Research on the Inter-Provincial Horizontal Benefit Compensation Mechanism for Grain Production and Sales Areas under the Background of National Food Security

Food security is a major concern that relates to the national economy and people's livelihoods. Food production is the foundation for ensuring food security and guaranteeing national safety. The effective establishment and implementation of a benefit compensation mechanism for food production and sales regions not only pertains to an in-depth assessment of the effectiveness of national fiscal transfer payment means but also involves the stability of international food security, the construction of a new regional development pattern, the coordinated development of food production and sales areas, and the reasonable compensation for the interests of major food-producing areas. This paper analyzes the four major pain points facing inter-provincial horizontal benefit compensation in food production and sales areas: unclear compensation subjects, insufficient compensation intensity, lack of precision in compensation, an imperfect market mechanism, a single mode of production and sales cooperation, and a lack of scientific top-level system design. Meanwhile, it designs a benefit compensation mechanism for food production and sales areas from four aspects: scientifically determining compensation intensity, constructing a market framework to establish a national-level trading platform and rule system, exploring multi-dimensional cooperation models in food production and sales areas, and establishing a system framework of 'clear rights and responsibilities for central and local entities with multi-subject co-governance.' The aim is to provide feasible suggestions and policy references for promoting the coordinated development of food production and sales regions and ensuring national food security.