1. Promote the transfer of rural labor. Intensify efforts to facilitate the transfer of rural labor, and guide employment platforms—such as industrial parks, poverty-alleviation workshops, industrial poverty-alleviation bases, and small and medium-sized enterprises—to absorb workers. Employment subsidies will be provided to employers who sign labor contracts of at least six months with newly hired workers and pay social insurance contributions; financial subsidies will be granted in accordance with regulations to employers who hire a certain number of workers.Major projects and workfare programs funded by governments at all levels shall prioritize the employment of local rural labor. We will expand the use of workfare approaches in the construction and subsequent maintenance of agricultural and rural infrastructure projects, and strictly ensure that labor remuneration is disbursed at a rate of no less than 15% of central government funds.In 2022, the autonomous region’s finance department allocated 50 million yuan for training high-quality farmers and training organizations and teams of agricultural labor brokers. This funding supports broker organizations and individual brokers in directly or indirectly organizing pre-employment training for farmers and organizing group labor dispatch. Each village or industrial cluster is to cultivate 2 to 3 labor brokers.Strengthen industry-driven employment by systematically organizing local labor to work in specialty and competitive industrial bases such as grapes, goji berries, daylilies, and cool-climate vegetables, thereby promoting local and nearby employment opportunities for farmers to increase their income. Enhance the development and utilization of various public welfare positions, giving priority to vulnerable labor groups such as rural left-behind women and elderly facing financial hardship. Fully tap into employment opportunities in industrial parks and enterprises at all levels to ensure full employment for rural laborers willing to work.In 2022, achieve the transfer of more than 750,000 rural workers to urban employment, representing a year-on-year increase of 7%; maintain the scale of intra-regional employment for people lifted out of poverty at over 240,000 and inter-provincial employment at over 40,000. (Responsible Units: Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, Department of Water Resources, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Rural Revitalization Bureau of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of October 2022)

2. Encourage and support farmers in innovation and entrepreneurship. The Autonomous Region will establish a sub-fund to support entrepreneurship among returnees, and support localities in building entrepreneurship and innovation bases, demonstration bases for small and micro enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship parks for veterans. Entities with strong job creation capabilities established by returning migrant workers, college graduates returning to their hometowns to start businesses, and veterans will receive financial support, policy support for government projects, and loan interest subsidies.Entrepreneurial platforms such as incubators established by governments at all levels shall allocate a certain proportion of their facilities to be provided free of charge to entrepreneurs within the park, and such support shall be included in the scope of one-time startup subsidies. Explore the use of financing guarantee mechanisms such as “government-bank-guarantee” and “government-bank-insurance” to provide financing services to rural innovation and entrepreneurship entities. Implement policies such as interest subsidies for entrepreneurship guarantee loans, entrepreneurship loans for rural women, and entrepreneurship training to support farmers in developing the “small shop economy,” “night market economy,” and “tourism economy.”Support the development of industries by individuals returning to their hometowns due to the pandemic. In 2022, achieve new breakthroughs in establishing national-level entrepreneurship and innovation demonstration zones and training bases, with more than 20 autonomous region-level entrepreneurship and innovation demonstration bases, and create 30,000 jobs through farmers’ entrepreneurship throughout the year.(Responsible Units: Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Finance, Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Department of Culture and Tourism, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Market Regulation, Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, Ningxia Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of November 2022)

3. Intensify vocational training for farmers. Conduct vocational skills training for migrant workers’ families, promote the integration of training and employment, implement a “one person, one code” system to accurately track employment destinations, and ensure that at least one member of each poverty-alleviated household who is capable of working and willing to undergo training secures employment. Implement specialized training programs such as the “Spring Tide Action,” the “Post-secondary and Post-vocational Students” One-Semester Training Plan, the Vocational Skills Improvement Action, the Rural Youth E-commerce Cultivation Project, and training for the home services sector, and provide training subsidies and living allowances in accordance with regulations.In 2022, provide vocational skills training to 30,000 participants from key employment groups, including migrant workers, households that have escaped poverty, and households under monitoring, and conduct high-quality farmer training for more than 10,000 participants. (Responsible Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Department of Commerce, Women’s Federation, and Rural Revitalization Bureau of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Deadline: End of November 2022)

4. Implement policies to safeguard the rights of migrant workers. Strengthen the regulation and guidance of migrant workers’ wages, improve the mechanism for normal wage growth, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of migrant workers, including equal employment, rest and vacation, labor remuneration (three social insurances and one housing fund), and occupational health and safety. Ensure that migrant workers who move to cities and their accompanying family members enjoy equal rights with urban residents in terms of basic public services, urban household registration, education and training, housing, and equal pay for equal work.Strictly implement the "Regulations on the Payment of Wages to Migrant Workers," enforce real-name registration systems, dedicated wage accounts, and wage guarantee deposit systems for migrant workers in the construction sector, fully implement interim settlement during construction, and ensure timely and full payment of wages. (Responsible Units: Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Department of Education, Department of Public Security, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Health Commission, and Federation of Trade Unions of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County (District) People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: Ongoing)

