In recent years, Nanchang has positioned its agriculture, rural areas, and farmers work within the broader context of the city's development strategy, systematically studying and applying the "Ten Million Project" experience, and advancing the "Four Integrations and One Shared" beautiful countryside initiative. The city's agricultural and rural work has maintained a generally stable and steadily improving trajectory, serving as a stabilizer for the city's economic and social development. Key initiatives including stable grain production and supply, rural industry development, and beautiful countryside construction have produced impressive results, providing a solid foundation for the city's high-quality development.
Stabilizing Grain Production and Supply to Reinforce the Foundation, Making the Economic Cornerstone More Solid
In the golden month of October, in the over 2,000 mu of high-standard farmland in Tacheng Village, Tacheng Township, Nanchang County, harvesters shuttled back and forth as grain farmer Wan Ruihua inspected rice ears and field roads at the edge of the fields. "In the past, the plots were small and there were many ridges, making it hard even for harvesters to turn around. Now machines can drive right up to the field edges, saving time and effort," Wan Ruihua said. With high-standard farmland renovation and mechanized operations being rolled out, Tacheng Village last year increased early rice yield by 35 jin per mu and late rice by 40 jin per mu, giving grain farmers tangible confidence in their fields. The reliable farmland beneath Wan Ruihua's feet is connected to the foundation of Nanchang's grain security. Nanchang treats high-standard farmland construction as a key lever for stabilizing the city's agricultural fundamentals. Aiming to gradually convert all permanent basic farmland into high-standard farmland, the city has cumulatively built 259.9 wan mu of high-standard farmland. With contiguous plots and supporting irrigation channels, agricultural machinery has room to operate, and the city's agricultural mechanization level continues to rise. Beyond good farmland and machinery, quality seeds are also playing their part. Nine seed industry enterprises in the city have been recognized as provincial-level backbone crop seed enterprises, and the city's seed companies produce and sell approximately 56% of the province's vegetable seeds, providing strong support for the city's stable grain production and supply of important agricultural products. The coordinated efforts of good farmland, good machinery, and good seeds ultimately come down to the city's grain security and supply for a major city. As a provincial capital with 6.67 million residents, Nanchang closely monitors its annual grain planting target of 5.1019 million mu and total output of 4.2 billion jin, steadily advancing grain and oil production. As of now, the city has harvested 1.9709 million mu of early rice and 1.3596 million mu of late rice; it has harvested 868,400 mu of rapeseed with a total output of 75,000 tons. Regarding the safe supply of important agricultural products, in the first three quarters, the city's vegetable output reached 1.17 million tons, pig slaughter reached 1.62 million head, poultry slaughter reached 42.69 million birds, and aquatic product output reached 350,000 tons, effectively meeting the consumption needs of the city's residents.
Consolidating Connections and Holding the Line, Continuously Reinforcing the Livelihood Foundation
Preventing any large-scale return to poverty is a livelihood red line that the city must uphold for its high-quality development. Nanchang advances the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements within the broader context of the city's livelihood security. Relying on mechanisms such as the "Three-Line Early Warning" system, the city has cumulatively eliminated poverty-return risks for 1,530 households and 5,304 people, with a risk elimination rate of 75%, ranking first in the province. Only when mechanisms reach individual households can changes be seen. In Qingxi Village, Liuhu Town, Honggutan District, villager Xu Xiaoping has been unable to do heavy work for years due to chronic illness and has had difficulty finding employment. After village assistants learned of his situation during visits, they matched him through the "e-Service" platform to a public welfare position as a village cleaner, handling the entire application and onboarding process on his behalf. "The village arranged this position for me and I didn't have to run any errands for the paperwork. I feel much more at ease," Xu Xiaoping said. A public welfare position supports not just an income but the stable daily life of a family. Stable employment for people lifted out of poverty secures family livelihoods and also the city's livelihood bottom line and development confidence. In 2026, the city invested 320 million yuan in regular assistance funds, implementing 431 projects with a 100% commencement rate. Regular "dual assistance" in industry and employment has been carried out, with 2,263 people placed in public welfare positions, and 21,000 people lifted out of poverty have found employment citywide. Through sound mechanisms, precise monitoring, and effective assistance, the city's poverty alleviation achievements have been continuously consolidated and expanded through effective connections, and the endogenous development momentum of people lifted out of poverty continues to strengthen.
