The Fourth Conference of CPPCC’s 12th National Committee
No. 3038 (Agriculture and Water Conservancy No. 274)
Abstract of Reply to Proposal
Date: 25th of August, 2016
Publishing Unit: Animal Husbandry Department of Ministry of Agriculture
Note: CPPCC = Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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Issues about
Listing Horse Industry Cooperation Projects as Rural Industry Incorporation Pilot Projects
In this year, seven
ministries including National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of
Finance, Ministry of Agriculture jointly print and distributed Plan of Rural Area Industry Incorporation
Development Pilot Demonstration, carried out the pilot project—“Hundreds of
Counties, Thousands of Townships, Tens of Thousands of Villages” to incorporate
villages with industry and supported the construction of several pilot
counties, pilot townships and pilot villages in every province.
Horse industry cooperation
projects in Hubei Province and Xinjiang Province can, based on their needs of rural
industry incorporation pilot projects, apply to related departments following
the procedure.
In addition, central government,
via Fund of Development and Production of Modern Agriculture, supports
agricultural development including horse industry (horse breeding also included).
During the period of the thirteenth Five-Year Plan, Hubei Province and Xinjiang Province can base on local citations, make use of available resources and channels strategically and support the newly-developing horseracing industry and show business.
Issues about Supporting Taking Part in Horseracing on a Global Level
The establishment of Equine Disease Free Zone (EDFZ)
can be done by local people’s government in conjunction with relevant
stipulations of the state and the administrative department of Animal Husbandry
and Veterinary Medicine of the province people’s government needs to apply to
Ministry of Agriculture for evaluation.
Ministry of Agriculture will organise national animal
health risk assessment panel to evaluate the applications and the EDFZs which pass
evaluations and acceptance check will be listed as National Specified Animal
Disease Free Zone.
The building of Conghua
EDFZ in Guangzhou Province played an important role in equestrian competitions
in 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.
On the issues of supporting national association to take part in international organisations of breeding and racing, such association can, based on its own need, utilise its available resources to guide China’s racing organisations, companies to cooperate with their overseas counterparts, thus promoting horseracing in China.
Issues about Cultivating Breeding and Horseracing Talents and Teams
The
state fits in with the needs of the development of regional industry, promotes
the consociation between setting specialties and jobs within industries and
companies and endeavor to increase the efficiency of targeted talent
cultivation.
In 2015, the new revised
version of 2015 Catalogue of Higher
Vocational Education of Regular Institutions of Higher Education (Junior College) includes Animal
Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Social Sports, Traditional Sports, Sports Operation
and Management, Leisure Sports and other breeding/horseracing-related specialties.
Over the past two years,
several institutions of higher learning have admitted students of the
aforementioned specialties.
In the next step, Ministry of Education will publish Guidance Papers of Modern Needs of Animal Husbandry Talents and the Setting of Vocational College to direct vocational colleges to set their specialties rationally and accelerate the cultivation of high-quality technical and skilled talents which meet the needs of the development of China's breeding and racing industry.
Issues about Incorporating Horseracing into National Fitness Public Service System
Horseracing and show
business are largely regionally oriented and have a rather small audience.
Equestrian and horseracing cost a lot and in a way belong to high-end
consumption programs, therefore falling outside basic public cultural and
sports services. Horseracing organisations and companies can, based on their
own needs, publicise horseracing, increase the general
awareness of this sport and make the industry bigger and stronger by relying on
social capital and market operation.
Ministry of Agriculture
23th of August, 2016
