Why do farmers have strong opinions on toilet renovation?
asked several farmer brothers and found that the reasons are really quite realistic. Some said that they are not used to it, some said that the water fee is high, and some said that the design is unreasonable. To be honest, the country has made great determination in the renovation of rural toilets. As early as 2018, it decided to allocate 7 billion to subsidize this project.
This is a policy that does practical things for farmers. It should be well received by all, but in reality, some "troublesome things" have occurred that make farmers' friends a little upset. The policy above
is good, but when it comes to execution below, it becomes a different story. Many places now contract out the "farm toilet renovation" matter. Once this was done, it was difficult for farmers to decide what kind of modifications to make and what the quality of the modifications would be, so there were comments like “unreasonable design” and “average quality”. Officials have also noticed these issues and emphasized them in the 2022 key policies to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers released a few days ago. The document states that when it comes to the renovation of rural toilets, not only should farmers' suggestions and roles be given full attention, but also when the whole village is renovating toilets, it is best to implement a policy of financial incentives and subsidies.
What does this mean?
To put it simply, subsidies should not only be given to construction entities who contract or build toilets, but also to farmers. At present, places that have implemented this method generally subsidize rural residents about 1,000 yuan. There are also areas with slightly higher subsidies. For example, Jiangxi is about 1,200 yuan, Xi'an is about 2,000 yuan, and Daqing even subsidizes 4,000 yuan. Overall, subsidies are higher in northern rural areas than in southern rural areas. How much subsidy does your family have? Did you receive a subsidy?
