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Grasslands Clad in Green, Herders Reap Real Benefits: A Win-Win for Ecology and Livelihoods
In March 2014, the grassland rodent eradication and disaster reduction campaign was listed by the Ministry of Agriculture as one of the eight key activities of the "Serving Farmers" program, with the National Animal Husbandry Station responsible for its organization and implementation. Since the campaign began, animal husbandry and agriculture departments at all levels have treated grassland rodent control as an important lever for advancing grassland ecological protection and
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No one-size-fits-all approach to land confirmation; localities not required to march in lockstep
Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said on the 11th that all localities should actively and steadily carry out the work of confirming, registering and certifying rural land contractual management rights, not seeking to march in lockstep and not resorting to a one-size-fits-all approach. Han Changfu made the remarks on the 11th at a video conference on the work of confirming, registering and certifying rural land contractual management rights, jointly convened by the Ministry of Agriculture and five other departments.
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Which industry hot topics did this year's CPPCC agriculture-related proposals closely follow?
On March 3, the third session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will open in Beijing. A reporter learned from interviews that the issue of agriculture, rural areas and farmers remains the focus of this meeting. From the proposal group of the third session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, it was learned that as of 5 p.m. on March 1, the conference had received proposals
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National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index change on March 4, 2015 compared with the previous day
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on March 4 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 210.53, down 1.04 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 213.28, down 1.23 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, at national agricultural products wholesale markets, pork
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Modern agriculture in the high-latitude cold region welcomes a spring of development
In March, Beijing is still chilly with a touch of lingering cold, yet Zhang Enliang, a deputy to the National People's Congress and mayor of Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, feels a warm breeze on his face: spring has come, and I am very pleased to report to farmer friends across the country through Farmers' Daily that Heihe, situated in a high-latitude cold region, has also welcomed the spring of modern agriculture
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The seed industry must become the breakthrough point for agriculture's innovation-driven development
On March 8, the 4th National Modern Seed Industry Development Training Course, held by the Ministry of Agriculture for the 4th consecutive year, opened in Beijing. At the training course, Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong emphasized the need to deepen reform, forge ahead with innovation, accelerate the development of the modern seed industry, and strive to be a provider of scientific and technological achievements, a practitioner of reform, and a driver of the modernization process in agriculture's "transformation of development modes and structural adjustment"
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Spring disease prevention work must be deployed early and carried out solidly
On March 6, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national video conference on spring major animal disease prevention and control, to deeply analyze the current prevention and control situation and arrange and deploy spring major animal disease prevention and control work. Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Kangzhen emphasized at the meeting that it is necessary to highlight key points and solidly carry out
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Autumn grain purchases total 180 million tonnes as of March 5
According to statistics, as of March 5, various grain enterprises in 14 major mid-to-late indica rice producing areas including Hubei and Anhui had purchased a cumulative total of 28.21 million tonnes of newly harvested mid-to-late indica rice, a decrease of 1.52 million tonnes from the same period last year; various grain enterprises in 7 major japonica rice producing areas including Heilongjiang and Jilin had purchased a cumulative total of 39.44 million tonnes of newly harvested japonica rice, an increase of 6.88 million tonnes from the same period last year; various grain enterprises in 5 major soybean producing areas including Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang had purchased a cumulative total of 1.83 million tonnes of newly harvested soybeans, a decrease of 2.97 million tonnes from the same period last year.
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Supply of GM agricultural products will increase, says Vice Minister of Agriculture
On March 5, before the opening of the third session of the 12th National People's Congress, Niu Dun, Vice Minister of Agriculture, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily that China will increase the variety and quantity of GM agricultural products brought to market, and that GM foods approved for sale and consumption are safe and will not cause disease or cancer in humans.
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Rural environmental protection will be given a more prominent position
On March 7, the Third Session of the 12th National People's Congress held a press conference, at which Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining answered reporters' questions on issues including heavy metal contamination of land and the treatment of rural environmental pollution. Chen Jining said that good soil quality is essential to safeguarding the safety of agricultural products and
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