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The impact of agricultural policy adjustments on agricultural product prices requires close attention.
The external economic environment remains unsettled. On December 17, 2015, the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point rate hike, its first increase in more than 9 years. Since the financial crisis at the end of 2008, the ultra-low zero interest rate policy that had been pursued came to an end, marking the full entry of the U.S. economy int
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How did the apple supply-side reform journey unfold?
Fruit wholesale prices fall to rock bottom; e-commerce platforms that people remember as selling only cheap goods hold their prices firm. Bad news has fruit wholesalers frowning. Since entering the second half of 2015, the fruit market has plummeted. Compared with previous years, apple and orange prices have nearly halved.
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January 5, 2016 National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index Month-on-Month Change
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on January 5 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 203.00, up 0.01 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 204.45, up 0.01 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, at the national agricultural products wholesale market, pork
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Will China's total grain output decline in 2016? The Chinese Academy of Sciences makes a forecast
The Chinese Academy of Sciences Forecasting Center released its 2016 China economic forecast in Beijing. The Chinese Academy of Sciences estimates that the national grain sown area in 2016 will be about 112.1 million hectares, a decrease of 1.2 million hectares, or about 18 million mu, compared with 2015. If severe natural disasters do not occur, under average or slightly below-average weather conditions,
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What were the key tasks in seed industry management in 2016?
Seeds are the source of agricultural production. Increasing farmers' income and achieving prosperity must start with seeds; adjusting the structure of the planting industry must start with seeds; and the quality of what we eat also starts with seeds. In 2016, what kind of seeds will farmers choose, and what new varieties will breeders develop?
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Is genetically modified food safe? Expert responds: the key is what has been modified
"Although we have made quite a lot of progress in GM technology, we are still far from the requirement of 'occupying the commanding heights of GM technology,'" said Ke Bingsheng, president of China Agricultural University, during an interview with People's Daily Online on the 30th. In recent years, regarding GM
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What exactly is the soul of new urbanization?
From the urban-rural separation in the early days of the founding of the PRC to the urban dominance formed since reform and opening up, and then to the urban-rural integration proposed at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, all sectors of society have been continuously deepening their understanding of the urban-rural relationship. In fact, China mostly calls urbanization "townization," and its main purpose is
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Structural overcapacity in agricultural production also calls for supply-side reform
It is the beginning of the year, and the 2016 No. 1 Central Document focused on the "three rural issues" is about to be issued. The reporter learned that the "Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Implementing New Development Concepts, Accelerating Agricultural Modernization, and Achieving the Goal of Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects (Discussion Draft)" announced at the Central Rural Work Conference at the end of last year has been listed as the draft of this year's No. 1 Document.
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How to shore up the weak links in farmland water conservancy? Accelerating institutional and mechanism innovation is key
The National On-site Meeting on Farmland Water Conservancy Reform was held in Qujing, Yunnan, from January 4 to 5. Vice Premier Wang Yang attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He stressed the need to earnestly implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, the Central Economic Work Conference, and the Central Rural Work Conference,
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How to Strengthen the Three Pillars of Agricultural Informatization
The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of the Internet economy. In 2015, the State Council successively made arrangements for developing e-commerce, advancing the "Internet Plus" action, and promoting big data development. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee clearly proposed that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period,
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