Is the countryside really a hopeless situation?
Why is it so difficult to see results with trillions of dollars of funding?
Every year, the country invests trillions of dollars in rural revitalization, but the reality is extremely disheartening.
Rural infrastructure is still backward, villages are dilapidated, and young people are flocking to cities, leaving behind only empty fields and homeless elderly people.
This makes people wonder: Is rural area really a hopeless situation? Why can’t trillions of yuan of funds promote rural revitalization?
The plight of rural areas is not a matter of hopelessness; it is a matter of terminal illness caused by deep-seated problems.
First, inefficient use of funds is an important reason.
Many places are keen on face projects and building some flashy infrastructure, but ignore the real needs of rural development.
The once-vigorous “Village-to-Village” project has now become synonymous with a “shoddy” project, with potholes all over the road and dilapidated facilities.
Secondly, the rural industrial structure is single and lacks competitiveness.
Many rural areas still rely on traditional agricultural production, with low industrial added value and meager income for farmers.
Young people are reluctant to return to their hometowns, there is a shortage of talent in rural areas, and there is an even greater lack of motivation for innovation and development.
Third, the urban-rural gap continues to widen, and rural development lacks attractiveness.
Cities offer better education, medical care and employment opportunities, attracting more and more young people to leave rural areas.
The loss of talent in rural areas has caused economic development to lose its endogenous driving force, leading to further backwardness of rural areas.
Fourth, ecological and environmental problems are becoming increasingly serious, and rural development lacks sustainability.
Many rural areas have a weak awareness of environmental protection, over-exploitation of land, and environmental pollution, which has led to the deterioration of the ecological environment and the lack of sustainability in rural development.
Fifth, the institutional mechanisms are imperfect and policy implementation is insufficient.
Existing policy measures often fail to provide targeted solutions to the practical problems facing rural areas, resulting in funds not being able to truly function and policies not being able to be truly implemented.
So, how can we make trillions of dollars of funds truly play a role and achieve rural revitalization?
First, we need to reform the fund utilization mechanism and improve the efficiency of fund utilization.
A sound supervision mechanism for the use of funds should be established, audit supervision should be strengthened, and waste of funds and corruption should be eliminated. Funding investment should be more precise, with priority given to supporting rural infrastructure construction, industrial development and talent training.
The second is to accelerate the process of agricultural modernization and promote the upgrading of industrial structure.
Encourage the development of emerging industries such as characteristic agriculture, leisure agriculture, and rural tourism, improve the competitiveness and added value of agriculture, and create more employment opportunities and income-increasing channels for farmers.
Third, we must strengthen the training and introduction of rural talents to inject new vitality into rural development.
We should encourage young people to return to their hometowns to start businesses and bring new ideas and methods to rural development. We should increase investment in public services such as rural education and medical care to attract talent to rural areas.
Fourth, we must strengthen ecological and environmental protection, promote green development, and build beautiful villages.
We must strengthen environmental protection awareness, promote green production methods, protect the rural ecological environment, and provide a good ecological foundation for rural development.
Fifth, we must improve rural development policies and enhance policy implementation.
We must formulate more scientific and reasonable policies and measures to solve the practical problems facing rural areas in a targeted manner, ensure that the policies are truly implemented and play their due role.
The road to rural revitalization is long and arduous and requires the joint efforts of the whole society.
You may ask, can these problems really be solved?
Will the future of rural areas really get better?
I understand your doubts. After all, many problems in reality are difficult to solve.
But we cannot give up hope just because of the current difficulties.
First of all, we should believe in the country’s determination to revitalize rural areas.
Investing trillions of dollars is no joke.
Behind this is the country's emphasis on rural development and its care for farmers.
Secondly, we should see the potential for rural development.
China has vast land resources and farmers are hardworking and simple. As long as we can find a path suitable for rural development, we can achieve remarkable results.
Finally, we should believe in the power of change.
Everyone's efforts will come together into a powerful force to drive rural areas towards prosperity.
Maybe you are just an ordinary person and you cannot change the whole society, but you can start with small things around you.
You can follow rural development and understand the problems facing rural areas;
You can support farmers’ entrepreneurial projects and inject vitality into rural development;
You can also share your hometown stories with more people, so that more people can understand the current situation in rural areas and participate in rural revitalization.
Don't underestimate your own power. Everyone can make a contribution in their own position to make the future of rural areas better.
We cannot view rural areas as "a hopeless situation", but should see the potential and hope for rural development.
Only through institutional innovation, policy optimization, financial support, talent introduction and other efforts can we truly achieve rural revitalization and restore vitality to the countryside.
Let us act together and contribute our strength to the revitalization of rural areas!