Developing Rural Industries Through Branding, Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Agricultural Industrialization
On October 31, at the 24th Junshan Lake Crab Festival in Jinxian County, crab-tying competitions, crab-tasting experiences, and agricultural product exhibitions were laid out in a row, with 28 business entities participating collectively as tourists gathered around lakeside seafood stalls to taste and place orders. "In the past, I had to travel everywhere to find markets. Now with the crab festival, our reputation is growing and sales channels are expanding. We can sell our good crabs right at our doorstep," said crab farmer Zhou Xinghua. The rise of a single crab reflects a complete brand chain and is also a microcosm of Nanchang's implementation of the "Brand Strengthening Agriculture" initiative. As of now, the city has 637 green, organic, and geographical indication agricultural products, 20 nationally renowned premium new agricultural products, 3 nationally distinctive agricultural products, and 4 Jiangxi Province "Small, Beautiful, Special, and Refined" regional public brands. The brand matrix for high-quality agricultural products is rapidly taking shape. Brands cannot stand without industrial entities to support them. Nanchang has deeply advanced the province's agricultural industrialization "Double Hundred Action," cumulatively cultivating 22 agricultural enterprises with annual revenue exceeding 1 billion yuan and 135 enterprises exceeding 100 million yuan; currently, there are 461 municipal-level or above agricultural industrialization leading enterprises, including 18 national-level leading enterprises, and 9 enterprises in the city have entered China's Top 500 Agricultural Enterprises. From the rise of a single crab to the growth of a batch of brands, Nanchang's agricultural brand landscape is expanding further. With the accelerated cultivation of the "Eight Ones" agricultural product system, a crab, a duck, a grain of rice, a pig, a cup of tea, a bag of milk, a bottle of wine, and a bowl of noodles are becoming Nanchang's new agricultural calling cards. The brand influence and market competitiveness of agricultural industrialization continue to improve, opening new space for the city's high-quality economic development.
Enhancing the Beauty of Rural Villages, Making the Ecological Foundation More Distinct
In Leigang Village, Taiping Town, Wanli, villager Hu Chazi still remembers the village from a few years ago: "Old houses were dilapidated, the roads were hard to navigate, and young people who could leave all left." The change began with living environment improvements. Leigang Village used the "Five Modernizations and Five Improvements" as a breakthrough point, guiding villagers to demolish illegal structures and clear garbage while simultaneously laying sewage pipes and connecting to sewage treatment stations. Once the environment changed, the village seized the opportunity to revitalize idle old houses and introduce a cluster of boutique homestays, becoming a well-known "internet-famous village." "Who would have thought it would be transformed into such a beautiful homestay village," Hu Chazi said. Leigang Village's transformation benefited from Nanchang advancing rural living environment improvements within the broader context of the city's urban-rural integration development. Using the annual rural construction task list as a抓手, Nanchang continues to advance rural living environment improvements, deeply implements the "Five Fixed and Contracted" long-term management and protection mechanism, and orderly advances the rectification of 1,000 problematic household toilets and the construction and renovation of farmers' sanitary toilets. Currently, the city's rural sanitary toilet penetration rate has reached 88%. In terms of "Four Integrations and One Shared" beautiful countryside construction, 65 pioneer villages are being advanced in an orderly manner. The Wanli Administration Bureau and Anyi County have been rated as provincial "Four Integrations and One Shared" pioneer counties, and Nanchang County has been rated as a provincial "Four Integrations and One Shared" construction county. With the environment improved, the rural "appearance" is gradually converting into industry and popularity, adding new carriers for the city's urban-rural integration development. While rural appearance improves, Nanchang treats ecological governance as an important part of building the city's ecological brand. Nanchang steadily advances the fishing ban and withdrawal work in the "Five Rivers" basin within the city, cumulatively clearing 28 "three-no" fishing vessels, effectively maintaining good order in banned fishing waters, and significantly improving the aquatic ecological environment. Agricultural product quality and safety assurance is strong, with the quality monitoring pass rate of major agricultural products stable above 98% for nine consecutive years. The city's comprehensive straw utilization rate reaches 94%, and the comprehensive utilization rate of livestock and poultry manure remains above 85%. The green development foundation is more distinct, providing strong support for the city's ecological civilization construction. Achievements inspire, and goals spur progress. Next, Nanchang will continue to position its agriculture, rural areas, and farmers work within the broader context of the city's development strategy, hold the bottom line of grain security, continuously consolidate and expand poverty alleviation achievements, deeply implement the "Double Hundred Action," enhance the endogenous momentum of rural revitalization, and contribute more "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" strength to the city's high-quality economic and social development.
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