Xinjiang: How Will Cotton Production Be Further Improved After A Year Of Cotton Production?

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The target price reform pilot work explores the new mechanism of separating cotton prices from subsidies. Through the implementation of this new subsidy mode, the cotton production mode of Xinjiang will be forced to reform, so that cotton will continue to concentrate on suitable cotton areas, improve the scale of cotton planting and enhance the efficiency of planting and planting cotton.

After a year of reform and implementation, the planting structure of Xinjiang autonomous region has been greatly adjusted, and cotton production has entered a new market environment.

What has been achieved in this year's reform? How will the cotton production in Xinjiang's autonomous region be further deepened? Recently, reporters interviewed Li Deming, director of the Department of crop management of the Agriculture Department of the autonomous region.

Over the past year, the planting structure has been optimized, and cotton target price reform pilot work has been carried out for a year. The biggest change of cotton production in our district has been the decline of planting area. Some areas that are not suitable for planting cotton are gradually withdrawing from cotton planting.

Li Deming said that at the beginning of this year, the autonomous region jointly issued multiple departments.

A plan for reducing the acreage of 4 million 665 thousand mu of cotton has been issued.

From the completion of the situation, the whole area actually reduced cotton planting area by 5 million 109 thousand mu, and completed 109.5% of the reduction plan area.

While the cotton area has been reduced, the internal structure of the cropping industry is also adjusting at the same time.

Li Deming introduced that in the reduction of priorities, the whole region focused on increasing the area of wheat and stabilizing the income of farmers.

According to statistics, in the area of 5 million 109 thousand mu of cotton in the region, 1 million 5 thousand mu and 1 million 181 thousand mu of wheat were replanted, and 2 million 769 thousand acres of special economic crops such as processing tomato, processing pepper, alfalfa, melon and fruit were cultivated, and 154 thousand Mu were fallowed.

Li Deming introduced that in the coming period, the leading position of cotton in the planting industry of our region is hard to be replaced.

Combined with the national cotton target price reform pilot work, cotton planting in our region will further concentrate on High-yield fields.

The cotton production in the whole region will adhere to the principle of "reducing the area, optimizing the layout, focusing on single unit production, increasing total production, reducing costs, saving cost and increasing efficiency". The risk cotton area and sub suitable cotton area should be resolutely withdrawn, and suitable areas with good soil and water conditions in the cotton region should be reasonably planted instead of crops according to market demand, farmers' planting habits and comparative benefits.

At the same time, combined with the construction plan of 10 million mu cotton high yield field in the autonomous region, we will focus on the implementation of 9 major projects, namely, scientific and technological innovation projects and high-yield construction projects in 24 cotton producing counties.

Over the past year: Cotton comparative efficiency has been reduced, a problem that can not be ignored is emerging. The cotton planting area in the whole region is decreasing, and the comparative benefits of cotton planting are also decreasing at the same time.

Li Deming said that in 2015, affected by natural disasters and market prices, cotton production efficiency in our region will be further reduced, and farmers' income from cotton planting will be further reduced.

The reduction in planting efficiency is due to the fact that the target price of cotton in Xinjiang in 2015 was set at 19100 yuan per ton, which was 700 yuan lower than that in 2014.

Meanwhile, this year's unusual climate has affected the quality of cotton in many areas.

Li Deming said that the cotton length and micron value in our district decreased considerably compared with the same period last year.

The reason is that the average temperature in July and August is 3.2 degrees higher than that in the normal year.

Two is affected by planting varieties. From 2011 to 2013, the state implemented cotton temporary storage and storage policy. Cotton growers generally planted high linen and high-yielding varieties. The quality of these varieties of cotton under this special climate condition decreased significantly.

Three, it is affected by the relaxation of cotton production management.

Because of the decreasing cotton yield in recent years, cotton farmers' enthusiasm for planting cotton has declined, and cotton production management has eased.

Four is affected by the machine harvest cotton processing. In recent years, the development speed of local machine picked cotton in our region is relatively fast. In 2014, the total area of local cotton production area was 2 million 430 thousand mu. It is estimated that the local machine area will exceed 4 million acres this year.

Due to the use of defoliant in the production of machine picked cotton, the number of flowers in the processing link increased, and the quality of cotton decreased to some extent.

The future: how to improve the quality and efficiency of cotton industry, "cotton production in the future will further focus on reducing cotton planting costs, increasing cotton yield and increasing cotton planting income."

Li Deming said.

Li Deming introduced that cotton production in the next phase of our region will focus on strengthening variety management and improving the breeding system of fine varieties. Through cotton varieties census and comparative analysis, we can select high-quality cotton varieties suitable for different ecological regions with high yield and good quality and various quality indicators. Each cotton production area should identify the main varieties and avoid the problem of cotton variety, chaos and miscellaneous in the same area.

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At the same time, we should increase the technology content and improve the benefit of cotton planting.

The whole area will further popularize high-density cotton comprehensive cultivation technology, and the northern Xinjiang should continue to vigorously promote the cultivation of machine picked cotton mode, increase the rate of key technology in place, and reduce the cost of unit cotton planting.

Cotton harvesting cost is the key to cotton planting efficiency.

Li Deming said that the whole area will further intensify the demonstration and demonstration of the cultivation and planting mode of machine picked cotton varieties, and vigorously promote the cotton picking cultivation mode in the suitable cotton picking area, increase the yield of cotton machine and reduce the cost of harvesting cotton.

At the same time, we should continue to support the strong cotton operation and cooperation organization, the cotton economic cooperation organization with good growth, high scientific and technological content and strong comprehensive strength, and give support to the policy and project funds, promote the rapid development of the cotton professional cooperative organization, realize the scale planting of cotton, improve the degree of cotton farmers' organization and resist the market risk, and improve the level of cotton planting and increase the income of cotton farmers.

In the future, facing the state of reducing the target price of cotton and reducing the comparative benefits of cotton planting, how can the cotton growers adjust the rural industrial structure and increase their income in multiple ways in the future? Three yuan structure pformation from grain to grass.

There are three main options for cotton alternative crops: grain, cash crops and forage.

Li Deming said that by optimizing the layout of cotton industry and reducing the cotton planting area of "land withdrawal and water reduction", we will focus on planting three crops according to the three decisive factors of market demand, farmers' planting habits and comparative benefits.

One is wheat.

In order to ensure the absolute safety of rations, according to the grain security strategy of "balance in the region and a little savings", under the premise of upholding the balance of water and soil, the planting area of wheat can be increased properly and the sowing area of crops such as multiple cropping can be increased everywhere. In order to ensure the safety of grain in the region, the land output efficiency can be increased, and feed forage for the development of animal husbandry can be provided, and the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry can be realized, so as to increase farmers' planting income.

The two is characteristic cash crops.

According to the law of market demand, all localities can develop special economic crops on the basis of "order agriculture", expand the planting area of special economic crops such as processing tomato, pepper and chrysanthemum, seed and gourd, and increase the income of farmers.

Three, according to the development needs of the "ten million mutton sheep" industry in the autonomous region, we should popularize good quality forage grass, replant alfalfa, silage corn and other forage, solve the problem of insufficient forage in the development of animal husbandry, promote the healthy development of animal husbandry, and increase the income of farmers through various channels.

In December 1st, farmers were selling new cotton in the acquisition station of the Zhengda cotton limited liability company in Sha Ya county.

At present, the purchase of cotton in Sha Ya county is coming to an end. It is expected that all acquisitions will be completed in mid December.

Up to now, 31 cotton enterprises in Sha Ya county have acquired 300 thousand tons of new cotton.