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The strategy of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology opens a new path for food security
The 13th Five-Year Plan proposal states that we must adhere to the strictest farmland protection system, hold firm to the farmland red line, implement the strategy of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology, increase grain production capacity, and ensure basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security of staple food rations. Experts believe that storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology
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Against the backdrop of a large population and limited land, why does China's grain sector show the coexistence of "three highs"?
According to data recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the total national summer grain output in 2015 was 141.066 million tons, an increase of 3.3% over 2014. With this, China's summer grain achieved twelve consecutive years of bumper harvests. While total grain output keeps climbing, China's grain imports have also been growing rapidly.
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National grain stocks hit a record high, with sales, transport and storage facing difficulties
Grain stocks hit a record high; experts urge reflection on price signals. China's grain stocks are climbing toward a record peak. Taking corn as an example, according to estimates by the China Grain Network, China's temporary reserve corn surplus has now reached as high as 150 million tons, while this year China's new-season corn
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Domestic grain inventories are high and warehouse capacity is tight, and purchasing and sales have entered a new normal
After a period of confusion, struggle and adaptation, in today's China, the judgment of the "new normal" of the economy has become a consensus. Under the shadow of the broader environment, domestic grain supply and demand have also gradually entered a new cycle, market contradictions have gradually become prominent, and grain purchasing and sales have also shown
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Future food may come from high-tech agriculture
To feed the 7 billion people on Earth, we have already cultivated 40% of the planet's land, and by 2050 the world population is expected to reach 9.6 billion. Data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization shows that to avoid widespread malnutrition, food production needs to increase by 70%. But there is now little
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How to Resolve the Problem of High Grain Inventories? Market Mechanisms Are Key
In recent years, China's grain sector has seen the simultaneous occurrence of "high output, high inventories and high imports." Among these, high grain inventories have reached an unprecedented level. According to calculations by industry insiders, by early July this year, the national reserve rice inventory
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China's grain reserves are the world's highest, yet the situation is as precarious as a pile of eggs
The price of corn has fallen. In 2015, the listed purchase price for the state temporary corn reserve (national standard third-class quality standard, the same below) was 1 yuan/jin. Last year's price was above 1.11 yuan per jin, with slight differences among regions: 1.13 yuan/jin in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, 1.12 yuan/jin in Jilin, and 1.11 yuan/jin in Heilongjiang.
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2 billion mu of newly subsoiled land must be completed with high quality and efficiency
On October 10, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national on-site meeting on comprehensive crop straw utilization and agricultural machinery subsoiling and land preparation operations in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Zhang Taolin, Vice Minister of Agriculture, emphasized that carrying out agricultural machinery subsoiling and land preparation is an important measure to improve arable land quality, raise the comprehensive grain production capacity, and promote
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How can the internet raise the level of high-efficiency eco-agriculture?
The four characteristics of high-efficiency eco-agriculture are the "four mores," namely greater economic benefit, less resource consumption, lower environmental pollution, and more employment of labor. It is both a fundamental transformation of the extensive growth
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China's grain inventory hits a new high, National Grain Administration releases latest data
According to the website of the National Grain Administration, the Grain Administration issued a notice on October 8, requiring that the 2015 autumn grain purchase and autumn safe grain storage work be effectively carried out. The notice shows that provincial-level grain administrative departments and the branches of Sinograin should jointly organize
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