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Why Organic Agricultural Products Fail to Win Over Consumers
Food is the first necessity of the people, and safety at the point of consumption is of the utmost importance. Against the backdrop of society's intense focus on food safety, a kind of original-ecology organic agricultural product has emerged. However, in a recent investigation and interviews, reporters found that this kind of organic agricultural product, which goes from production to the dining table without pesticides, without chemical fertilizers and without additives, is not one that many consumers are willing to buy. Some say it is too expensive and they cannot afford it; some say it is hard to tell the genuine from the fake and they dare not buy it; and others say it is a gimmick, a marketing concept. So what exactly are organic agricultural products? How good is their quality? What are their development trends?
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The agro-processing industry is developing rapidly; going with the flow and seeking advantages while avoiding harm is key
Since entering the new century, China's agro-processing industry has developed rapidly. In 2014, the main business revenue of large-scale agro-processing industries nationwide under the broad statistical caliber exceeded 23 trillion yuan, and the agro-processing industry has become an important pillar industry and a livelihood industry. At present, China's economic development has entered
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Where Is Seed Industry Regulation Headed? An Analysis of Future Development Directions
Unifying the Two Certificates for Production and Operation Has Two Benefits. In this draft amendment to the Seed Law, the seed production license and the seed operation license are unified into one certificate, meaning an enterprise only needs to obtain one certificate -- a seed production and operation license at its place of registration -- to carry out seed production and operation in suitable locations.
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Food production must never be treated lightly at any time
As China's economy enters a new normal, new changes and new characteristics have also emerged in the grain sector. In early January 2015, at the national grain circulation work conference convened by the State Administration of Grain, Ren Zhengxiao, director of the State Administration of Grain, described the 2014 grain market situation as "complex and intricate, with unprecedented pressure on purchasing and storage, and with arduous and heavy tasks for reform and development."
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Why can't the agricultural product processing industry be separated from the fields?
The agricultural product processing industry is connected to the fields at one end and reaches toward the consumer market at the other. This characteristic of linking primary, secondary and tertiary industries determines the special importance of the agricultural product processing industry to agricultural regions. To some extent, it is an important lever for accelerating the transformational development of agricultural regions and the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary
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July 17, 2015 Changes in the Wholesale Price Index for Agricultural Products Compared with Yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on July 17 the national agricultural products wholesale price index was 204.49, down 0.43 points from yesterday, of which the "shopping basket" products wholesale price index was 205.95, down 0.38 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, at national agricultural products wholesale markets, the average price of pork
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Why is the unsalable produce problem related to government overreach?
Since the start of summer this year, reports about unsalable agricultural products have once again appeared frequently. From nectarines in a certain northern province to lychees in some southern regions, this should have been a season of bumper harvests, yet farmers are feeling either joy or worry. Unsalable agricultural products, apart from being related to severe weather
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On July 20, 2015, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on July 20 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 203.99, down 0.50 points from last Friday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 205.27, down 0.68 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market
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Development of Potato Staple Food Products: The Ministry of Agriculture Takes Multiple Measures to Push Forward
Recently, the Agricultural Product Processing Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture strengthened research and took multiple measures simultaneously to push forward work related to the development of potato staple food products. It is understood that the bureau first actively sought financial funding support. Through efforts on multiple fronts, subsidy funds for primary processing at agricultural product origins increased from last year's
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Selling Agricultural Products: E-commerce Is Not the Savior
Recently, WeChat Moments has often been flooded with posts about e-commerce quickly helping unmarketable agricultural products. On reflection, the current combination of the internet and agricultural cooperatives has indeed set off a popular trend in the outskirts of Beijing. Just a few days ago, at an "Internet
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