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China's livestock farming pollution problem needs to be viewed objectively
According to statistics, China's livestock farms produce about 1.73 billion tons of manure annually, which is 2.7 times the 634 million tons of industrial solid waste. It is precisely because of this gap in total volume that people panic about livestock farming pollution, and even misinterpret it as surpassing industrial pollution
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Innovation in new-type fertilizer technology still needs to deepen, and product quality needs to improve
At present, new-type fertilizers are becoming the focus of efforts in the chemical fertilizer industry, because they fit the new situation of agricultural development and also meet the needs of industrial upgrading. However, under enormous market pressure, some enterprises make only superficial attempts at technological innovation, contenting themselves with hyping new
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Traditional Village Protection Shows Results, Development Still Needs to Break New Ground
"Traditional dwellings are frozen history, the wisdom of a people's survival, and a concentrated expression of traditional cultural elements such as construction techniques, social ethics and aesthetic concepts; they are precious cultural heritage that cannot be regenerated." Ni Hong, spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said on the 28th
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Over 100 million mu of damaged land nationwide urgently needs reclamation and reuse
A responsible official from the Ministry of Land and Resources revealed at the recent 2014 Beijing International Symposium on Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration that China has so far reclaimed a cumulative land area of about 30 million mu, and more than 100 million mu of damaged land has yet to be reclaimed and reused. According to the Ministry of Land and Resources Farmland
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Animal welfare implementation must also take economic benefits into account
One is a pig that has been free-range on the mountain for more than a year, and the other is a pig confined in a narrow space and rapidly fattened. As a consumer, which one would you choose? When the price difference is not very large, probably not many people would choose the latter. The reason is simple, because
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Upgrading agricultural cooperatives requires joint efforts from both inside and outside
The state introduced this policy very timely; agricultural cooperatives really need to be regulated. At present there are many kinds of cooperatives, but those with high operating quality are exceedingly rare. On the 8th, after hearing the reporter describe the "Opinions on Guiding and Promoting the Standardized Development of Farmers' Cooperatives" recently jointly issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and nine other ministries and commissions,
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The agricultural insurance protection function urgently needs strengthening
Agricultural insurance has played an irreplaceable role in reducing agricultural risks and safeguarding economic interests. However, compared with the rapidly changing development situation in rural areas, the development of agricultural insurance has only taken substantive steps, and there are still many constraining factors. Some places
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The price adjustment mechanism for agricultural products needs improvement
Recently, merchants coming to Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market to stock up have been arriving in an endless stream, gathering around large trucks loaded with ginger. The wholesale price of ginger is now 10 yuan per jin. Although ginger is not a staple vegetable, it is still a necessity, and people will not buy less even when the price rises.
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What small details should be emphasized in the development of grass-fed livestock husbandry?
In the course of its development, grass-fed livestock husbandry requires not only scientific planning and design and reasonable coordinated arrangements from a certain height, but also attention to various details. In the author's view, to find a
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Agricultural product e-commerce urgently needs production and circulation standards as support
On September 4-5, the 2014 International Symposium on Brand Agriculture Development was held in Beijing; at the same time, the 2014 China E-commerce Innovation and Development Summit was held in Guiyang. These two seemingly unrelated conferences became connected because of "agricultural product e-commerce," a topic that has been very hot recently.
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