Building High-Standard Farmland in Zhangye City: Achieving Food Security and Promoting Sustainable Agriculture

Strategic Insights -

Zhangye City, Gansu Province, has made significant progress in building high-standard farmland, achieving impressive results in food security and sustainable agriculture. The city has built a robust system for high-standard farmland construction and management, with a total of 3.56 million mu of high-standard farmland built, covering 66.4% of the city's cultivated land area and accounting for 75.9% of the permanent basic farmland area. Among them, 2.25 million mu of high-standard farmland with integrated water and fertilizer was built, accounting for 63.2% of the built high-standard farmland area. The city has implemented a "1+1+2+3+N" high-standard farmland construction and management system, covering the entire life cycle of project approval, design, construction, acceptance, and maintenance.

Key Takeaways:

  • Zhangye City has built a total of 3.56 million mu of high-standard farmland, accounting for 66.4% of the city's cultivated land area and 75.9% of the permanent basic farmland area.
  • The city has established a "1+1+2+3+N" high-standard farmland construction and management system, covering the entire life cycle of project approval, design, construction, acceptance, and maintenance.
  • The city has focused on building integrated water and fertilizer high-standard farmland, with 2.25 million mu built, accounting for 63.2% of the built high-standard farmland area.
  • The city has implemented a strict control of checkpoints and built a solid barrier for project quality and safety.
  • The city has innovated the management and maintenance mechanism to reverse the phenomenon of "reconstruction and neglect of management".
  • The city has transformed its agricultural production model, with high-standard farmland accounting for 40% to 79% of cultivated land.
  • The city's comprehensive grain production capacity has been continuously improved, with an average increase of 8% in grain output per mu.
  • The city has implemented smart agricultural management, with upgraded data management center, smart irrigation and fertilization systems, and demonstration areas of smart water and fertilizer integrated high-standard farmland.

Statistics:

  • 3.56 million mu of high-standard farmland built
  • 66.4% of the city's cultivated land area and 75.9% of the permanent basic farmland area
  • 2.25 million mu of high-standard farmland with integrated water and fertilizer
  • 63.2% of the built high-standard farmland area
  • 8% increase in average grain output per mu
  • 11.2% increase in total grain output from 2018 to 2024
  • 40% to 79% of cultivated land accounted for by high-standard farmland
  • 17.9% increase in transfer area from 2021 to 2024
  • 87.6% comprehensive mechanization rate of major agricultural crops
  • 7.7% year-on-year increase in per capita disposable income of rural residents in 2024

Sources:

  • Gansu Province Government
  • Zhangye City Government
  • China Daily