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On February 26th, the Ningbo Supply and Marketing Cooperative Union held the 11th plenary meeting of the second council. The meeting thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, earnestly studied and implemented the important instructions made by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, conveyed and studied the spirit of the 8th Council Meeting of the 7th National Federation of Cooperatives and the 3rd Council Meeting of the 9th Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Cooperatives, summarized and reviewed the work in 2024, and comprehensively deployed key work tasks in 2025. Ma Huanyong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Council of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative, delivered a work report on behalf of the Executive Council of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Dai Jianguo, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Council of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative, presided over the meeting. Members of the leadership team of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative attended the meeting. The relevant responsible comrades of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision stationed at the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau attended the meeting for guidance.

Highlighting grassroots foundations, promoting the "three in one" reform in rural areas, advancing the reform of county-level cooperative enterprises, promoting the reform of township supply and marketing specialized personnel, and further highlighting the spirit of reform and innovation. Highlighting the main responsibility and main business, fully ensuring food security, and taking responsibility for agricultural material supply; Solidly integrate into modern agriculture, improve the quality and capability of agricultural services; Creating distinctive brands through the system and increasing efficiency in the circulation system; Actively participate in the circular economy, strengthen and extend the chain of renewable resources, and further enhance the confidence in serving the overall situation; Highlighting strict control and management, solidly carrying out party discipline learning and education, focusing on creating a good political ecology, promoting systematic rectification of problems, and further shaping the atmosphere of unity and work.

The meeting pointed out that this year is the final year of the 14th Five Year Plan and also the year of planning for the 15th Five Year Plan. At a new historical juncture, supply and marketing cooperatives are facing significant development opportunities. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions profoundly clarify a series of fundamental and strategic issues related to the reform and development of supply and marketing cooperatives, reflecting the clearest positioning, greatest support, and strongest driving force; The macroeconomic policies continue to promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, expand domestic demand in all aspects, and build a unified national market, providing a rare opportunity for the reform and innovation of supply and marketing cooperatives; Ningbo has a large development space for modern agriculture, high standards for creating a civilized city, and strong driving force for technological innovation, which has created favorable conditions for supply and marketing cooperatives to start businesses. The entire city system must unify its thinking, grasp the development trend, leverage its unique advantages, and create new situations and achievements in the new era and new journey.

We must regard the in-depth study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives on the work of supply and marketing cooperatives as a major political task for the current and future period, and integrate it into practical work. Comprehensively deepen the "three in one" reform in rural areas, steadily promote the reform of county-level cooperative enterprises, and deepen the reform of township supply and marketing specialized personnel. Important instructions lead to the transformation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions into strategic planning, work synergy, and driving force, guiding and leading the practice of Ningbo's supply and marketing cooperation in the new era. Serving agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, adhering to the concept of cooperation, grassroots orientation, and project driven development, continuously improving the modern agricultural service system. Main responsibility, main business, and social development, focusing on "agricultural supply", and making every effort to build the main channel; Focus on "agricultural services" and strive to build a good platform; Focus on the "circulation system" and work together to weave a good brand network; Focus on "renewable resources", strive to be a good leader, and continuously enhance the ability of social enterprises to develop themselves and give back to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. Strengthening the supply and marketing cooperative through talent and technology, enhancing talent support, accelerating technological innovation, increasing strategic investment, and promoting the professional and intelligent development of the supply and marketing cooperative. Comprehensively and strictly govern the society, strengthen the leadership of the Party, improve the level of governance, build a strong supply and marketing team, and forge a "supply and marketing iron army". Adhering to integrity and innovation, we will work hard to promote the high-quality development of supply and marketing cooperation in Ningbo, and contribute more supply and marketing strength to accelerate high-quality development and promote common prosperity as a leading demonstration in Ningbo.

The meeting fulfilled the procedures for adjusting the board of directors. The meeting also commended various advanced collectives and exemplary individual of the city in 2024.

All directors of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative attended the meeting. All supervisors of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative, as well as non directors and non supervisors of the district (county, city) cooperative team members, all cadres and employees of the cooperative organs, middle-level and above cadres of Ningbo Supply and Marketing Group Company, and heads of various subsidiaries, attended the meeting as observers.