The aging of agricultural production and the serious lack of young and strong labor forces have led to the abandonment of some farmland, which has been a hot topic in recent years. :Why are young people and middle-aged people in the prime of life unwilling to engage in agricultural production? In fact, the reasons are still obvious. I will briefly outline them from the following aspects.
The first reason is that agricultural production is highly labor-intensive. In our country, despite the rapid development of the rural economy, the popularization of agricultural mechanization, and the promotion of agricultural science and technology, we are still far from agricultural modernization. Due to the influence of the geographical environment, especially in mountainous rural areas, the majority of farmers engaged in agricultural production generally rely on physical strength. Labor; The general phenomenon is that very few farmers can operate agricultural machinery, but the labor intensity of the vast majority of farmers is still very high. Take our Huaibei region as an example. During the busy farming season of the third autumn every year, after harvesting the mature crops, we then transport manure, fertilize, plow and plow the fields, and we lose no time in sowing seeds. These closely linked agricultural tasks are all done by manpower. to complete. Rural people use physical labor to create wealth despite the wind and rain, the stars and the moon. Before the farm work is over, some farmers become sick and collapse from exhaustion. The reality is that many farmers are old and suffer from pain and are still stooped. They can push the carts without falling over. You think, how tired must rural people be? You think, who among the young people would be willing to do such farm work? You said that you can easily make a lot of money by exporting labor services. Who is stupid and still guards one-third of an acre of land?
Another reason is that the income from agriculture is relatively low. Take corn and soybeans as an example. The income from planting 100 acres of corn is less than 30,000 yuan. This is still the best income in a good year. In a normal year, the income is up to 20,000 yuan. Once a serious natural disaster occurs, it is almost 30,000 yuan. There is no harvest; although the price of soybeans is higher than that of corn, the yield is not as high as that of corn, so the average income of soybeans is almost the same as that of jade; the yield of wheat is high but the price is not high. The income is slightly higher than that of corn, but it may be the same because the growth period of wheat is too long. No matter which kind of crop the income is high or low, the labor and cost invested by farmers are several times the income. If it can be directly proportional, it will be a wonder in the world. It can be said that compared with non-agricultural products, the returns from agricultural production are extremely low, and it is often difficult to sell agricultural products. The low price of grain hurts farmers. This is a lesson. Improving the circulation channels of agricultural products is a top priority. For example, vegetables on the market were more expensive than meat a while ago. In fact, the prices sold by vegetable farmers are not too high. So who will get the high price after the vegetables are on the market?
There is another reason. The urbanization of rural areas is far behind the pace of urban renewal. Also, because urban development requires a large number of people to support it, the rural population naturally flows to the city; It is very convenient for people to live and have children in the city. The city is better than the countryside in every aspect. The difference between urban and rural areas is as big as the scissors. The advantages of the city also attract rural youth to voluntarily move to the city. To give an example, schools in rural areas are not as good as those in cities, and the quality of education is even worse than those in cities. Therefore, children from rural areas go to cities to go to school one after another, and their parents follow them to work in cities and accompany them to school. The main force of migrant workers active in the city now is migrant workers, and many of them have bought houses in the city and settled down.
Of course, there are other reasons, such as the lack of own industries in rural areas and farmers having no jobs in rural areas. The young and strong labor force that cannot be retained in rural areas is reluctant to leave their hometowns, but they are unwilling to return, so I will not go into details.
There is an extreme shortage of young labor in agricultural production, which is the most serious problem at the moment. Taking advantage of the rural revitalization strategy, this problem will be solved when the mountain flowers are in full bloom.