Han Changfu: Modern agricultural enterprises as market players, governments should increase their support

Han Changfu: Modern agricultural enterprises as market players, all governments should increase support

On June 2nd, the G20 Group's first Agricultural Entrepreneur Forum was successfully held in Xi'an. Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. Shaanxi Provincial Governor Hu Heping delivered a speech, and the principals of the EU Agriculture Committee, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, COFCO, and DuPont Plant Protection spoke.

Han Changfu pointed out that China is a country with a large population and a major country in agricultural production, consumption and trade. Over the past 30 years of reform and opening up, China's agricultural development has made remarkable achievements, achieving the poverty reduction goals of the Millennium Development Goals in developing countries, and has made significant contributions to the world's food security and poverty reduction. At the same time, China vigorously promoted the opening up of agriculture and actively strengthened international cooperation. The agricultural investment environment was continuously optimized and trade and investment developed rapidly. The Chinese economy is highly correlated with the world economy. The development of China's agriculture is inseparable from the world. The development of world agriculture also requires China's participation.

Han Changfu emphasized that modern agricultural enterprises, as the main players in the market, have significant advantages in developing markets, building brands, promoting new technologies, and developing new industries. They have a unique role in optimizing resource allocation and promoting the integration of the first, second and third industries. China will uphold the principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, unswervingly promote the opening up of agriculture, expand and deepen cooperation with agricultural enterprises in various countries, strengthen cooperation with countries along the “Belt and Road” and other key areas, optimize the development environment and improve The level of trade and investment, strengthen cooperation in agricultural science and technology innovation, agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing, agricultural information technology, agricultural product processing and circulation, and ecological recycling agriculture, and seek common development with agriculture.

Han Changfu believes that governments should increase support, promote the growth of agricultural enterprises, improve the relationship between enterprises and farmers, promote international exchanges and cooperation, and work together to enable agricultural enterprises to play a greater role in improving the level of agricultural development. Promote agricultural enterprises to become the leader of the joint and cooperation of production and management, the integration of agricultural industry, the promoters of the integration and optimization of agricultural resource elements, and the mobilizers of farmers to create a community of risk sharing and benefit sharing, and drive the agricultural industrial system. Perfect, the industry chain continues to expand, and the value chain continues to improve.

The first G20 Agricultural Entrepreneur Forum was initiated by China. As a supporting activity of the G20 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, it attracted nearly 300 domestic and international organizations such as G20 member well-known agricultural enterprises and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as representatives from relevant international financial, investment and consulting institutions. The guests were present.

With the theme of “Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainable Agriculture Investment”, this forum will discuss issues such as food security, third-party market cooperation, food security, nutrition and global agricultural development, and cross-border operations and sustainable agricultural investment. The aim is to create a good political and business environment for G20 agricultural investment, build an inter-enterprise dialogue platform, and play an important role in enhancing the level of agricultural economic and trade development and promoting the common prosperity of agriculture.

The Forum unanimously adopted the G20 Agricultural Entrepreneur Forum Initiative and the Action Plan of the G20 Agricultural Entrepreneur on Promoting Agricultural Development and Ending Hunger and Poverty, and in Agricultural Investment, Food Security and Nutrition, and Cross-border Enterprises A consensus was reached on three aspects of operations. The forum recommended that the G20 Agricultural Entrepreneur Forum be institutionalized and coordinated with each G20 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting to highlight the important role of food security and agricultural economic and trade issues in G20 members and globally.

(Original title: Innovation cooperation promotes sustainable investment and trade in agriculture

The G20 First Agricultural Entrepreneurs Forum was successfully held in Xi'an)