5. Make every effort to manage and store summer and autumn crops. Strengthen field management of wheat, effectively control pests, diseases, and dry hot winds, organize and coordinate machinery for timely harvesting to minimize mechanical losses, and ensure that all harvestable crops are fully harvested and every grain is stored. Implement the replanting of 350,000 mu of crops such as vegetables, forage, and sunflowers after the wheat harvest to increase grain production in the preceding crop and boost income in the subsequent crop.Strengthen field management of autumn grain crops to ensure a bountiful annual grain harvest. Implement minimum purchase price policies for wheat, rice, corn, and other grains; adopt contract-based procurement; and ensure higher prices for higher quality. (Responsible Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Autonomous Region, Development and Reform Commission, Bureau of Grain and Reserves; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Deadline: End of November 2022)

6. Cultivate and expand distinctive agricultural industries. Continue to optimize the industrial structure. In 2022, the autonomous region will allocate 2 billion yuan in fiscal funds to support the development of distinctive and competitive industries such as wine, goji berries, dairy, beef cattle, Tan sheep, and cool-climate vegetables. At least 55% of the rural revitalization transition funds shall be allocated to industrial development.Add more than 10,000 mu of new goji berry production bases and establish or renovate 60,000 mu of wine grape bases; increase the dairy cattle herd by 50,000 head, with beef cattle and Tan sheep populations reaching 2.08 million and 13.8 million head, respectively; maintain melon and vegetable production at 2.6 million mu and fishery production at 500,000 mu.Support key counties for rural revitalization and concentrated resettlement areas for migrants in developing distinctive industries that benefit farmers, such as daylily, Chinese honeybees, minor grains, and red plum and apricot cultivation. Develop distinctive courtyard economies—including small-scale planting, small-scale breeding, small-scale farming, small-scale processing, small-scale commerce, and small-scale homestays—tailored to local conditions, ensuring that more than 40% of the income of people lifted out of poverty comes from these industries. Promote the “village-wide credit” model to effectively alleviate the loan needs of new agricultural business entities and farmers.(Responsible Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Finance, Department of Culture and Tourism, Rural Revitalization Bureau, Helan Mountain East Foothills Park Management Committee, Forestry and Grassland Bureau of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of November 2022)

7. Vigorously develop the agricultural product processing industry. Focus on the deep processing of industries such as wine, goji berries, dairy products, beef and mutton, minor grains, and vegetables; cultivate and strengthen leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization; introduce 5 national-level leading enterprises; foster 15 autonomous region-level leading enterprises; support 20 agricultural product processing enterprises in upgrading their equipment; and newly designate a batch of four-star Green Food enterprises.Accelerate the advancement of key projects by leading enterprises in high-end dairy products, goji berry deep processing, and beef cattle slaughter and processing to enhance deep processing capabilities. By 2022, the number of agricultural product processing enterprises in the region with annual operating revenue exceeding 100 million yuan will reach over 70, and the processing conversion rate will reach over 72%.Priority support will be given to enterprises that consistently employ rural labor and have a large workforce. Each county (city, district) will formulate specific incentive measures for stages such as primary processing and deep processing based on local conditions. (Responsible Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Autonomous Region, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Finance, Helan Mountain East Foot Park Management Committee, Forestry and Grassland Bureau, and the People’s Governments of all cities, counties [districts]; Completion Deadline: End of November 2022)

8. Expand sales channels for agricultural products. In 2022, the autonomous region’s finance department will allocate 40 million yuan to support market entities in establishing brand marketing points and product exhibition centers for Ningxia’s renowned, high-quality, and distinctive agricultural products both within and outside the region, and to conduct promotional activities during holidays such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day, as well as at various trade fairs.Continue implementing the “Bringing Specialty and High-Quality Agricultural Products to Large and Medium-Sized Cities” initiative, supporting enterprises and various business entities in establishing sales outlets in domestic first- and second-tier cities and major consumer destinations, with subsidies ranging from 800,000 to 1 million yuan based on sales revenue.Organize the Second China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo effectively, and continue to carry out activities such as the “Ningxia Quality Tour of China” series of promotional exhibitions and the “Nationally Renowned Vegetable Distributors Visit Ningxia” initiative. Allocate funds to support enterprises and new types of agricultural business entities in selling Ningxia’s specialty agricultural products through well-known e-commerce platforms or self-built and self-operated e-commerce platforms. For annual sales of 30 million yuan or more, a reward of 5‰ of the sales amount will be provided, with a maximum of 1 million yuan.(Responsible Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Finance, Department of Commerce, Department of Culture and Tourism, Helan Mountain East Slope Industrial Park Management Committee, Bureau of Forestry and Grassland; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of December 2022)

