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How Is Food Security Guaranteed? The Governor Responsibility System Is Key
At the National Grain Circulation Work Conference held on January 8, 2015, senior officials from the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration of Grain proposed that under the new economic normal, it is necessary to accurately grasp the new trends in grain circulation development and seize the initiative in grain circulation reform. For a long time
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A Public Perspective on Farmers' Property Rights over Cultivated Land
To grant farmers more property rights, land is the core. At present, some views hold that cultivated land can become property that generates income and can become an important means of increasing property income. In reality, many places are keen to promote land transfer, on the one hand creating conditions for agricultural scale operations and modernization, and on the other hand consciously or unconsciously driving up land prices during transfer, with some places even setting minimum protective prices for land transfer. However, under relatively high land transfer prices, pure grain operations are difficult to sustain, thus planting hidden dangers for non-agriculturalization and non-grainization. This prompts us to reflect on such questions: What exactly are the functions of agricultural land? Where do property rights over cultivated land come from? What exactly is the relationship between farmers and cultivated land?
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Government pricing of agricultural products exits the stage of history in China
A technician inspects curing quality at a centralized tobacco leaf curing site in Luoquanyan Village, Xuan'en County, Hubei Province (photographed on July 30, 2014). According to the National Development and Reform Commission, starting from 2015 the state liberalized the purchase price of tobacco leaves. Since the tobacco leaf purchase price was the last
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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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Government market-support purchases leave 80% of rice mills in Northeast short of grain and shut down
The government spends hundreds of billions of yuan every year buying grain, with the original intention of protecting farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain, but it has disrupted normal market circulation and triggered many serious problems. Last year, after new rice came onto the market in the Northeast, processing companies all followed their usual practice and planned to buy a full year's raw materials within 6 months.
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The poultry industry is recovering, and market conditions are gradually improving
China's poultry industry has three prominent advantages: a large industrial base, high concentration, and obvious export advantages. There are more than 40 million farms (households) nationwide, more than 70 million people employed in the sector, and the output value of poultry raising is 690 billion yuan, accounting for 23% of the total output value of the livestock industry. Broiler farming is mainly concentrated
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The proportion of wheat varieties with excellent steaming and cooking quality reached over 50%
The reporter learned from the 2014 Wheat Quality Evaluation and Wheat Quality Improvement Seminar that in 2014 the Ministry of Agriculture continued to organize wheat quality testing, laboratory analysis and expert on-site evaluation activities. Based on testing and evaluation
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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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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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The "one family, two systems" in agricultural products reflects a lack of oversight
Some media outlets exposed that farmers in parts of Weifang, Shandong, use the highly toxic pesticide "Shennongdan" to grow ginger, and the ginger farmers say "crops grown with excessive pesticides are not eaten by ourselves and not sent for export; all of them are only supplied for domestic sale." In fact, this "one family, two systems" phenomenon in the supply of agricultural products is not an isolated case
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