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Review and Commentary on China's Major GMO Events in 2015
2015, year-end, the agricultural sector is celebrating the harvest and looking to the future. Picking up the media reports on China's top ten GMO events for commentary; perhaps these developments will be carried into 2016 and continue to ferment. 1. Central Document No. 1 mandates GMO science popularization. Central Document No. 1
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Can policy-based agricultural insurance take bigger strides forward?
Lu Yongfeng Recently, in Shandong, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Guangxi and other places, some vegetables and fruits have seen low prices and difficulty selling, with prices of cabbage, apples, bananas, pears and other varieties falling by 30% to 40% year on year. Farmers' incomes in the relevant areas have dropped sharply, their enthusiasm for production has been dampened, and there have even been cases of
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Series of Commentaries on Strengthening the Agricultural Foundation to Secure a Moderately Prosperous Society ①: Seize the Critical Period
The 12th Five-Year Plan period, now drawing to a close, has been an extraordinary five years. The economy and society have achieved steady development, with the achievements in agricultural and rural economic development particularly outstanding: grain output has exceeded 1,100 billion jin for 5 consecutive years and 1,200 billion jin for 3 consecutive years; the supply of major agricultural products such as cotton, oil, sugar, meat, eggs and milk has been sufficient, and the quality of agricultural products has remained stable and improving; farmers' incomes have grown at a double-digit annual rate, with the growth rate exceeding that of GDP and that of urban residents' incomes for 5 consecutive years; the level of modern agriculture has risen markedly, with major indicators such as the effective irrigated area of farmland, the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress, and the comprehensive mechanization level of cultivation and harvesting of major crops continuing to climb. The Chinese people have firmly held their rice bowls in their own hands, and farmers' wallets have grown ever fuller. It can be said that after five years of climbing slopes and overcoming obstacles, and of ceaseless striving, agricultural and rural economic development has now reached a new historical high point.
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