In the first quarter, the agricultural production situation in Xinjiang continued to improve, and the construction of a national supply base for high-quality agricultural and livestock products accelerated. All localities have taken effective measures to ensure the smooth progress of spring ploughing production, further consolidate the food security and supply base of important agricultural products in the whole region, and continuously improve the supply level of important agricultural and livestock products.
Statistics show that in the first quarter, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in the whole region30.138 billion yuan, calculated at comparable prices, up 6.9% year-on-year, the highest growth rate since the first quarter of 2014.
The production of spring ploughing started smoothly.
Recently, all parts of Xinjiang have seized the favorable opportunity of rising temperature, seized the agricultural time to promote the work of spring sowing and spring management, and implemented the grain production task to the letter in counties, cities, villages and specific plots, laying a solid foundation for the annual agricultural harvest.
"The application of Beidou navigation and other technologies has greatly improved the quality of sowing." Huang Shaotang, a villager from Haote Haoer Village, Hatubuhu Town, Wusu City, Xinjiang, said that in 2024, he planted corn with intelligent agricultural machinery for precise sowing, which saved manpower and agricultural materials and achieved cost savings and efficiency gains in the sowing process. With the support of advanced production technology, his corn yield is expected to exceed 1.4 tons, and the average net income per mu is about 1200 yuan.
A year’s plan lies in spring, and the relationship between agricultural production in spring and the quality of agricultural harvest throughout the year.In the spring of 2024, there were many unfavorable weather such as cooling and strong winds, and the progress of spring sowing in various places was affected to some extent. To this end, according to the actual production, all localities mobilized agricultural technicians to go deep into the fields, strengthened service guidance, ensured that all field management measures were put in place in spring, and minimized the weather impact.
At the same time, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region strengthened communication and consultation with meteorological departments, timely released disaster warning information, put forward specific disaster prevention and mitigation measures, and guided all localities to do disaster prevention, mitigation and relief work. Set up a state service working group and send it.Twenty-one senior agricultural technology experts went deep into 21 major grain and cotton producing counties in the whole region to provide technical services, do a good job in water and fertilizer management, pest control and other work, and strive to promote the large-scale yield increase of important agricultural products such as grain and cotton and improve the comprehensive agricultural production efficiency.
The latest agricultural situation scheduling shows that at present, cotton and corn in southern Xinjiang have entered a large-scale sowing period, spring wheat in northern Xinjiang has been sown one after another, and corn and cotton in some areas have entered a large-scale sowing period. Crops have been sown in the whole region.More than 32 million mu, the planting progress is close to 40%, an increase of nearly 1 million mu compared with 2023.
The basic guarantee is solid and powerful.
How much water can be supplied in spring determines.How much land can be planted in 2024 and ensuring irrigation water in spring is very important for agricultural production throughout the year.
Since the start of spring ploughing production, villagers in Grassland Village, Ruokeya Township, Minfeng County, Xinjiang have been busy dredging channels and diverting water for irrigation. Technicians from agriculture and water conservancy departments have come to the fields to provide farmers with technical guidance on field management and irrigation, so that services can reach the grassroots level, and the fields are busy.
"In 2024, the spring irrigation is timely, the incoming water is sufficient, and there are technical personnel to guide, and the harvest will definitely be better than that in 2023." Villager Sdic Tulson said.
Since 2024, the water conservancy department of the whole region has promoted the implementation of various tasks such as ensuring spring irrigation, helping spring ploughing and preventing spring flood according to the actual situation of water coming from rivers, reservoir storage, engineering water supply, crop seedling situation and soil moisture, and matched the spring irrigation water supply plan to rivers, water points, irrigation areas and fields on a monthly basis, worked out a reasonable agricultural irrigation water plan, strengthened scientific allocation, and ensured spring sowing water to the maximum extent.
byOn April 10th, the total agricultural water supply in the whole region was 4.142 billion cubic meters, which was basically the same as the same period in 2023. The accumulated agricultural irrigation area reached 29.2944 million mu, 2.15 million mu more than the same period in 2023. Judging from the inflow of water from rivers and the storage of water in reservoirs, the supply of water resources in the whole region can meet the demand for spring irrigation water in 2024.
Recently, with the full start of spring ploughing production, the whole region has entered the peak period of sales of agricultural materials such as seeds and pesticides. Xinjiang’s agricultural and rural areas, market supervision, supply and marketing departments have formed a joint effort, keeping a close eye on key products and regions, cracking down on illegal and criminal acts that infringe on farmers’ interests, resolutely safeguarding the normal circulation order of agricultural materials market, strengthening the docking of production and marketing, dispatching and distribution, ensuring timely and convenient supply, high quality and stable price, and allowing farmers to use agricultural materials with confidence.
At the same time, all localities plan and prepare early, and carry out supervision and spot checks on the problems of fake and inferior seeds that harm farmers, insufficient fertilizers and nutrients, and poor quality of agricultural films, so as to stop fake and inferior agricultural materials from entering the market at the source and escort spring ploughing production and grain harvest.
With the joint efforts of all parties,During the spring ploughing in 2024, the supply of agricultural products in Xinjiang was sufficient and the quality was stable. Illegal activities such as the manufacture and sale of fake and inferior agricultural products and the infringement of registration cards have been significantly reduced, and the problem of fake and inferior agricultural products has been effectively curbed.
The development of aquaculture is full of stamina.
The orderly development of spring ploughing has stabilized the agricultural production throughout the year."Basic plate", the efficient development of aquaculture has effectively boosted the growth of the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in the whole region in the first quarter.
Since 2024, Xinjiang has made overall plans for the production of pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry and fresh milk, promoted eco-environmental aquaculture on large water surfaces, and supported standardized transformation of ponds. The region’s animal husbandry has achieved rapid growth, the scale of slaughter has continued to expand, and characteristic aquaculture has flourished.
Relying on advanced breeding technology, it is known asTurpan, known as the "Fire Island", makes rational use of local cold water resources and successfully breeds salmon that need cold water environment.
"Although the temperature is high, the water temperature is constant." Zhao Zhongbin, director of the farm of Xinjiang Dacaohu Cold Water Fish Co., Ltd., said that the enterprise adopts land-based aquaculture technology to make rational use of the upstream Tianshan Yongquan water and maintain it in a reasonable temperature range. Even in the hottest time in Turpan, the water temperature will not exceed 18 C, which is suitable for the growth and development of salmon.
Not only that, the cold water resources from the upstream pass through the salmon farm, circulate once, and then continue to flow into the farmland to irrigate crops with organic fertilizer (fish manure) through the seepage-proof canal, thus realizing the full utilization of water resources.In 2024, the annual salmon production of Xinjiang Dacaohu Cold Water Fish Co., Ltd. is expected to reach 500 tons to 800 tons, and its products will be sold to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities.
In terms of animal husbandry, the whole region focuses on increasing the production and quantity of cattle and sheep, promoting sheep breeding farms to improve the quality of breeding animals, supporting the expansion of mutton sheep breeding farms and cooperatives, and building them in Xinhe County, Kuqa City, shache county and Yecheng County in southern Xinjiang.Four key counties of beef cattle industry actively stabilize dairy production. At the same time, we should do a good job in guiding the service of spring transition, lamb picking and child rearing, and the animal husbandry and veterinary departments at all levels should carry out compulsory immunization of major animal diseases in spring in an orderly manner, so as to "avoid all exemptions and leave no gaps" and lay the foundation for the high-quality development of animal husbandry.
