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The occupational diseases of farmers must not be ignored
The problem of occupational diseases among farmers must not be ignored. For example, farmers who grow fruits and vegetables come into frequent contact with pesticides, which can trigger blood diseases and skin diseases; farmers who grow rice, working bare-legged and bare-footed soaking in cold water for long periods, can develop arteriosclerosis; farmers who operate greenhouses can develop plastic greenhouse syndrome from working in hot, humid greenhouses; farm machinery operators, because they rush to save time during the summer harvest and spring sowing and sit for long periods on combine harvesters or tractors, can develop tinnitus, lumbar muscle strain and other conditions; even farmers who grow mushrooms, working in dark, damp environments, can develop occupational diseases such as mushroom lung.
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Organic agriculture helps farmers in Northeast China increase income and protect the environment
In the past, when a whole mu of land was planted with corn, the income was at most 500 yuan, and after deducting the cost of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, almost nothing was left. Now that organic blueberries are grown, each mu of land brings in at least 2,000 yuan more per year. said Wang Peng, a villager from Guanghua Village, Tonghua County, Jilin Province. The village where Wang Peng lives is located in the
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Supply-demand gap for endangered Chinese medicinal herbs expected to ease within 5 years
China's first special plan on the protection and development of Chinese medicinal herbs proposes that by 2020, the protection and monitoring system for Chinese medicinal herb resources will be basically complete, the supply-demand gap for endangered Chinese medicinal herbs will be effectively eased, the supply of Chinese medicinal herb products will be sufficient, quality will continue to improve, and market prices will be stable
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First-quarter agricultural production data released this year: production conditions continue to improve
Data for the first quarter of this year show that after grain production climbed above the 1.2 trillion jin mark for two consecutive years and farmers' income growth exceeded that of urban residents for five consecutive years, the momentum of our country's agricultural and rural economic development remains undiminished. At present, the biggest highlight of the agricultural and rural economy lies in grain
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Green grain production increase requires optimizing the planting structure
Right now, wheat in the Huang-Huai-Hai region is successively entering the booting and heading stages, the double-cropping rice region in the south is in the seedling-raising and transplanting period, spring sowing in the Northeast has already unfolded across the board, and China's spring plowing production has entered a critical period from south to north. This year's summer grain production foundation is relatively good, the intention to plant grain has grown steadily, and spring sowing progress is generally smooth.
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National spring sowing progress has exceeded 30 percent; research on green grain yield increase models will be carried out
According to the agricultural situation monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture, all types of crops sown nationwide account for 35.0% of the intended spring sowing crop area, with progress comparable to the same period last year. Among them, 27.8% of grain has been sown, 42.1% of cotton, 36.0% of oil crops, 80.2% of sugar crops, and 64.7% of vegetables. At present,
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Ministry of Agriculture Releases First Agricultural Outlook Report, Focusing on Food Security in the Next 10 Years
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture released an agricultural outlook report for the first time, predicting that over the next 10 years, higher yields per unit area will become the main factor in agricultural production growth, and the agricultural industry chain will be further expanded and extended; market supply and demand for major agricultural products such as grain, cotton, oil, sugar, meat, eggs and milk will continue to remain balanced.
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How can wheat pest and disease control ensure a bumper harvest? The Ministry of Agriculture supervises the battle to "snatch grain from the jaws of pests"
At present, wheat in the Jianghuai, Huanghuai and other regions has successively entered the booting and heading stages, which is an important period for yield formation and also a critical period for pest and disease occurrence and control. Affected by last year's warm winter, the base number of wheat pests and diseases in some areas is relatively high; recently, Jianghuai and other places have experienced
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Integration of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Industries Helps Farmers Increase Income and Become Prosperous
Recently, at the sixth national training class for directors of major agricultural, livestock and fishery counties, held by the Management Cadre College of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the class for national leisure agriculture and rural tourism demonstration counties, how to develop leisure agriculture, promote the transformation of the agricultural industry and increase farmers' income became the focus of discussion. Trainees
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Ministry of Agriculture forecasts China's grain output to grow 0.6% annually
Rice can achieve self-sufficiency; imports basically remain stable. The report notes that rice is currently China's second-largest grain crop. After China's rice output surpassed 200 million tons in 2011, it reached a record high of 206.43 million tons in 2014; domestic rice market prices were stable with slight increases.
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