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How Can Agricultural Upgrading Break New Ground at a New Starting Point
2016 is the inaugural year of the 13th Five-Year Plan. By then, what situation and challenges will China's food security face? Where will China's agricultural structural adjustment begin? How will crop production and agricultural product processing technologies innovate? How will domestic and international food safety strategies connect and
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At the start of summer, waves of wheat ripple and roll, the wind over the wheat fields as beautiful as a painting
On May 5, farmers tended wheat in the fields in Qingtian Subdistrict, Binzhou High-tech Zone, Shandong. As the Start of Summer approaches, wheat-growing areas in Shandong, Henan and other places have entered the flowering and grain-filling stage, and waves of wheat ripple and roll in the fields. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Chu Baorui) On May 5, in Tancheng County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, Tancheng
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How to Find New Growth Points in the Context of Food Security
At the start of the new year, the public discussion about potato becoming the fourth major staple crop has attracted much attention. Relevant leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture estimate that by 2020, more than 50% of China's potatoes may be consumed as a staple food. The potato planting area will increase from the current 80 million mu to 150 million mu. Zhejiang
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Guangdong's Winter Planting Breaks New Ground: Stabilizing Grain, Boosting Income, Ensuring Supply
The Start of Winter has passed, and all parts of the province have successively entered the busy winter planting season. Walking through the fields, the atmosphere of rural winter planting is very strong. In Meizhou, farmers are busy in agricultural supply stores selecting seeds and seedlings, fertilizers and pesticides and other production materials; in Shaoguan, sprinkler irrigation systems are watering continuous
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Three New Understandings of Urban-Rural Integration: Starting from the Dual Dual Structure
China not only has an urban-rural dual structure in which the agricultural household-registered population forms one element and the non-agricultural household-registered population forms another, but also has an intra-city dual structure in which the local household-registered population forms one element and the non-local household-registered population forms another. Urban-rural dual structure intra-city
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New types of agricultural business entities become the stars of agricultural development
Exquisitely packaged grains and cereals, nutrient-rich organic vegetables, and "giant" fruits and melons of all shapes... At the 2014 China Anhui (Hefei) Agricultural Industrialization Trade Fair currently being held at the Anhui International Convention and Exhibition Center, more than 1,000 exhibiting entities from within and outside the province brought more than 1,200 kinds of
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Taiwan cowtail pine no longer listed as a rare plant, can now be legally grown as a new gardening star
A new choice for garden tree species: On the 26th, the Council of Agriculture officially announced the repeal of the designation of Taiwan cowtail pine (Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana) as a "natural monument - precious and rare plant"! Apart from plants within nature reserves or those protected under legal announcement, Taiwan cowtail pines cultivated through horticulture can all be
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A new pineapple variety has arrived from Taiwan, China! Hailed as the "mango pineapple," "Tainung No. 23" is expected to become the rising star of the market
The Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Branch of the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute today announced a new pineapple variety, "Tainung No. 23," developed through 24 years of breeding efforts by crossing "Tainung No. 19" as the female parent with "Tainung No. 21" as the male parent. Farmers affectionately call it the "mango pineapple." Its sugar-to-acid ratio
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What is the newest mustard greens? Let us learn about mustard greens
Mustard greens are a famous specialty vegetable of China, also known as gai cai, jie, gua cai, etc. It is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant of the genus Brassica in the crucifer family, a commonly cultivated vegetable throughout the country, mostly distributed in the provinces south of the Yangtze River. Except for high-cold and arid regions, in China it
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How to Grow Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)? A Detailed Guide to Cultivation Methods and Precautions
Coralberry is a rising star among ornamental fruit plants. The plant tolerates low temperatures, its leaves stay evergreen, and its fruits come in red, pink, white and other colors. The berries are vivid and remain on the plant for a long time, lasting through the entire winter. So, how do you grow coralberry? 1. How to Grow Coralberry. 1. Suitable environment. Coralberry is
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