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The strange phenomenon of rapeseed purchasing gradually fades: oil mills won't buy, farmers won't sell
According to the spirit of the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the 2015 Rapeseed Purchase Work" issued by five departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, major rapeseed-producing areas such as Hubei Province have recently begun to deploy rapeseed purchasing work one after another. This marks the final implementation of the 2015 new-crop rapeseed purchasing policy. Policy implementation
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A retirement system for professional farmers will be gradually established
Recently, a "2014 National Report on the Current Situation of Rural Elderly Care in China" showed that 54.6% of rural elderly are still engaged in occupational labor, and more than 60% of rural elderly do not like to move to the city for elderly care, resulting in a situation of being "forced to stay behind." (According to the People's Daily of June 10) The Constitu
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Domestic rapeseed gradually loses market share, may be dominated by the international market
Currently, the Yangtze River basin is in the peak season for the market release of newly harvested rapeseed. In previous years at this time, farmers growing rapeseed, oil mills purchasing rapeseed and traders would be bustling with activity: farmers actively selling, while oil mills and traders scrambled to buy up the newly harvested rapeseed, and newly pressed rapeseed oil and rapeseed meal had also begun to be supplied to the market in large quantities.
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Annual output of edible fungi exceeds 30 million tons; cultivation gradually becomes an important lever for poverty alleviation in rural areas
As a representative of healthy food, edible fungi have been much loved and sought after by consumers in recent years. The reporter recently learned from the China Edible Fungi Association that in 2014 the national total output of edible fungi was 32.7 million tons, with an output value of 225.81 billion yuan. Gao Maolin, executive vice president of the China Edible Fungi Association, stated
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Potatoes as a Staple Food: An Emerging Trend - How the Humble Potato Conquered the World
The pastries and snacks made with potato as the main ingredient are delicious and tempting. The potato, scientifically known as Solanum tuberosum, is the world's fourth-largest food crop. According to statistics from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the world's total potato output in 2013 was 376 million tons. With the establishment in recent years of China's strategy to make potatoes a staple food, China's potato planting area reached 5.57 million hectares in 2014, with fresh potato output of more than 95 million tons; both the area and the output account for about one quarter of the world's total, and China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of potatoes.
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Grain Full solar term: wheat grains gradually fill out as wheat enters the critical grain-filling stage
On May 20, farmers in Xichanggu Village, Chengguan Town, Neihuang County, Anyang City, Henan Province, irrigated wheat in the fields. As Grain Full approaches, there is a farming proverb: "Grain Full, Grain Full, wheat grains gradually fill." Wheat-growing areas in Shandong, Henan, Anhui and elsewhere are busy preparing for the upcoming harvest period. May
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Vegetable supply increases in April, gradually entering peak season in May
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture's vegetable production information network, vegetable supply in April increased slightly year-on-year and rose month-on-month, while farm-gate wholesale prices continued to fall month-on-month. In May, vegetable production will gradually enter the peak season, and supply is expected to increase, with farm-gate wholesale prices still trending downward. In April, vegetable
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Winter wheat gradually enters the greening period; the South needs to guard against continuous rainy weather
National agrometeorological intelligence information shows that in the coming week, temperatures in most parts of China will be on the high side, with frequent rainy weather in the south. Excessive soil moisture will persist in parts of the Jianghuai, Jianghan and Jiangnan regions, which is unfavorable for the growth of winter wheat, rapeseed, field vegetables and economic forest fruits. At present,
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Full-chain traceability of veterinary drugs will gradually cover production, distribution and use
Recently, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that the Ministry of Agriculture has decided, on the basis of earlier pilot projects, to use the National Veterinary Drug Product Traceability System to implement an electronic traceability code (QR code) labeling system for veterinary drug products, accelerate the traceability work for the quality and safety of veterinary drug products, and gradually achieve full-chain traceability management of veterinary drug
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Why do farmers gradually leave the land?
China is an agricultural country; the land has fed us, and farmers are kind and hardworking. But for a long time, the countryside has been the most backward place, and farmers the poorest group of people. Take my hometown as an example: there are no mineral deposits there, no industry, and the limited land, after its potential was exploited to the extreme,
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