“New farmers” have become a new force in rural revitalization

"New farmers" have become a new force in rural revitalization

Fengdu County, Chongqing City is located in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, with a total population of about 850,000, and about 265,000 of the 420,000 rural population. Thousands of people work outside the country, the vast majority of whom are young adults. Who will farm the land? Who will revitalize the countryside? The Secretary of the Fengdu County Party Committee believes that it is necessary to not only serve the migration of the agricultural population to cities, but also attract "new farmers" who have feelings for agriculture and rural areas, abilities and resources by improving rural infrastructure, human settlements and other public services. "Go to the countryside and cultivate new forces for rural revitalization.

On the bank of Tuxi Lake in Dongzhuangping Village, Longhe Town, the Fengmingwan Rural Revitalization Pastoral Complex with the theme of agricultural research and Phoenix culture is under intense construction. A participant in the project, 37-year-old Xu, is a "returnee from overseas", a writer, and now a "new farmer". He has rented a house in the village for a long time and works with village cadres to promote rural revitalization.

Xu, who is enthusiastic about public welfare, came to Dongzhuangping Village and was attracted by the beautiful ecology here. However, he found that most young people in the village went out to work and there were many left-behind children. It was difficult to promote rural revitalization through donations alone. Therefore, he launched the "Honghu Plan" for rural revitalization, donated more than 700,000 yuan in royalties to establish the "Honghu Education Fund", and worked with several of his "returnee" friends to plan industries, improve infrastructure and provide services for Dongzhuangping Village. Left-behind children.

“We donate books to left-behind children and take them to the city to broaden their horizons; we improve rural roads and attract young people to return home. After the pastoral complex is built, the village can 'self-generate', thus achieving our goals The 'Honghu Plan' aims to strengthen an industry, beautify a village, cultivate a group of talents, and activate a local culture."

Fengdu County currently has different planting industries, breeding industries, e-commerce, and cultural tourism. There are 727 "new farmers" in the field, driving more than 22,000 households and more than 78,000 villagers to increase their income and find employment. Zhang said that Fengdu County is working hard to build a service mechanism that “returns people’s hearts to their hometowns, and brings them back to their hometowns”, and plans to establish a “New Farmers Mutual Aid Association” to cultivate more “new farmers” through government support and resource integration. , Promote the revitalization of rural industries and talents.