Hohhot's Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Industry Counselors: Empowering Rural Revitalization

Strategic Insights -

As part of the national rural revitalization strategy, Hohhot has implemented a program to select and train 67 young professional and technical cadres as agricultural and animal husbandry industry counselors, who provide targeted support to 67 poverty-stricken villages across the city. These industry counselors have become a vital force in overcoming bottlenecks in industrial development, empowering rural revitalization with technology, and improving the quality and efficiency of industries in poverty-stricken villages.

Key Takeaways:

  • The program has innovatively selected 67 outstanding young professional and technical cadres to serve as agricultural and animal husbandry industry counselors, providing point-to-point support to 67 poverty-stricken villages across the city.
  • Industry counselors have become "policy publicity explainers," actively promoting and interpreting assistance policies to help villagers understand the Party's people-friendly policies.
  • They have provided on-site guidance over 200 times, focusing on key aspects of planting and breeding, and have introduced advanced technologies such as corn density control and livestock and poultry manure resource utilization to farmers.
  • Industry counselors have introduced new models for industrial development, including modern grass industry technology demonstration parks, greenhouse renovation and upgrading, and organic fertilizer processing in multiple townships.
  • They have introduced specialty fruit and vegetable bases, digital seedling centers, and other projects to lead villagers to achieve shared prosperity.
  • Under the guidance of industry counselors, villagers have witnessed tangible benefits of technology, including increased incomes and improved living standards.

Statistics:

  • 67 agricultural and animal husbandry industry counselors are serving in poverty-stricken villages across Hohhot.
  • 200 on-site guidance sessions have been provided by industry counselors to farmers.
  • 67 poverty-stricken villages are receiving targeted support from industry counselors.
  • Over 1,000 mu (approximately 1,200 acres) of land has been pled with the help of industry counselors.

Sources:

  • https://www.nmg.gov.cn/zwyw/ymjnmg/202509/t20250916_2790675.html (Reporter Li Hao, Farmers' Daily, China Agricultural Network)
  • Official news release from the Hohhot government