Shabir Maihemuti, Representative of the National People’s Congress: Make a great article on the long-term development of long-staple cotton

The autonomous region government work report outlines a new development picture for 2023 and also inspires everyone’s confidence and motivation to forge ahead on a new journey. Let us follow the reporter to listen to the exciting “good voices of the two sessions” of the autonomous region. Today we talk with Shabir Maihemuti, deputy to the People’s Congress of the autonomous region, deputy secretary of the Awati County Party Committee, and county magistrate, about how to achieve long-term development of long-staple cotton. .

Reporter: Can you talk about the importance of developing the cotton industry in Awati County and the development of the long-staple cotton industry?

Shabbir Maihemuti: As a pillar industry of regional agriculture and the main source of farmers’ income, the cotton industry is of great significance to the overall goal of stabilizing agricultural production, increasing farmers’ income, and achieving social stability and long-term peace and order. Long-staple cotton has a long history of planting in various parts of the region. The total output of Awati County’s long-staple cotton accounts for more than 70% of the long-staple cotton in the region and even Xinjiang. In recent years, Awati County has been making great efforts in product research and development, industrial chain development, and production base construction. It has made great progress in long-staple cotton brand protection and successfully certified the national long-staple cotton geographical indication last year.

Reporter: In what ways will Awati County promote the rapid development of the long-staple cotton industry in the future?

Shabir Maihemuti: In the future, we will increase our efforts in the research and development of long-staple cotton seeds. Relying on the Long-staple Cotton Breeding R&D Center in Awati County, we will strengthen cooperation with seed companies inside and outside Xinjiang and strive to cultivate suitable seeds. Achieve breakthroughs in long-staple cotton machine-picked varieties, give full play to the role of the Awati Modern Seed Industry Seed Processing Industrial Park, combine with high-standard farmland construction, increase the construction of long-staple cotton standardized breeding bases, and strive to form an industry-university-research integration, breeding A modern seed industry system that integrates propagation and promotion.

Reporter: In addition, what other measures does Awati County take to promote the long-staple cotton industry to achieve rapid development?

Shabbir Maihemuti: We will increase our cooperation with the China Cotton Industry Alliance, promote the long-staple cotton spot trading center to be put into operation as soon as possible, and vigorously enhance the national high-quality commodity cotton base and the main long-staple cotton production areas. Dominance.

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