On the 25th, the Ninth Strait Youth Festival, the “young” power of every village, the “New Farmers on Both Sides” short video competition and the Rural Revitalization Summit Forum were held in Fuqing City, Fujian Province. Experts and scholars on both sides of the Taiwan Strait p

China News Service Fuqing, Fujian Province, November 25th (Reporter Lin Chunyin) On the 25th, the 9th Strait Youth Festival "young" power of every village "New Farmers on Both Sides" short video competition and rural revitalization summit forum were held in Fuqing, Fujian Province City held. Experts and scholars on both sides of the Taiwan Strait pointed out that rural areas have become a blue ocean for cross-Strait youth cooperation, and called for the establishment of an exchange and cooperation platform for young people engaged in agricultural activities on both sides of the Strait.

The picture shows the cross-strait new farmers dialogue held at the forum. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Bin

Tang Yonghong, deputy director and professor of the Taiwan Research Center of Xiamen University, believes that Taiwan has proposed the construction of "beautiful countryside" since the early 1990s; mainland China currently regards rural revitalization as a major strategic task for economic and social development. With huge market demand, a broad stage, and late-mover advantages such as lower costs, new farmers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can conduct close cooperation and exchanges in agricultural production modernization, agricultural management modernization, and agricultural business innovation.

Tang Yonghong pointed out that at present, mainland people pay more attention to green, environmental protection, safety and health. Smart consumption, digital consumption, smart payment and smart shopping have become the mainstream, bringing strong market demand for agricultural business innovation. In the post-epidemic period, we should Young people engaged in agricultural activities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have established a platform for exchanges and cooperation. "Taiwan's new farmers need to have knowledge of the mainland market and understand changes in market categories and consumer demands in order to find gaps in market demand."

Professor Liu Dengzhong of Kinmen University said that there is great potential for new farmers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to work together to use technology to empower agriculture. , including agricultural e-commerce, irrigation water supply, drones, automated machinery and precision agriculture, to give agricultural development more support; use creative culture to package agricultural products, revitalize old farmhouses, and regenerate the countryside. "Everything can become a link." Beautiful scenery”.

Rong Pingguo, director of Taiwan's Shennong Broadcasting Station, said that before the epidemic, farmers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait visited each other to learn from each other and had frequent exchanges. Although cross-strait agricultural exchanges have been hindered by the epidemic, no matter how the external environment changes dramatically, Chinese farmers have shared a common respect for heaven for thousands of years. The cultural heritage of loving the land, loving things and cherishing blessings is still our greatest strength in facing challenges.

Senior Taiwanese media person Huang Zhixian believes that political turmoil has hindered Taiwan's development in recent years, resulting in many Taiwanese rural construction and entrepreneurial talents "learning nothing to use"; and the vast rural market in the mainland is full of vitality for Taiwanese enterprises and young people. New blue ocean. "Taiwanese young people have many opportunities in the mainland, and they can use goodwill and creativity to develop their talents."

This event is one of a series of activities of the 9th Straits Youth Festival, hosted by the Fuqing Municipal People's Government, Fuqing Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, It is hosted by Southeast Broadcasting Company of Fujian Provincial Radio, Film and Television Group, and co-organized by Fuqing Taiwan Farmers Entrepreneurship Park . (End)

Source: China News Network