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Ministry of Agriculture Issues 2015 Spring Technical Guidance on Scientific Fertilization for Major Crops
This website reports: Proper management of fertilizer and water is a key measure in spring agricultural production. To strengthen technical guidance on scientific fertilization for major spring crops, the Ministry of Agriculture recently organized relevant experts to formulate and issue the "2015 Spring Technical Guidance on Scientific Fertilization for Major Crops."
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China Ranks Sixth in the World in Genetically Modified Crop Planting Area
A report released today by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications shows that in 2014 the global planting area of genetically modified crops hit a record high, with China ranking sixth at 3.9 million hectares. Experts call for China's approval process for genetically modified varieties to be clarified. International agricultural
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Three Major Staple Crops Produce Large Amounts of Straw, but Low Utilization Rate Holds Things Back
China is a major agricultural production country with a long history of farming. As the scale of agricultural production has continued to expand, large amounts of concentrated straw have been produced, with annual crop straw output reaching 6.5×108 tons. According to statistics, the proportion of national straw returned to fields and fed to livestock and returned to fields as manure is about
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The coverage rate of unified pest and disease control for major crops reaches 30%
The Ministry of Agriculture has learned that the coverage rate of specialized unified pest and disease control for major crops such as wheat, rice and corn in China has reached 30%, an increase of 5 percentage points over the previous year. In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture has organized agricultural departments in various regions to carry out in-depth specialized unified pest and disease control for crops
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Non-staple crops should be gradually liberalized, with subsidies and state purchasing and storage moderately reduced
Recently, the Central Economic Work Conference was held, calling for an accurate grasp of the new normal in economic development. When deploying the main tasks for next year's economic work, it called for accelerating the transformation of the agricultural development model. Against the backdrop of advancing new urbanization, the development of agricultural modernization has become a key link.
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China's comprehensive mechanization rate for crop cultivation, planting and harvesting exceeds 60%
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that in 2014, reform and innovation in the implementation of the agricultural machinery purchase subsidy policy were intensified, and various key tasks such as the integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy, socialized agricultural machinery services, technology promotion, education and training, and supervision and management were steadily advanced. In 2014, nationwide crop cultivation
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Organic crop cultivation area accounts for nearly 1% of the national arable land
Reporters learned from the 2014 4th China (Chengdu) Organic Agriculture Forum held recently: China's organic industry has shown a trend of rapid and steady development in recent years. As of the end of 2013, the area of organic plant products produced in accordance with China's "Organic Products" national standard
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Currently, the only genetically modified crops approved in China are cotton and papaya.
At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on December 5, Bi Meijia, Chief Economist and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Zeng Yande, Director of the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, answered questions on hot topics of social concern such as grain production increases and arable land quality. Rations absolutely
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Strong Measures to Advance the Industrialization of Genetically Modified Crops
At an academic seminar on genetically modified technology and sustainable development held in Beijing a few days ago, researcher Huang Dafang, former director of the Biotechnology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, revealed that at present the number of researchers in China engaged in genetically modified research has reached more than 10,000, and the transgenic innovation capacity of crops such as cotton, rice and corn
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China bred new varieties of grain and cash crops during the 12th Five-Year Plan period
In recent years, China has made important breakthroughs in independent innovation in crop varieties and in tackling key production technologies. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, more than 370 new varieties of grain and cash crops were bred, forming a number of major original achievements and laying the foundation for the "ten consecutive increases" in grain output. This was learned by reporters
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