For Lin Qixin, a representative of the National People's Congress and chairman of Chongqing Qijin Food Group, his career and performance have always been inseparable from "pigs".
In the past year, through the protection, development and utilization of "Rongchang pigs", he has attracted more people to join the team of revitalizing local Chinese pig breeds. This is the best reward for Lin Qixin's conscientious performance of duties.
The proposal is implemented, and the industry is revitalized
More than 20 years ago, Lin Qixin, who rode into the city in a diesel truck pulling pork, did not expect that he could become the "helmsman" of a state-level leading enterprise, set a benchmark for China's pork industry, and was elected as a representative of the National People's Congress.
Pork is the most important meat food for most residents in our country, and in order to stabilize the people's "meat plate", we must guard the "Chinese core" of the pig breeding industry.
In March 2023, Lin Qixin, who participated in the National People's Congress for the first time, suggested that a national local pig germplasm resource protection system should be established to encourage the development of the whole industrial chain of local pigs.
Before this year's National People's Congress, Deputy Lin Qixin (first from right) was doing a final investigation and investigation of the proposal. (Courtesy of the representative).
With the handling of the proposal, Lin Qixin felt a gratifying change bit by bit.
In the past year, the Rongchang pig industry has received strong policy support. With the empowerment of policies, the protection of breeding pigs has been successful, the scale has been expanded, and the industrial chain has been improved. Lin Qixin said that Qijin Group is making every effort to build a whole industrial chain of Chinese local pig breeds.
On November 21, 2023, in the Science and Technology Museum of Shuangchang Industrial Park, Rongchang District, Chongqing, the completion and commissioning ceremony of Qijin Shuangchang Smart Pig Farm was grandly held.
The smart pig farm is a Rongchang pig breeding demonstration project in the Shuangchang Economic Circle in the Shuangchang Industrial Cooperation Demonstration Park built by Rongchang District and Longchang City, Sichuan Province, with a design scale of 10 Rongchang breeding boars and 360 sows in stock all year round.
Not only protecting, but also developing.
Through breed preservation and brand building, more people know about Rongchang pigs and enjoy the deliciousness of Rongchang pigs.
What's even more exciting is that the successful example of Rongchang pig protection, development and utilization has also influenced others, which in turn has led to the development of the entire Chinese local pig.
Linking agriculture with agriculture to boost rural revitalization
As a local characteristic industry, how can we combine industrial development with the increase of villagers' income? This is a question that Lin Qixin has been thinking about.
In order to deepen the action of "Ten Thousand Enterprises Rejuvenate Ten Thousand Villages" and help the development of rural economy, in 2023, Lin Qixin led the team to vigorously promote the "Two Alliances and Two Commons" project plan with the theme of "joint pig raising, joint store opening, joint entrepreneurship and common prosperity" in Chengdu and Chongqing.
In January 2024, representative Lin Qixin (second from left) investigated the construction of the whole industrial chain of local pig breeds in Hainan Province. (Courtesy of the representative).
At present, we have successfully piloted in Bishan, Yongchuan, Pengshui, Wulong, Jiangjin, Chengkou and other districts and counties in Chongqing and Longchang, Zigong and other places in Sichuan, and established 100 joint pig demonstration villages, driving 10,000 farmers and about 20,000 people to raise Rongchang pigs to increase industrial income. Lin Qixin introduced that the next step will be to gradually promote the "two unions and two commons" model across the country, so that it will become a business card to promote rural revitalization.
As an entrepreneur who came out of the countryside, Lin Qixin insisted on using his own strength to help rural revitalization and let the villagers live a good life.
In-depth research to provide good strategies for revitalization
I visited nearly 10 of the 83 Chinese local pig breeds, including two black pigs in Jinhua, Zhejiang, Hainan black pigs, Shandong Licha black pigs, Qinghai Bamei pigs, etc. In the past year, Lin Qixin went deep into the front line to understand the difficulties faced in the development of local pig breeds, tasted the taste differences between pig breeds in various places, compared the nutritional indicators of pig breeds in different places, and improved the feasibility of breeding models and joint agriculture with farmers.
Why do you put so much effort into research? He believes that the current development status of Chinese local pigs is a coexistence of challenges and opportunities, and only by accurately understanding the development status of Chinese local pig breeds can we find an effective path to revitalization and continue to promote the protection and utilization of local pig resources.
The 2024 National People's Congress is about to be held, Lin Qixin said that he will combine years of industry experience and learning and exploration, and continue to make suggestions and suggestions on the protection, development and utilization of local Chinese pig breeds.
The solid research and accurate mapping in the early stage provided solid support for him to put forward relevant suggestions.
Compared with last year, this year's survey data will be more detailed, the analysis of problems will be more accurate, and the proposed countermeasures will be more targeted. Lin Qixin said that the relevant suggestions have formed a first draft and are being further polished.
In his opinion, the pork of the Chinese local pig breed is of higher quality and is a treasure left by the ancestors. It is his responsibility as a deputy to the National People's Congress to keep the "Chinese core" of the pig breeding industry.
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Authors: Song Tingting, Wang Xiaolin.
Editor: Zhang Weiqi.
Editor-in-charge: Zhang Yuchai.