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Poverty alleviation and assistance: from back-to-back to hand-in-hand
After several consecutive days of gloom, the weather finally cleared up, and the chill in the mountain hollow was swept away. At the demonstration base of the Xingnong Chinese Medicinal Herbs Cooperative in Huibao Village, Daoba Town, Yinjiang County, Guizhou Province, the Atractylodes macrocephala planted at the beginning of the year had reached harvest time. On the slope, several farmers had their jackets open, straining with effort as each Atractylodes macrocephala plant was pulled up by the roots, the soil knocked off, and the tubers that had slept for nearly a year were nourished plump and endearingly sturdy.
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Even with consecutive years of grain harvests, we must remain vigilant in times of peace and never relax our guard
Food security is considered the foundation of a country's social stability. China's grain production has achieved twelve consecutive years of increase - does that mean we can sit back and relax? The answer is no. In fact, China's food security issue currently faces more complex factors,
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One out of every 7 jin of grain in China is imported; grain structure reform will shift direction
On one side is a full granary of domestically produced grain after twelve consecutive years of bumper harvests, and on the other is low-priced imported grain that has once again exceeded 100 million tonnes. The inversion of domestic and international prices highlights the lagging competitiveness of Chinese agriculture and further strains the nerves of grain policy adjustment. Statistics show that in the first 11 months of 2015, imported grain
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How much does China spend on poverty alleviation each year? How are the hundreds of billions in poverty alleviation funds used?
To escape poverty, money must be spent. To lift more than 70 million poor people across the country out of poverty, the funds needed over the next five years will amount to at least hundreds of billions of yuan. Recently, at the Central Conference on Poverty Alleviation and Development, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the intensity of investment in poverty alleviation and development must match the requirements of winning the battle against poverty
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Leveraging the Internet Plus to Expand Rural Entrepreneurship Platforms
With the advancement of various rural reforms, the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural areas are accelerating their integration, industry chains are continuously extending, and financial support is steadily being injected, unleashing enormous market space as a wave of rural entrepreneurship surges. New agriculture, new towns, new consumption, new farmers
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Meat consumption has risen by one step every ten years, and the shortfall will reach 10 million tons in 2020
Li Shuilong, executive president of the China Meat Association, clearly pointed out that it is expected that by 2020 China's annual meat output will be 90 million tons, and there will be a supply-demand gap of about 10 million tons that must be made up through imports. At the China-Spain meat enterprise business meeting, Li Shuilong, executive president of the China Meat Association, particularly made clear
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Breeding seedlings on demand: farmers can grow whatever they want to plant
In recent years, the state has strongly supported the development of the national seed industry, issuing multiple documents and formulating multiple policies to push the national seed industry toward takeoff, and the dominant position of enterprises has gradually been clarified and strengthened. Yet since the founding of our country, a very large portion of scientific research investment has been placed in research institutes
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The development of animal husbandry needs everyone to speak up and call for it
China is a major country in animal husbandry production and consumption. News coverage of animal husbandry is not only rich in content and of great significance, but also has a considerable audience. However, browsing through many mainstream media outlets reveals that: news reports on animal husbandry developments are being marginalized, and this
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Sinograin makes every effort to do a good job in the temporary state reserve corn purchase in Northeast China
On December 1, the reporter learned from Sinograin Corporation that the state's temporary reserve corn purchase in the four northeastern provinces has been stable and progressing smoothly, and the purchase volume in the first month was twice that of the temporary reserve purchase in the same period last year. A relevant person in charge of Sinograin told the reporter that since November 1, the state has launched the 2015 temporary reserve corn purchase in the three northeastern provinces and one region.
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Increasingly Frequent Extreme Weather May Trigger Food Crises in Developing Countries
According to a November 26 report by CNA, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on the 26th that drought, floods and other extreme weather have become increasingly frequent and severe over the past 30 years, and will raise the threat to food security in developing countries. In its report, the FAO pointed out that from 2003 to 2013, natural
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