-
China Strives to Cultivate Its Own International Grain Giants
Faced with the monopolistic position of international agricultural oligopolies over transnational grain trade, China should give play to the leading role of state-owned agricultural enterprises and strive to cultivate its own international "grain giants." The state farm system (nongken) possesses a complete modern agricultural industrial system and is the most realistic and most feasible vehicle for building international "grain giants."
-
Global grain prices keep falling, and agricultural giants have no choice but to band together for warmth
As global grain prices fall and profits are squeezed, agricultural giants are seeking powerful alliances to band together for warmth in the industry's cold winter. This will be agriculture's first major transformation in more than a decade. Citing people familiar with the matter, multinational seed giant Syngenta is in talks with Du
-
Fresh produce category fills the gap of e-commerce giants during Double 11
Looking back at the development of recent years, although Double 11 gets livelier every year, its model and have barely changed. The home turf always belongs to those few e-commerce giants, and the featured products are also concentrated in digital 3C, cosmetics, clothing, luggage and other physical goods, and users' consumption
-
Agricultural e-commerce suffers widespread losses, yet internet giants remain optimistic
Recently, the agriculture-related e-commerce company Yimutian has frequently been thrust into the spotlight of public opinion due to news such as "data too good to be true, accused of falsification." A report claims that among the thousands of agricultural product e-commerce companies nationwide, 95% are operating at a loss, which has triggered public doubts about agriculture-related e-commerce. However, major internet
-
Agricultural capitalization threatens China, and the peasantry is splitting apart
Recently, Yan Hairong, a scholar at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and four young scholars published a striking special feature in Open Times, attempting to voice a view different from the mainstream on the issues of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. In their eyes, Chinese agriculture is undergoing unprecedented change
-
The modern value of village rules and folk covenants needs to be reunderstood and repositioned
So-called village rules and folk covenants, as the author understands them, are the customary rules of conduct in rural folk society that everyone must abide by. Such rules have a long history; in the Rites of Zhou there were already customary conventions for respecting elders and living in harmony with neighbors in the villages. During the Northern Song dynasty, the "Lu Family Village Covenant" advocated
-
How to Introduce Market-Based Mechanisms into Rural Pollutant Treatment
Rural environmental pollution is a long-standing issue, and its treatment is a broad, massive, long-term and arduous task. In recent years, through a series of activities such as ecological civilized villages, the year of grassroots development, and the improvement and upgrading of rural appearances, the basic production
-
Deputy County Magistrate Resigns to Farm: Rural Areas Lack Talent, the Country Does Not Lack Civil Servants
Liu Tao introduces his red-fleshed kiwifruit planting base to visitors. A 34-year-old deputy county magistrate who graduated from Peking University has resigned to go into farming. After this news was reported by the media recently, it spread explosively across news media and WeChat Moments, and almost everyone was asking one question: exactly what
-
Agricultural business giants focus on Internet+ agriculture development
From September 19 to 20, the "2015 International Agricultural Business Brand Development Forum" will be held in Beijing, focusing on "building an agricultural-business integration platform and catching the fast train of enterprise integration." Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, renowned Chinese and foreign economists, and officials from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization will also attend.
-
Supply and Marketing Cooperatives Stage a Comeback to Take On E-Commerce Giants' Rural Strategies
Yi Nong's note: The return of supply and marketing cooperatives to rural areas is of great political significance. It marks a directional turning point in the rural strategy of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Yi Nong believes that the organization of farmers has been placed on the political agenda. Of course, that is a story for another day. This article only provides an analysis from the economic perspective.
条件筛选