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Busy winter potato planting in Yilong Town, Shiping, Yunnan
On the eve of the Winter Solstice, the villagers' committees of Doudiwan, Gaojiawan, and Xiaoshui in Yilong Town by Yilong Lake in Shiping County seized the farming season to rush-plant winter potatoes. In recent days, the weather at Yilong Lake has been clear and sunny, making it an ideal time to sow winter potatoes. Located by the shores of Yilong Lake, Doudiwan, Gaojiawan
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High-yield potato varieties introduced to Yuanmou County, Yunnan
First, adapt to local conditions with a distinctive layout. Based on the geographical environment, following the approach of regionalized layout and distinctive development, the township fully utilizes its natural resources and locational advantages to introduce and plant high-yield potato varieties such as Lishu No. 6 and No. 9, implementing contiguous planting in 3 village groups - Dahebian, Menglian, and Banzhuang - to vigorously develop distinctive high-yield modern agriculture.
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China's national autumn and winter grain area is expected to increase by more than 1.3 million mu in 2015
Pan Wenbo, deputy director of the Planting Industry Management Department of China's Ministry of Agriculture, said in Beijing on the 19th that China's 2015 autumn and winter grain planting work is progressing smoothly, and the autumn and winter grain area is expected to increase by more than 1.3 million mu this year, with the foundation for next year's summer grain production looking good. On the same day, China's National Development and Reform
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Southern China's rainfall to weaken over the coming week, favoring the wrap-up of autumn harvest and autumn-winter planting
Since November 4, 2015, most of southern China has experienced frequent overcast and rainy weather, with 9-14 rain days; cumulative precipitation in eastern and southern Jiangnan, western and northern South China and other areas has been 1-4 times more than the same period in normal years, and southern Hunan and Jiangxi, northern Guangxi and other areas have seen heavy to torrential rain for 3-
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Rapid Expansion of Pitaya Planting Scale: Strict Quality Control to Prevent Unsold Stock
Pitaya is a tropical fruit that everyone loves. With the pitaya market booming in recent years, the cultivation volume of pitaya in China has been gradually increasing, and the varieties being grown have also been continuously expanding. According to statistics, this year in China's Hainan region alone, newly added pitaya planting area
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Agricultural investment must not be fragmented; coordinated planning is key
Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy and people's livelihood. How the Agriculture Law is implemented bears on important issues such as China's food security and farmers' income growth. From April to September this year, an inspection team of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress inspected the implementation of the Agriculture Law, and recently submitted the inspection findings
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The 13th Five-Year Plan recommendations were recently released. What will they bring to farmers?
Editor's note: Recently, the "Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the 13th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" was released. The 13th Five-Year Plan is the last five-year plan for achieving the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and is of decisive significance for smoothly achieving the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
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Responding to farmers' concerns during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, clarifying the approach to agricultural development
On the 10th, after snow in Changchun gave way to clear skies, Han Changfu, a member of the Central Publicity Team for the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, who had once worked in Jilin Province, stood in front of the pile of corn at the gate of Jilin farmer Yuan Jin's home and asked: The price of corn has dropped a bit this year, has it had some effect?
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Resisting Food Waste Through the Three Oppositions Campaign in the 13th Five-Year Plan
Deeply carry out campaigns against excessive packaging, against food waste, and against excessive consumption. The "Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the 13th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" issued a few days ago put forward the "Three Oppositions Campaign," firmly saying "no" to waste and other such behavior. Plan recommendations
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Major plant epidemic control strengthened to fully safeguard agricultural production safety
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national on-site meeting on interception and control of major plant epidemics in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, summarizing and exchanging the achievements and experience of plant quarantine during the "12th Five-Year Plan", deeply analyzing the current situation facing plant epidemics, and researching and deploying plant quarantine work for the "13th Five-Year Plan".
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