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Cost-saving and efficiency-boosting techniques for wheat cultivation help farmers cut costs and increase income
Among China's three major grain crops, wheat is the crop with the largest consumption as a staple food, the largest trade volume, and the highest growth rate in per-unit yield. To achieve stable grain output and increased income, and to improve quality and efficiency, in 2016 we will continue to carry out research focused on high wheat yields, cost savings and efficiency gains, and water control and reduced use of pesticides and fertilizers.
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Is growing grain actually worth it? High grain yields do not equal higher farmer incomes
China's number one wheat county welcomes a twelfth consecutive summer grain increase, yet a major grain county is not equal to a strong agricultural county, and high grain yields are not equal to higher farmer incomes. Even when grain is grown to the utmost, farmers' incomes are still not high, and Hua County is not content to accept this. Sharply raising grain prices is unrealistic; to both stabilize grain and increase income, Hua County is exploring a path to comprehensively upgrade agricultural industrialization.
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Hidden concerns behind ten consecutive bumper summer grain harvests: increasing yields through fertilizer worsens arable land quality
Hidden concerns behind ten consecutive bumper summer grain harvests. The National Bureau of Statistics website announced on July 12 that in 2013, the national total summer grain output reached 131.89 million tons, an increase of 1.96 million tons over 2012, up 1.5%; of which winter wheat output was 115.67 million tons, an increase of 1.48 million tons over the previous year, up 1.3%. 201
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Agricultural insurance gradually takes root in farming households: subsidies increased and a risk compensation mechanism introduced
File photo: Increase fiscal subsidy intensity, introduce a risk compensation mechanism, agricultural insurance gradually wins farmers' hearts. By He Wei, our reporter. Recently, Super Typhoon Rammasun caused major losses to agriculture in Hainan. According to statistics from the Hainan provincial government, the affected crop area reached 2.445 million mu, of which
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Aquatic product output up 3.4% in the first half of the year, with standout highlights in distant-water fisheries
Beijing, August 4 (Reporter Qiao Jinliang) From the Ministry of Agriculture: In the first half of this year, fishery production nationwide developed steadily, with an adequate supply of aquatic products. According to statistics from 20 major fishery-producing provinces nationwide, from January to June the national aquatic product output reached 26.1638 million tons, up year-on-year
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