Recently, the Ministry of Finance informed the local budget units about the government procurement of agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas in 2022. In 2022, Hubei Province completed the purchase amount of 2.09 billion yuan, accounting for 17.4% of the total national procurement, with sales of 2.78 billion yuan, accounting for 23.2% of the total national sales, and the number of suppliers reached 3,810. The three main indicators of purchase amount, sales volume and number of suppliers all remain the first in the country, successfully achieving three consecutive titles in 2020, 2021 and 2022, effectively solving the problem of unsalable sales of agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas, strongly supporting the development of rural industries in poverty-stricken areas, continuously driving the income of poverty-stricken households to increase steadily, and continuously stimulating the endogenous motivation of self-reliance and self-development of poverty-stricken people, which has been widely praised by party committees, governments and people in poverty-stricken areas.
First, strengthen organizational leadership and improve the working mechanism
The first is to advance at a high level. Hubei Province attaches great importance to it. In 2023, the provincial government issued the "Notice on Better Serving Business Subjects to Promote the Continuation Policy of Steady Economic Development", which clearly requires strengthening the public procurement support for agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas. Budget units at all levels in the province will implement the procurement task through the "832 Platform" according to the proportion of not less than 15% of the annual agricultural and sideline products purchase amount, driving the sales income of agricultural and sideline products to more than 2 billion yuan; Encourage state-owned enterprises to purchase agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas through online sales platforms such as "832 Platform". The Party Group of the Provincial Department of Finance conscientiously implemented the work arrangements of the Central Committee, the Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, and included the government procurement to support the revitalization of rural industries in the important agenda of the Rural Revitalization Leading Group of the Provincial Department of Finance, with key deployment, key supervision and key assessment.
The second is to establish an overall supervision mechanism in the office. Under the leadership of the rural revitalization leading group, the government procurement management office will be formed to take the lead in grasping the general situation, and the fund management offices will contact and supervise each other to ensure that government procurement supports the rural revitalization work in a strong and orderly manner.
The third is to establish a departmental collaborative promotion mechanism. Finance, agriculture and rural areas, rural revitalization, supply and marketing cooperatives, trade unions and other departments jointly issue a document every year to clarify policy requirements. Hold joint meetings regularly to study, coordinate and solve problems, and form a joint effort to promote work.
Second, the demand side exerts its strength to stabilize demand management
The first is to increase the reserve ratio. Every year, it is clear that budget units at all levels should reserve the purchase share according to the proportion of not less than 15% of the annual purchase amount of agricultural and sideline products, and the reserved amount should not be less than that of the previous year in principle, and purchase agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas through the "832 platform". Supervise all localities and departments to complete the task of filling in the reserved shares within the time limit stipulated by the Ministry of Finance. In 2023, our province reserved 560 million yuan for the purchase of canteens on the "832 platform" and 340 million yuan for the purchase of trade unions, both higher than the amount reserved in the previous year, and the actual reserved ratio reached 25.8%. Through the reserve of purchasing shares by budget units, stable demand expectations will be formed, and the sustainable development of rural industries on the supply side will be realized from the demand side.
The second is to encourage trade union organizations and individuals to purchase. It is clear in our province that during the transition period of consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation, trade union organizations of budget units at all levels can give priority to purchasing agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas through platforms such as "832 Platform" according to the standard that each employee does not exceed 500 yuan per year, or issue platform coupons such as "832 Platform" to employees, and encourage individual employees to bind their subordinate units and purchase agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas through "832 Platform" WeChat applet.
The third is to encourage state-owned enterprises to purchase. Our province requires state-owned assets supervision institutions and budget units at all levels to actively organize their state-owned enterprises, give priority to purchasing canteen ingredients and trade union benefits through consumer assistance platforms such as "832 platform", and organize the registration of state-owned enterprises’ accounts and the filling of reserved shares.
The fourth is to support social forces to purchase. Support and encourage budget units at all levels to guide their affiliated industry associations, chambers of commerce, charities and other social organizations, and organize and mobilize social forces such as caring enterprises and caring people to participate in consumer assistance on "832 platform" and other consumer assistance platforms.
Third, internal force blessing, get through the supply difficulties
The first is the support of special funds. In 2022, the provincial level will arrange special funds to promote market system construction, vigorously support key areas such as county-level commercial system construction, rural e-commerce, and agricultural product supply chain, fill in the shortcomings of county-level commercial infrastructure, and optimize the promotion of farmers’ income and rural revitalization. Enshi Prefecture of our province started a new model of "group consumption" to help, specially arranged consumption assistance funds, and rewarded enterprises that made outstanding contributions to consumer assistance.
