Jiangsu Province recently announced the list of provincial farmland protection incentive units in 2021, and Baoyan Town was successfully selected with the results achieved in farmland protection in recent years! At the same time, it will also receive a fund reward of 2 million yuan.
The hometown of fish and rice, the ancient town of Baoyan. Provided by Baoyan Town Government
According to reports, this year's Jiangsu Province farmland protection incentive evaluation work was carried out by the Provincial Department of Natural Resources in conjunction with the competent departments of natural resources of districted cities, aiming to give full play to the role of typical demonstration and leadership, guide all localities to strictly fulfill their responsibilities for farmland protection, and contribute to ensuring food security in the province and promoting the construction of ecological civilization. After the declaration and deliberation, 2 districted cities, 10 counties (cities, districts), and 50 townships (towns, streets) with outstanding results in farmland protection were finally selected.
Baoyan Town became one of the two towns in Zhenjiang District that received this honor, the other being Situ Town in Danyang City.
The reporter learned from the Baoyan Town Government that since 2020, under the leadership of the provincial, municipal and district governments and the specific guidance of the capital and regulation departments, Baoyan Town has conscientiously implemented the laws, regulations and policies of the land, strictly managed the land, and achieved good results in land use and farmland protection. In the same period, the tasks of 36,542.44 mu of arable land and 27,075 mu of permanent basic farmland protection area were fully completed.
In addition, Baoyan Town strictly implements the "balance of occupation and compensation" system, and adds 314.15 mu of arable land through reclamation in 2020. Concentrate on the construction of high-standard farmland in contiguous pieces, and improve the quality of supporting implementation with agriculture through the implementation of comprehensive land improvement projects in whole villages and entire areas. In recent years, a total of 30,000 mu of high-standard farmland has been built, accounting for 98.7% of the basic farmland in the town. Moreover, it has also won the honorary title of Zhenjiang High-standard Farmland Construction Demonstration Town.
The reporter also learned that Baoyan Town has conscientiously carried out the propaganda of "five no's" for the protection of cultivated land, especially basic farmland, and set up 7 signs for the protection of basic farmland in towns and villages within its jurisdiction. As a result, an atmosphere of the people of the town jointly protecting the "rice bowl field" has been formed, especially the quality improvement of "weir soil" has been used to escort the "weir rice" brand, and the Baoyan rice ecological brand of "one town and one product" has been successfully created to help the rural revitalization of the ancient town.
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