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On August 5th, Ningbo Supply and Marketing Cooperative held a work exchange meeting for directors of supply and marketing cooperatives in various districts (counties, cities), thoroughly implementing the important instructions and directives of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the work of supply and marketing cooperatives, fully implementing the requirements of the provincial supply and marketing cooperative semi annual work conference and the municipal party committee plenary session, summarizing the work of the first half of the year, analyzing the current situation, and studying and deploying key tasks for the second half of the year. Ma Huanyong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Council of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Members of the leadership team of the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative also attended.

At the meeting, directors of supply and marketing cooperatives in various districts (counties, cities) and relevant responsible comrades of the Jiangbei District Agricultural Cooperative Federation Executive Committee made exchange speeches on the progress of work in the first half of the year and the work ideas for the second half of the year.

Ma Huanyong pointed out that in the first half of the year, the city's system adhered to the "five social linkage" as the leader, the "important instructions leading the society" had enthusiasm, the "serving agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" established the society had achievements, the "main responsibility and main business promoting the society" had effectiveness, the "talent and technology strengthening the society" had its own characteristics, and the "comprehensive strict governance of the society" had norms. All work was solidly promoted. He emphasized the need to accurately grasp the development situation, identify opportunities, seize opportunities, and create opportunities, and focus on four areas to make precise efforts: promoting "transformation and upgrading" in agricultural socialized services, seizing opportunities in the recycling and utilization of renewable resources, deepening "group linkage" in the operation and development of social enterprises, and achieving "rooting" in grassroots team building.

Regarding the work in the second half of the year, Ma Huanyong requested to focus on doing a good job in the "four further steps": firstly, to focus on optimizing agricultural socialized services and further consolidate the role of supply and marketing as a bridge and link. Accelerate the construction of a modern comprehensive platform for agricultural services, establish a high standard northern supply and marketing modern agricultural technology industrial park, improve a network system for agricultural material supply, cultivate and strengthen a group of new socialized service entities, and create a distinctive agricultural product brand. The second is to strengthen the core enterprises of the cooperative and further enhance the strength of supply and marketing operations. Focus on the recycling and utilization of renewable resources sector, firmly establish the awareness of "grabbing", closely monitor policy windows to seize opportunities, closely follow market demand to seize market share, and seize opportunities in line with industry trends. The third is to take the implementation of city county linkage projects as the core and further deepen the cooperation of the supply and marketing system. Tailored to local conditions, integrated resources, targeted hot topics, and East West cooperation, we aim to revitalize funds, assets, and resources, and enhance our ability to support agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. The fourth is to further showcase the good image of supply and marketing with the support of ensuring development and operation. Strengthening the guidance of planning strategies, consolidating the support of talent teams, improving internal control management systems, and deepening the effectiveness of work style construction provide strong guarantees for the high-quality development of supply and marketing cooperation.