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Guangdong Department of Agriculture reports: Pig type O foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has not spread
Reporters learned from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture on the 3rd that the recent outbreak of pig type O foot-and-mouth disease in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, was handled promptly and effectively, and the outbreak did not spread. At present, our province has not received reports of new foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, and pork production and supply are normal. A few days ago
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Grain reserve procurement should make it easier for farmers to sell grain
Recently, reporters conducted a survey of grain procurement in Changsha, Changde and other places in Hunan, visiting local state-owned grain purchasing and storage enterprises, private grain processing enterprises, grain purchasing and sales brokers, and ordinary farmers. During the survey, reporters found that during the period of minimum purchase price procurement for grain
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Policy-driven grain procurement, storage and sales in the spotlight
Reporters learned on the 28th from the National Grain Administration that the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Grain Administration, the Ministry of Finance, the Agricultural Development Bank of China and other departments recently launched the 2015 joint departmental spot inspection of the nationwide grain inventory check. The various spot inspection working groups set out for the relevant provinces on the 26th.
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Ministry of Agriculture official answers reporters' questions at the NPC and CPPCC news center
On the afternoon of March 6, Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong, and Chief Economist and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture Bi Meijia, answered questions from Chinese and foreign reporters at the NPC and CPPCC news center on agricultural and rural economic development. What is the current food security situation? China's grain production capacity has stabilized at a relatively
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In 2014, the national flood disaster situation was generally mild
Reporters learned from the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that in 2014 China's flood control and drought relief work achieved remarkable results. No major dikes nationwide breached, no large or medium-sized reservoirs collapsed, and the number of deaths from floods nationwide was the lowest in history. Over the year, the flood-affected population was reduced by 19.9 million, 20.08 million mu of cropland was saved from inundation, 2.98 million tons of grain losses from floods were avoided, 93 cities at or above the county level were prevented from being inundated, and the flood control and disaster reduction benefit reached 37.9 billion yuan. Drought relief recovered 31.39 million tons of grain and 29.8 billion yuan in cash crop losses, and resolved drinking water difficulties caused by drought for 16.56 million people and 7.9 million large livestock.
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IoT Breathes New Life into Traditional Agricultural Supply Services
Recently, reporters learned from the National Agricultural Supply IoT Construction and Agricultural Supply Operation Service Innovation On-site Meeting held in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, that IoT technology has achieved initial results in upgrading traditional agricultural supply services, and has formed a full-industry-chain agricultural supply IoT technical solution covering chemical fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, warehousing, logistics, sales,
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Organic crop cultivation area accounts for nearly 1% of the national arable land
Reporters learned from the 2014 4th China (Chengdu) Organic Agriculture Forum held recently: China's organic industry has shown a trend of rapid and steady development in recent years. As of the end of 2013, the area of organic plant products produced in accordance with China's "Organic Products" national standard
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Soil Heavy Metal Levels Exceeding Standards Endanger Agricultural Product Safety, Situation Severe in Some Local Areas of China
Reporters learned from the recently held Fourth China Environmental Remediation Forum that the current soil pollution situation in our country is severe, with prominent soil pollution hazards in local and partial areas, already posing a threat to agricultural product safety. Soil pollution remediation is urgent, and it is imperative to strengthen
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Cotton Price Reform Pilot and Market Regulation: Full Text of the NDRC's Answers to Reporters' Questions
Photo of the press conference. The National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on the cotton target price reform pilot and market regulation at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2014, in the large conference room on the third floor of the NDRC's secondary building. Relevant responsible officials of the NDRC attended the press conference and answered reporters'
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What financial support policies are there for agriculture? The head of the Ministry of Agriculture answers reporters' questions
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture issued the "Notice on Promoting Financial Support for and Service to the Development of Modern Agriculture", making a systematic deployment for promoting financial support for agriculture by agricultural departments at all levels. This is the first guiding document on financial support for agriculture issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the new era, promoting
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