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Farmer cooperatives reach 1.47 million, covering 40 percent of farming households nationwide
This website news: Since the beginning of this year, localities and relevant departments have taken the development of farmer cooperatives as an important measure for deepening rural reform and development, adopted effective measures, strengthened institutional development, improved support policies, and enhanced guidance services, guiding cooperatives toward standardized operation and innovative development.
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Agricultural insurance has provided 141.2 billion yuan in coverage this year
Recently learned from the China Agricultural Insurance Reinsurance Community that, as an important component of the mechanism for dispersing major agricultural catastrophe risks, in 2015 the China Agricultural Reinsurance Community provided 141.2 billion yuan in risk coverage for agricultural insurance, accounting for 53% of the market's overall reinsurance demand. In recent years, China's agricultural insurance
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How can the aquaculture industry integrate into the Agriculture 4.0 era?
With the advancement of science and technology, the Internet of Things and the servitization of manufacturing have ushered in the fourth industrial revolution led by intelligent manufacturing. In 2013, the Hannover Messe in Germany officially proposed the concept of Industry 4.0. This is one of the ten future projects defined in the German government's "High-Tech Strategy 2020"
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Egg prices plunge, officially bidding farewell to the 4-yuan era
Eggs, which had previously remained high, have recently become much cheaper. Yesterday at many supermarkets and markets in Anshan, eggs were mostly below 4 yuan/jin, with some promotional prices even below 3.5 yuan/jin. Since the second half of 2014, egg prices at their highest had approached 6 yuan/jin, and at the start of this year they remained no lower than
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Central government allocates 143.4 billion yuan in agricultural input subsidies, with priority tilted toward new-type operators
China News Service, April 7 (Xinhua) - According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture recently allocated 143.4 billion yuan under three funding programs: comprehensive agricultural input subsidies, direct subsidies to grain farmers, and crop improved seed subsidies, and required that 20% of the funds be adjusted and set aside from the comprehensive agricultural input subsidy funds allocated by the central government
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40% of Cultivated Land Has Degraded in Quality, Soil Remediation Urgently Needs to Be Accelerated
Because of long-term heavy use with little replenishment and extensive farming methods, China's cultivated land quality is currently severely degraded, with degraded areas accounting for more than 40% of the total cultivated land area. Wan Lianbu, a deputy to the National People's Congress and director of the National Engineering Technology Research Center for Slow/Controlled Release Fertilizers, suggested accelerating the advancement of soil improvement and remediation.
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In 2014, the national flood disaster situation was generally mild
Reporters learned from the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that in 2014 China's flood control and drought relief work achieved remarkable results. No major dikes nationwide breached, no large or medium-sized reservoirs collapsed, and the number of deaths from floods nationwide was the lowest in history. Over the year, the flood-affected population was reduced by 19.9 million, 20.08 million mu of cropland was saved from inundation, 2.98 million tons of grain losses from floods were avoided, 93 cities at or above the county level were prevented from being inundated, and the flood control and disaster reduction benefit reached 37.9 billion yuan. Drought relief recovered 31.39 million tons of grain and 29.8 billion yuan in cash crop losses, and resolved drinking water difficulties caused by drought for 16.56 million people and 7.9 million large livestock.
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Analysis of the Operational Status of China's Urea Export Market in 2014
Affected by the supply and demand situation for energy and resources, the global nitrogen fertilizer industry landscape is undergoing new changes, with nitrogen fertilizer production shifting to resource-rich areas with lower energy prices such as the Middle East and North America. At the same time, as fertilizer prices rise, fertilizer-consuming countries such as India and Vietnam are prompted to adopt self-sufficiency strategies, and some production facilities are also under construction.
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In 2014, domestic supply of agricultural products was generally ample
In 2014, international bulk agricultural product prices continued the previous year's downward trend, while domestic market supply was generally ample, prices fell more often than they rose, and imports continued to grow. Grain prices rose slightly amid stability. Supported by the minimum purchase price and temporary storage policies, domestic grain prices continued to rise slightly amid stability this year.
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List of national demonstration cooperatives announced: 4013 cooperatives selected
This website news: A few days ago, nine departments, including the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the State Forestry Administration, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, jointly issued the Notice on Announcing the List of National Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Cooperatives
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