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Save a grain of food: four ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Administration of Grain issue a joint initiative
Food is the foundation of human survival and the basis of economic and social development. Since the reform and opening up, China's grain output has increased substantially, and the capacity to ensure food security has steadily strengthened. However, the contradiction between a large population and limited arable land has become increasingly prominent, and problems such as the shortage of freshwater resources and the decline in the quality of arable land
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Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong: Two-Pronged Approach of Streamlining Administration and Delegating Power, and Standardization and Transparency
This website news: Since the establishment of the current government, great importance has been attached to accelerating the transformation of government functions and streamlining administration and delegating power, taking the deepening of the reform of the administrative approval system as the breakthrough point for transforming government functions, giving full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, and remarkable achievements have been made
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In 2015, the minimum purchase price policy for wheat continues to be implemented in the main producing areas
The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission on the 16th that in 2015 the state will continue to implement the minimum purchase price policy in the main wheat-producing areas. The minimum purchase price for wheat produced in 2015 (third grade) is 118 yuan per 50 kg, unchanged from the 2014 level. A relevant official of the Development and Reform Commission
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Ministry of Land and Resources Requires Ensuring Agricultural Land Stays Agricultural, Land Use Must Not Be Changed
According to the website of the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture recently jointly issued the "Notice on Further Supporting the Healthy Development of Facility Agriculture" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). The "Notice" makes clear that arbitrarily expanding the scope of facility agricultural land is strictly prohibited, and land in various agricultural parks involving the construction of permanent catering, accommodation, conference, large parking lot, industrialized
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Land transfer requires written authorization from farmers; the Ministry of Agriculture stresses that a Great Leap Forward approach must not be taken
Recently, the central government reviewed and approved the "Opinions on Guiding the Orderly Transfer of Rural Land Management Rights to Develop Moderate-Scale Agricultural Operations." What is the background behind the introduction of the "Opinions," what are the main contents, and what policy innovations are there? A reporter interviewed Minister of Agriculture Han
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After eight consecutive years of minimum purchase price increases for wheat, grain traders bet wrong this year
The National Development and Reform Commission recently announced that the 2015 minimum purchase price for wheat is 118 yuan per 50 kg (1.18 yuan per jin), unchanged from the 2014 level. As soon as the news was announced, grain traders who had stockpiled wheat at high prices in the hope of selling for a good price were stunned. One industry insider
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Ministry of Agriculture Suspends Import of a Foreign Genetically Modified Soybean Citing Public Opinion
A certain genetically modified soybean undergoing import approval has had its approval suspended by the Ministry of Agriculture, due to low public acceptance of genetically modified foods. Foreign media previously reported that China's Ministry of Agriculture recently rejected the approval of an imported genetically modified soybean citing public opinion. On October 17, the Ministry of Agriculture
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Genetically Modified Cotton Seed Production Licenses Issued, 22 Seed Companies Approved by the Ministry of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture announced the list of enterprises in the 43rd batch of the "Crop Seed Business License" and the list of enterprises in the 33rd batch of the "Genetically Modified Cotton Seed Production License". In accordance with the "Seed Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Regulations on the Safety Administration of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms
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Ministry of Agriculture Vigorously Promotes the Discovery and Protection of Agricultural Heritage
This website reports: The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed: "Build a system for passing on fine traditional culture and carry forward China's fine traditional culture." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the Central Rural Work Conference: "Farming culture is a valuable asset of China's agriculture and an important part of Chinese culture
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The Ministry of Agriculture Vigorously Promotes the Protection and Improvement of Cultivated Land Quality
On October 29, this reporter learned from the National Cultivated Land Quality Development On-Site Meeting convened by the Ministry of Agriculture in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, that next year the Ministry of Agriculture will vigorously promote the protection and improvement of cultivated land quality, with soil fertility building, soil improvement, nutrient balance, and quality restoration as the main content, and with high
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