Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Holding the Fifth National Creative Competition of Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation Projects

All provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, agriculture and rural areas (agriculture and animal husbandry) department (bureau, committee), Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

The key to rural revitalization lies in people. 2021 is the first year of implementing the 14th Five-Year Plan. To consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation and comprehensively promote rural revitalization, it is necessary to lead a large number of talents to devote themselves to rural entrepreneurship and innovation. In order to select and promote outstanding entrepreneurial innovation projects and talents, stimulate the entrepreneurial innovation enthusiasm of people returning to their hometowns, and form a good atmosphere of bringing employment through entrepreneurship and increasing income through employment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government jointly held the fifth national rural entrepreneurial innovation project creative competition. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows.

I. Theme of the contest

Passion, entrepreneurship, innovation and dream of rural revitalization

Second, the overall requirements

Guided by Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, with the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy as the general starting point, we will closely follow the cultivation actions of rural entrepreneurial innovation leaders, build a platform for displaying achievements, an inspirational story platform and a creative competition platform, gather new farmers’ elegant demeanor, new creative inspiration, new technological achievements and new business types, stimulate the vitality of rural entrepreneurial innovation, develop and expand rural industries, and contribute to a good start in comprehensively promoting rural revitalization.

Third, the contestants and events

(1) Conditions of the contestants

Migrant workers, college graduates, retired military personnel, scientific and technological personnel, skilled craftsmen and other rural entrepreneurial innovators who have returned to their hometowns to start businesses and innovate in their hometowns. Meet the following conditions:

1. Support the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership, adhere to the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road, love the motherland, have firm ideals and beliefs, and carry forward socialist core values.

2. Actively participate in rural entrepreneurial innovation, have good professional ethics and entrepreneurial spirit, and have outstanding achievements in promoting rural revitalization and leading farmers to increase their income and become rich.

3. At least 18 years old (as of December 31, 2020), generally should have a high school education or above.

4. He must be the founder or co-founder of an entrepreneurial project and have been engaged in entrepreneurial business for one year or more (as of December 31, 2020).

5. There are no violations of law and discipline in the past five years.

(2) Requirements of the participating projects

Around the implementation of rural revitalization strategy, make full use of modern scientific and technological achievements, develop new technologies and new products, give birth to new industries and new formats, and stimulate innovative rural entrepreneurial projects. Meet the following conditions:

1 with innovation, growth, sustainability, leading and core competitiveness.

2. The participating projects should reflect the development of industries, including but not limited to modern breeding, agricultural producer services, local characteristic industries, agricultural product processing and circulation, rural manufacturing, rural leisure tourism, rural information industry and other new rural service industries.

3. The business scale is moderate, and it has a good demonstration role. The entrepreneurial model and experience can be used for reference and promoted.

4. Innovative management concept, advanced and applicable technology, strong market competitiveness and environmental protection concept.

5. Encourage farmers to increase their employment and income on the spot, and participate in various new industries and new business projects emerging in the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy.

6 in the past five years, there have been no major safety accidents, quality and safety problems of agricultural products, and there are no arrears of wages for employees and farmers.

7. Projects that won the first, second and third prizes in the previous National Rural Entrepreneurship Innovation Project Creative Competition held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shall not participate.

(III) Grouping arrangements for the competition

According to the establishment time (as of December 31, 2020) and operating income of the business entities (rural enterprises, farmers’ cooperatives, individual industrial and commercial households, family farms, large farmers, etc.) of the participating projects, the start-up group and the growth group are divided.

1. Start-up group. The establishment time shall not exceed 6 years (inclusive), and the main business income in 2020 shall not exceed 10 million yuan (inclusive).

2. growth group. Founded within 10 years (inclusive), the main business income in 2020 is more than 10 million yuan.

Fourth, the organization and competition process

(1) Organizational structure

1. The contest was jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, and jointly undertaken by the Rural Industry Development Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Rural Social Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Chongqing Agricultural and Rural Committee and the Fuling District People’s Government of Chongqing.

2. The organizing committee (hereinafter referred to as the "organizing committee") shall be established for the contest, which shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the contest. The secretariat of the Organizing Committee is located in the Rural Social Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and specifically undertakes work coordination, project implementation, news propaganda, technical support and other affairs.

3. The organizing committee set up an expert guidance group to guide each division to hold trials; Set up an expert review team to be responsible for organizing and implementing the national semi-finals and finals; Set up a news propaganda group to be responsible for the whole publicity of the contest.

(2) Competition process

The contest is divided into three stages: division selection, national semi-finals and finals.

1. Division selection. The agricultural and rural departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will organize provincial trials by means of on-site roadshows with reference to the competition rules of the national competition, and recommend two projects from the start-up group and the growth group to participate in the national semi-finals. Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, each group will be increased by one recommended quota, and the increased quota shall be generated from the key supporting counties (formerly deep poverty counties) for rural revitalization. Each group in the province where the semi-finals and finals are held will be added with one recommended quota respectively.

2. National semi-finals and finals. Held in the form of "5+3" live roadshow, that is, 5 minutes of speech and 3 minutes of defense. The national semi-finals selected 30 start-up groups and 30 growth groups to enter the finals.

V. Timing

(1) Division selection. From May to August, each division organized trials separately. Before the end of August, the agricultural and rural departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will submit the entry form (Annex 1), the summary table of national semi-finals (Annex 2), the project plan (Annex 3) in paper and electronic materials to the secretariat of the Organizing Committee, and submit the selection materials and summary materials of provincial trials at the same time.

(2) Semifinals and finals. The specific time and place of the semi-finals and finals will be announced separately.

VI. Organizational guarantee

(1) Carefully organized. Each division should attach great importance to it, make careful plans, implement responsibilities, and carry out division trials in strict accordance with relevant regulations. Strengthen pre-competition mobilization, encourage more powerful players to participate in the competition, and launch more high-quality projects with high participation, strong creativity and good growth.

(2) Ensure fairness. Highlight the public welfare nature of the contest and guide all kinds of rural entrepreneurial innovation subjects to participate voluntarily. The main organizer of the competition shall not charge the participating units or individuals for training and participation fees. Notaries and discipline inspectors are requested to supervise and fair the whole event on site to ensure the fairness and seriousness of the contest.

(3) improve the quality. Strictly review the qualifications to ensure that the participating projects and players have good credit. Adhere to the combination of competition and training, and help the competition with training. Through professional and free pre-competition training, help the contestants improve their practical skills of entrepreneurial innovation and improve the quality of entrepreneurial innovation projects.

(4) Do a good job in service. Build a docking platform for entrepreneurial services, and invite all kinds of incubators, financial institutions, investment institutions and training institutions to participate, so as to provide comprehensive guidance and services for the participating projects.

(5) Publicity and guidance. Make full use of newspapers, radio, television, internet, new media and other communication channels to conduct all-round and three-dimensional publicity on the grand occasion of the competition, the entrepreneurial process of the players and the market performance of the project, so as to create a good social atmosphere of passionate entrepreneurial innovation and rural revitalization.

Contact information

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Rural Social Enterprise Development Center

Contact: Duan Yaguang Jing Guangming

Tel: 010-59199679

Mobile phone: 13801082517 13126873400

Email: nmcycx@163.com

Mailing address: Room 1016, Nongfeng Building, No.96 East Third Ring South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing (100122)

Department of Rural Industry Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Contact: Guo Di

Tel: 010-59193109

Attachment:

1. Entry Form

2. Summary table of national semi-finals entries

3. Project plan

Attachment 1-3.docx

General Office of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
May 20, 2021