Second, the supply side is strictly controlled. The financial departments of 28 poverty-stricken areas in our province, together with the departments of agriculture and rural areas, rural revitalization, supply and marketing cooperatives and so on, constantly improve their working mechanisms, and coordinate and solve the difficulties and problems faced by suppliers in recommending their presence and putting their products on the "832 platform". Agricultural and rural departments at all levels, rural revitalization departments to do a good job in poverty-stricken areas suppliers stationed in the "832 platform" audit recommendations, agricultural products quality identification and other work, the relevant departments below the provincial level to identify and review the time in principle does not exceed 3 working days.
Third, the product quality can be traced back. Financial departments at all levels supervise and coordinate the departments of agriculture and rural areas, rural revitalization, supply and marketing cooperatives, guide suppliers to carry out product packaging and labeling according to the requirements of the platform, strengthen self-control and self-inspection, coordinate relevant departments to carry out quality and safety testing on products sold on the platform according to the national agricultural products and food quality and safety standards, and promote the realization of certified sales and quality traceability of agricultural and sideline products. Jianshi County of our province has promoted the development of farmers’ professional cooperatives, and established 188 farmers’ cooperative economic organizations and farmers’ professional cooperatives, bringing together the efforts of rural industry revitalization to promote rural characteristic industries to become bigger, stronger and better.
Fourth, market guidance, production and marketing docking to promote sales
The first is to carry out production and marketing docking activities. According to the procurement demand and market orientation, organize the exhibition and sales activities of agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas, and focus on promoting, displaying and selling characteristic agricultural products. Encourage all kinds of e-commerce platforms, social new media and webcasting platforms to create special areas and columns for agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas, and give traffic support and platform use fee reduction to help agricultural and sideline products sales in poverty-stricken areas. It has created the first mobile live broadcast of rural agricultural assistance in China-"Live broadcast through 30 north latitude" to enhance the brand influence of agricultural products in Hubei. Poverty-stricken areas will strengthen cooperation with designated aid units directly under the Central Government and key provinces, and carry out activities of "entering institutions, schools, canteens, enterprises, communities and scenic spots" for agricultural and sideline products. Give full play to the role of agricultural production, trade associations, chambers of commerce and chambers of commerce in different places, carry out in-depth production and marketing docking activities with key industries and regions inside and outside the province, and expand the market share of agricultural and sideline products.
The second is to insist on promoting production with consumption. Support products and services in poverty-stricken areas to optimize the structure, improve quality and increase efficiency. Strengthen the industrial drive, build the "nine big merchants" of supply and marketing around the characteristic agricultural products in our province (big tea merchants, big grain merchants, big fishermen, prawn merchants, big fruit merchants, big vegetable merchants, big medicine merchants, big agricultural (fertilizer) merchants and big cotton merchants), and form an industrial chain of "leading enterprises+bases+cooperatives+farmers" to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation through industrial development.
The third is to achieve product integration and development. Enshi Prefecture of our province has strengthened the promotion and integration of Enshi eco-cultural tourism and special agricultural products, and made special agricultural products such as Enshi bacon, Enshi selenium tea and selenium-enriched small potatoes into Enshi regional public brands.
V. Results-oriented, ensuring the implementation of policies and measures
The first is to strengthen supervision and guidance. The financial department shall establish a regular reporting mechanism, and include "the implementation of government procurement policies on agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas" in the scope of reporting on the promotion of key government procurement work in the whole province, and regularly report the completion of key indicators such as reserved procurement share, the proportion of budget units that have reported reserved share, the amount of completed procurement, the completion ratio of reserved share, the number of suppliers and sales, and urge and guide budget units at all levels to open management accounts and trading accounts on the 832 platform, fill in reserved share in time, and speed up the progress of procurement implementation. Thirteen competent departments in Hefeng County of our province adopted the "one-stop" joint examination, and did a good job in the docking and organization of suppliers’ entry and product shelving in all aspects, so as to ensure the efficient application and shelving of the main products.
The second is to strengthen inspection and assessment. In our province, government procurement support for rural industrial revitalization is included in the performance evaluation of the party and government leading bodies and leading cadres in cities and counties of the province to promote rural revitalization strategy, and it is included in the supervision and inspection of government procurement and supervision and evaluation at all levels of fiscal year. Constantly improve and refine the assessment indicators to ensure the sustainability of policy effectiveness.
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