9. Increase income from rural land use. Continue to advance rural land system reform, comprehensively promote the approach of converting resources into assets, capital into equity, and farmers into shareholders, and support farmers in contributing resources such as land and property as equity to leading enterprises and agricultural cooperatives. Various agricultural business entities shall establish reasonable minimum dividend standards based on farmers’ equity shares and, on top of the guaranteed minimum dividend, distribute a certain proportion of net incremental profits to farmers.Expand the scope of mortgage loans secured by various types of rural property rights. Guide the standardized and orderly transfer of rural land and ensure the timely and full payment of land transfer fees. (Responsible entities: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Autonomous Region, Department of Natural Resources, Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, and municipal, county [district] people’s governments; Completion deadline: Ongoing)

10. Revitalize idle rural homesteads and farmhouses. Prudently advance the pilot reform of the rural homestead system in Pingluo County and Helan County, and promote successful practices of generating income for farmers through the paid use of homestead rights. Launch pilot projects in Shizuishan City, Shapotou District, and other areas to revitalize and utilize idle rural homesteads and farmhouses, transforming them from idle assets into valuable resources and granting farmers more property rights, such as the right to use them as collateral or guarantees.Conduct pilot programs for rural asset appraisal in Helan County, Litong District, Qingtongxia City, and other areas to clarify property rights and confer legal capacity on assets such as housing and agricultural facilities and equipment, thereby facilitating their entry into the market for transactions. In 2022, the autonomous region will allocate 50 million yuan to foster the development of key villages for rural tourism, homestays, self-driving campsites, and rural intangible cultural heritage workshops, expanding coverage and driving employment and income growth for farmers.(Responsible Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Culture and Tourism of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: Ongoing)

11. Strengthen support for village-level collective economies. Effectively implement the 388 village-level collective economy development projects across the region, totaling 388 million yuan, to support the conversion of village collective operational assets, resource-based assets, non-operational assets, fiscal assistance funds, and other agriculture-related funds into quantifiable shares allocated to households. Establish village-level collective economic organizations and develop distinctive and competitive industries through various approaches, with profits distributed to farmers as dividends based on their shareholdings.Grant farmers rights regarding the ownership, income, compensated withdrawal, and use of collective assets as collateral or guarantees. Conduct performance evaluations of the 1,164 villages that have already implemented projects to strengthen village-level collective economies to improve quality and efficiency. By 2022, the region’s village-level collective economic income will exceed 2 billion yuan.(Responsible Units: Office of the Party Committee for Agriculture, Organization Department, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Rural Revitalization Bureau of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County (District) People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of November 2022)

12. Strictly implement policies to strengthen and benefit agriculture. In 2022, fiscal funds totaling 2 billion yuan will be allocated at all levels for major agricultural infrastructure projects, including the construction of high-standard farmland, the development of efficient water-saving agriculture, and the remediation of saline-alkali land. Efforts will be made to prioritize grain production in all agricultural support and benefit policies, and subsidies totaling 1.2 billion yuan—covering arable land fertility protection, agricultural machinery procurement, grassland ecological conservation, and post-resettlement support for migrants from large and medium-sized reservoirs—will be promptly disbursed to farmers.Timely and full disbursement of the 164 million yuan one-time subsidy from the central government for actual grain farmers (funds allocated by the central government). All agricultural support policies and subsidy funds were fully disbursed to farmers’ “One-Card” accounts by the end of July 2022. (Responsible Units: Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Bureau of Forestry and Grassland of the Autonomous Region; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of July 2022)

13. Strengthen rural social security. Raise the minimum standard for the basic pension for urban and rural residents, and encourage farmers to choose higher contribution tiers for urban and rural residents’ pension insurance, with the government providing subsidies in accordance with regulations.Encourage eligible farmers to participate in the urban employee pension insurance program. In 2022, the rural minimum living allowance standard will be raised from 4,560 yuan per person per year to 5,520 yuan, and the basic living allowance standard for rural individuals receiving special assistance will be increased from no less than 494 yuan per person per month to no less than 598 yuan. Strengthen temporary assistance for rural residents in difficulty and ensure the timely disbursement of senior citizen allowances for low-income elderly individuals.Strengthen dynamic monitoring, focusing on identifying households at risk of relapsing into poverty, those on the brink of poverty, and those facing sudden severe hardships. Provide timely assistance to individuals in need or include them in the subsistence allowance program. Depending on local conditions, provide one-time additional living subsidies to recipients of subsistence allowances and individuals under special care for the destitute. Provide temporary subsidies or assistance to eligible unemployed migrant workers. Allocate more than 500 million yuan in medical assistance funds for medical aid to people in need. Provide temporary insurance subsidies to eligible individuals who are temporarily unable to pay basic medical insurance premiums due to financial hardship.Expand participation in the “Iron Rod Crop Insurance” accidental injury insurance program for migrant workers, with the government providing subsidies in accordance with regulations. (Responsible Units: Autonomous Region Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Department of Civil Affairs, Department of Finance, Medical Insurance Bureau; Municipal, County [District] People’s Governments; Completion Deadline: End of November 2022)

The above policy measures shall take effect from the date of issuance and remain valid until December 31, 2022. All localities and departments must ensure the implementation of these measures, refine and formulate specific implementation rules based on local conditions, and relevant departments must expedite the research and formulation of policy documents to promote the sustained and stable growth of farmers’ incomes.