The reporter learned from the XPCC Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau that in 2021, the XPCC’s lint cotton yield per unit area reached 160 kilograms, ranking first in the country; among all six cotton quality indicators, five indicators including average length and micronaire value ranked first in the country. .
The XPCC deepens the structural reform of the agricultural supply side, highlights the orientation of high quality and good price, strengthens the quality coordinated management of the cotton industry chain, and further establishes the XPCC high-quality cotton brand image. In 2021, the XPCC’s cotton sowing area was 13.052 million acres, with a total production of 2.083 million tons of lint cotton. It accounted for 28.73% of the country’s cotton sowing area and produced 36.35% of the country’s lint cotton.
The Corps has issued the “Cotton Quality Improvement Action Plan” and other measures to pay close attention to the quality management of the entire cotton industry chain and promote the high-quality development of the Corps’ cotton industry. Relevant departments of the Corps and divisions and cities have strengthened the supervision of key links that affect cotton quality such as picking, purchasing, and processing, standardized the processing behavior of cotton enterprises, and improved the quality and efficiency of cotton industry development; promote cooperatives to play a better role in cotton production links and implement good implementation Various technical measures in field management, harvesting, delivery and sales provide guarantee for improving cotton quality.
The relevant person in charge of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of the Corps said that the Corps will continue to adhere to the policy orientation of high quality and low price this year, select superior cotton varieties, improve the consistency and neatness of raw cotton, strengthen cultivation technology guidance and services, and actively promote ” Key technologies such as “dry sowing and wet seeding” further improve cotton quality.
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