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What does governance-driven drought teach us
In recent years, field surveys have often revealed the "last mile" problem: the state invests trillions of yuan in rural areas every year, building large water conservancy facilities, roads connecting villages, rural libraries and agricultural technology service stations, providing farmers with infrastructure and public services
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Grassland green-up period slightly earlier than usual across China this year
The Grassland Supervision Center of the Ministry of Agriculture monitored and analyzed grassland forage green-up conditions nationwide using ground observation, satellite remote sensing, and analysis combined with meteorological data. The results show that from March to May, temperatures in most grassland areas nationwide were normal to slightly high with abundant precipitation, and the water
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Wheat harvest has begun, this year's prices slightly lower than last year
It is reported that the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Administration of Grain and others announced on May 18 the "2015 Implementation Plan for the Minimum Purchase Price of Wheat and Rice." According to the plan, the minimum purchase price for white wheat, red wheat and mixed wheat is all 1.
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It's time to change the mindset of prioritizing production over marketing in agricultural products
To improve agricultural efficiency and enhance the competitiveness of agricultural products, it is necessary to build the entire industry chain. If there is only cultivation without processing, or processing without logistics, or only quantity without quality, then one cannot grasp pricing power, let alone market share. Recently,
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Policy-driven grain procurement, storage and sales in the spotlight
Reporters learned on the 28th from the National Grain Administration that the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Grain Administration, the Ministry of Finance, the Agricultural Development Bank of China and other departments recently launched the 2015 joint departmental spot inspection of the nationwide grain inventory check. The various spot inspection working groups set out for the relevant provinces on the 26th.
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Farm input prices are stable with a slight decline, what else do farmers care about when farming?
Editor's note: In order to promptly understand the situation of spring farming preparations for major crops such as grain, cotton, oil and sugar, as well as the market supply and prices of farm inputs and prominent problems, the Information Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, in mid-April, together with the information centers of the agriculture departments (commissions) of ten provinces (regions) including Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Guang
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Green pesticides step into the spotlight, building a strong defense line for food safety
The exposure of toxic fruit and toxic vegetable incidents has aroused public concern about the dinner table, and calls for phasing out highly toxic pesticides are growing louder. The gradual elimination of highly toxic pesticides has opened up new market space for green pesticides. Faced with this development opportunity, the pesticide industry should step up product structure
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Indica rice market prices edged up steadily last week
Last week, indica rice market prices edged up steadily. Last week, due to the relatively large inventories of temporary state reserve rice and local reserve rice, the considerable volume released through auctions or rotation, and the lack of highlights at the consumer end, rice processing enterprises saw sluggish buying and selling, while high-quality indica rice was relatively active in transactions. In addition, with sunny weather, farmers' willingness to sell grain increased, and prices of ordinary mid-to-late indica rice in some areas slightly pulled back. It is expected that in the later period, the overall supply and demand of the indica rice market will be ample, transaction conditions will be difficult to improve, prices will be steady with a weakening trend, and high-quality indica rice prices will remain firm.
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Chemical pesticide output all rose slightly in March 2015
This year is the year with the strictest enforcement in the pesticide market. Some time ago, due to the new environmental protection law proposed at the Two Sessions, the pesticide market remained in a sluggish state, but according to reports, in March 2015 China's chemical pesticide output still rose slightly. In March 2015, China's chemical pes
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How Can Rural Community Development Highlight Countryside Characteristics
The "rural communities with countryside characteristics" referred to here are compared with urban communities. At present, the different communities in Chinese cities have formed along with the rapid development of China's social economy, and have obvious characteristics such as a large and concentrated population, strong government support, diverse residents' occupations, convenient community service facilities, a high degree of network informatization, and very little interpersonal interaction among residents.
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