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The potato's rise has nothing to do with a food crisis
We eat far fewer potatoes than developed countries. In "Interstellar" there is a scene: in a certain year in the future, Earth's ecological environment suffers severe damage. Frequent sandstorms and other harsh weather trigger a food crisis, and staple crops such as wheat and rice are on the verge of extinction in the swirling yellow sand
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The inversion of grain and finance threatens food security and should be taken seriously
A research report by the China Well-off Society Construction Research Association states that among China's 800 major grain-producing counties, which account for nearly three-quarters of the national total grain output, more than 100 are national-level poverty-stricken counties, with a poor population of 36 million. The phenomenon of the inversion of grain output and county-level financial strength, known as "inversion of grain and finance," is very obvious
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Agricultural water crisis remains unsolved, and a comprehensive plan is still lacking
Groundwater over-extracted for many years has left the North China Plain, one of China's main grain-producing regions, facing a water shortage crisis. On one hand, there is an increasingly scarce and precious water source; on the other hand, there is the real pressure of safeguarding the Chinese people's "grain bag" security. As a major water consumer, how should agriculture
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The Truth Behind the Fake Pitaya "Unsalable" Crisis: Three Ways to Tell Real from Fake
After grabbing the attention of countless Chinese people in early July, the "unsalable" pitaya in Foshan, Guangdong was still confirmed by the public to be fake news. In this "crying wolf" incident involving agricultural products, those hurt were not only outsiders concerned about China's agriculture, rural areas and farmers, but also the fruit growers caught in the whirlpool of the fake "unsalable" story
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How should one respond when a brand crisis strikes?
In recent years, for a period of time, some agricultural product brands have encountered various crises due to unexpected incidents. Keyword phrases from brand crises of previous years such as "tainted milk powder," "melamine," and "lean meat powder" are still fresh in people's memories. Crises have brought harm and losses that cannot be made up for in a short time to local governments, regional industries, farmers
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Northeast China's soybean industry in crisis: can the direct subsidy policy save it?
Soybean planting area continues its overall downward trend. During on-the-ground research, reporters learned that compared with last year, Heilongjiang's soybean planting area is still declining this year. However, affected by the sustained low-temperature and humid weather earlier in the season, some low-lying areas have not yet sown corn and can only switch to soybeans later.
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Aging Grain Crisis May Recur, China's Food Security Faces a Test
China's grain prices are inverted relative to the international market, the scale of grain inventories is growing daily, and auctions of temporary reserve grain continue to face difficulties. At the April 9 auction of state temporary reserve paddy rice, the transaction rate was only 0.02%, and the transaction rate for temporary reserve corn was only 5.13%. Under the halo of 11 consecutive years of grain production growth, the three
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More paddy fields in southwest China converted from water to dry land, undermining disaster resilience and the ecological environment
Paddy fields seen everywhere in southwest China are facing a crisis: more and more are being converted from water to dry land, more are being left abandoned, and their number keeps shrinking. This not only directly affects agricultural production but, more importantly, paddy fields in the southwest also serve as a huge water conservation area, and their destruction poses no small hidden risk to agriculture
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No-till farming yields are low, and the conservation strategy faces a crisis
Compared with conventional tillage systems, no-till often leads to lower output. However, no-till has still shown yield gains in dry regions. No-till farming, a key strategy based on conservation agriculture, can prevent conventional tillage from damaging the soil, yet it may not offer hope for boosting crop yields in most parts of the world.
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Rural construction may be a way out of economic crisis
On the morning of October 26, renowned expert on agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and director of the Center for Rural Reconstruction at Renmin University of China, Wen Tiejun, delivered a speech at the "Human Thought" conference in Beijing titled "A Century of Rural Reconstruction in China: Gradually Understanding the Objective World through Rural Practice," systematically reviewing China's
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