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China to Further Strengthen Protection of Foreign-Related Geographical Indication Products
On July 30, the reporter learned from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the AQSIQ) that the AQSIQ recently issued a notice to further strengthen the protection of foreign-related geographical indication products of origin. According to the introduction, the AQSIQ will strengthen
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Value Water Conservancy Construction to Ensure Stable Agricultural Production
Since the beginning of summer, a severe drought has swept across 12 provinces and autonomous regions nationwide, with more than 72 million mu of crops affected. The worst hit is Henan Province, China's second-largest grain-producing province, which has suffered its most severe drought in 63 years. According to forecasts by the meteorological department, in August the drought in North China, the Huang-Huai region, the Jiang-Huai region, and the Jiang-Han region
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Rise and Fall of the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index on August 7, 2014
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 7 the national agricultural products wholesale price index was 206.09, down 0.16 points from yesterday, of which the "vegetable basket" products wholesale price index was 208.22, flat with yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the average price of pork in national agricultural products wholesale markets
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August 8, 2014 National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index Month-on-Month Rise and Fall
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 8 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 206.86, up 0.77 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 209.17, up 0.95 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the average wholesale price of pork in national agricultural products wholesale markets
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Achievements in Agricultural and Rural Economic Development in the First Half of the Year and the Overall Situation of Agricultural Product Quality and Safety
Since the beginning of this year, agricultural departments at all levels have carried out in depth the "Year of Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision" campaign, earnestly implemented the eight measures of the Ministry of Agriculture to strengthen agricultural product quality and safety supervision, and adhered to both strict law enforcement supervision and the advancement of standardized production, achieving phased progress and results.
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August 11, 2014, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 11 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 207.79, up 0.93 points from last Friday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 210.25, up 1.08 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, at wholesale markets for agricultural products nationwide
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Severe Drought Hits Many Parts of China, Grain Production Faces Challenges
According to Xinhua News Agency, as an important national commercial grain base, several major grain-producing counties in Jilin Province are currently suffering severe drought, among which 10 major grain-producing counties including Changling, Nong'an and Gongzhuling have seen the least precipitation since 1951, with some plots even yielding no harvest at all. Chief of the Jilin Provincial Meteorological Observatory
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China's Major Cotton-Producing Regions See a Shift in Pattern as Planting Area Shrinks in the Yangtze and Yellow River Basins
This year's Central Document No. 1 proposed launching a pilot reform of the target price for cotton in Xinjiang. In April, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly announced that the 2014 cotton target price would be 19,800 yuan/ton. Along with the introduction of the cotton target price policy, the temporary purchase
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Losses of Agricultural Product Processing By-products Are Staggering, While the Benefits of Comprehensive Utilization Are Considerable
Recently, the Agricultural Product Processing Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture conducted a special survey on the comprehensive utilization of by-products from agricultural production and processing. The survey shows that the quantity of by-products from agricultural production and processing has been increasing year by year. Because development has remained only at the primary and secondary stages and the resources have not been fully exploited, this directly affects resource conservation, environmental protection, quality and safety, and farmers' income growth. It is recommended that great importance be attached to the comprehensive utilization of agricultural product processing, that policy support be increased, that scientific and technological research be strengthened, that waste be turned into treasure and harm into benefit, and that the full utilization of agricultural product resources be achieved. This edition specially publishes a feature on the comprehensive utilization of by-products from agricultural production and processing for the reference of practitioners.
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Advantageous Seed Production Bases to Be Included in Permanent Basic Farmland Protection
On August 13, the National Conference on Modern Seed Industry Development was held in Beijing. Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong emphasized at the meeting that the new round of deepening the reform of the seed industry system is of great
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