Du Qinglin, Minister of Agriculture: China will further open its agricultural products market

Introduction: Du Qinglin, Minister of the Ministry of agriculture, pointed out that China is a large agricultural country with huge market potential for agricultural products Further opening up the agricultural product market under the WTO framework can give full play to the advantages of rich agricultural species resources and labor resources, realize resource complementarity in the international market, and expand the export of labor-intensive agricultural products Du Qinglin made a special speech entitled "agricultural product market opening and agricultural structure adjustment" at the 2002 annual meeting of "China development high level forum" which opened today Du Qinglin said that China's further opening up of the agricultural product market means that members can allocate resources and elements in a wider range, complement each other's advantages, share resources and adjust the balance and shortage Some of China's major agricultural products account for a certain proportion of the world's agricultural products The output of eight kinds of agricultural products, including grain, cotton, oil, meat, eggs, aquatic products, fruits and vegetables, ranks first in the world China's horticultural products, livestock products and aquatic products are the main products for agricultural exports to earn foreign exchange After China's accession to the WTO, China can enjoy the non discrimination trade treatment of WTO members, improve the export environment of agricultural products, and further expand the export market At the same time, we will gain the right to participate in the new round of WTO trade negotiations and the decision-making power to formulate new rules We will actively participate in WTO activities and actively participate in the formulation of rules     Du Qinglin pointed out that at present, China's agricultural products have a periodic surplus, and the domestic market price of some agricultural products is close to or higher than the international price After China's accession to the WTO, the import of these agricultural products may increase rapidly, thus aggravating the contradiction between domestic supply and demand; the massive import of foreign agricultural products may impact the production of some of our agricultural products, affecting some farmers Employment; the increase of foreign agricultural products import may affect the recovery of domestic agricultural products market price and the employment of rural labor force, and directly affect the increase of farmers' income In this regard, we are taking a series of positive measures in accordance with WTO rules, vigorously adjusting the agricultural structure, consolidating and strengthening the basic position of agriculture, striving to increase the income of farmers, effectively reducing the burden of farmers, and accelerating the transfer of rural surplus labor Du Qinglin said that the goal of China's strategic adjustment of agricultural structure is to improve the quality of agricultural products and the economic benefits of agriculture, enhance the international competitiveness of agricultural products, promote the rapid growth of farmers' income, realize the sustainable and stable development of agriculture, and finally realize agricultural modernization In recent years, according to the requirements of the new stage of agricultural development, focusing on the goal of increasing farmers' income, China has actively explored effective ways of structural adjustment, and achieved results in four aspects First, the planting structure was further optimized; second, the development of animal husbandry and aquaculture was accelerated; third, the quality of agricultural products was significantly improved; fourth, the production of major agricultural products was further concentrated in the advantageous production areas Du Qinglin pointed out that in the future, China's agricultural restructuring should focus on four key points: first, adjust the layout of agricultural production and give full play to regional comparative advantages Second, develop high-quality, special and pollution-free agricultural products and comprehensively improve the quality of agricultural products Third, develop the processing industry of agricultural products and increase the added value of agricultural products Fourth, we will promote the restructuring of rural employment and accelerate the transfer of rural surplus labor.