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Why farmers should have confidence in their own agricultural products
8 years ago, China lifted its 4-year-long ban on rice imports from Japan. Among the first batch of rice Japan resumed exporting to China, two brands were very well known: one called "Koshihikari" and one called "Hitomebore." They became famous because they sold for too
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Land transfer should allow farmers to "wait and see"; it cannot be rushed
Everything must proceed from reality, and especially for a major matter like land transfer, it must not be divorced from the real conditions of rural areas and the real capabilities of farmers. Large-scale farming is something new to many "new farmers"; as large-scale growers, everyone is doing it for the first time, and it cannot simply
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Efficient Agriculture Calls for Socialized Services; Cooperatives Should Fulfill Their Service Function
Editor's note: To raise the output efficiency of agriculture, lower the cost of planting and breeding, and achieve professional and efficient operation in all links such as plowing, planting and harvesting, there is a growing call for the intervention of agricultural socialized services. Especially as China's agriculture continues to
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Farmland soil should be tested regularly to understand its health
Nowadays, farmers are increasingly aware of the important role soil plays in increasing grain yields and income. Many farmers are eager to understand the soil quality and fertility conditions of their own fields so they can apply fertilizer in a reasonable formula. But at present, in rural areas, those who know how to do soil testing and formula fertilization
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Cotton prices keep falling; the move toward technology and mechanization should come sooner rather than later
The fireworks of March will soon pass, and the cotton-planting season has arrived. Every year at this time, cotton prices rise, but compared with previous years, the increase this year has been greatly reduced. At present, the average domestic spot price of ginned cotton is 13,330 yuan/ton, down 31.3% from last year and slightly up 0.11% from last
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Rural consumer rights protection should not become a blind spot; farmers' legitimate rights and interests need to be safeguarded
In recent years, as farmers' living standards have continued to improve, the rural consumer market has become increasingly active. Compared with cities, farmers are more likely to fall into "consumption traps" and suffer from counterfeit and shoddy goods. However, because many farmers lack legal knowledge, have weak awareness of rights protection,
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What should the government focus on when developing agricultural product e-commerce
In the recent national rotation training for directors of major agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery counties organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, agricultural product e-commerce became a hot topic. The directors believe that through e-commerce, agricultural products can go directly from production through logistics to consumption, reducing intermediate links and achieving smooth sales and value-added of agricultural products.
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How should domestic dairy companies respond to the impact of EU dairy products?
The milk quota that EU countries have implemented for more than 30 years will be officially abolished starting tomorrow. Driven by this policy change, global milk supply in 2015 is expected to rise by 2%-4%. Many European dairy companies have long since laid plans in advance to expand production capacity to welcome the new policy. Industry insiders analyze that, judging from customs data,
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Land transfer should fully respect farmers' wishes
In recent years, the process of rural land transfer has been continuously accelerating, but the author has found in their work that some farmers still have concerns about land transfer. The main reasons farmers have concerns are: first, expectations for land are too high. In recent years, national grain prices
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New urbanization should drive rural prosperity and development
Zhaoshipan Town, Hengshan County, Shaanxi Province, a village called Gedi Cave in Tuoxiang Village, covering nearly 2 sq km, originally home to more than 30 households and over 200 villagers. Now the people are gone and the village is empty, more than 500 mu of farmland lie waste, and only Wang Minghou and Gao Shenghua, a couple in their 50s, remain here
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