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Rural land reform needs holistic design: three basic recommendations for reference
Rural land system reform faces three most important aspects: market entry of collective operational construction land, paid withdrawal from homestead land, and narrowing the scope of land expropriation. From the current situation, institutional design shows a tendency toward fragmentation, and the three should be designed holistically and integrated into one.
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Significant improvement achieved in fertilizer and pesticide utilization rates for the three major staple grains
On December 2, the Ministry of Agriculture held a press briefing, at which Zeng Yande, Director of the Department of Crop Production Management, revealed that according to scientific measurement, in 2015 the fertilizer utilization rate for China's three major grain crops - rice, corn and wheat - was 35.2%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over 2013; the pesticide utilization rate
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Temporary storage corn purchases significantly boost corn prices
The progress of temporary storage corn purchases has been very rapid, with an obvious effect on prices. At present, market prices in Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia have already approached the temporary storage level, and parts of Jilin and Liaoning have already shown a premium over the temporary storage level. At present, price trends in Northeast China are basically led by temporary storage purchases. Because temporary storage purchases
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Northeast China to See Blizzards in the Next Three Days; Facility Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Need Precautions
On December 1, a reporter learned from the National Meteorological Center that in the next three days, most of Northeast China and the central and eastern parts of Inner Mongolia will experience heavy snowfall. Among these areas, Heilongjiang will see relatively heavy snowfall, with blizzards to severe blizzards in some places, and daily snowfall amounts will approach or exceed historical extremes for the same period.
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Migrant Workers Can Sue Even Without a Labor Contract, Win Rate Exceeds 90%
(Reporter Liu Shuhong) The Beijing Zhicheng Migrant Workers' Legal Aid and Research Center today released an analysis report on the implementation effects of the Labor Contract Law and the Law on Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration. The report collected 16 migrant worker legal
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Shiitake mushroom cultivation brings significant benefits in Mengzhai Town, Wuyang, Henan
Since 2015, Mengzhai Town in Wuyang County, Luohe City, Henan Province, has targeted consumer demand for shiitake mushrooms and actively guided farmers to develop shiitake mushroom cultivation, achieving remarkable results. Up to now, the whole town has newly developed 146 edible mushroom growing households, with an estimated annual output value of more than 30 million yuan.
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Comprehensive Market-Oriented Design for Corn Leads the Direction of Grain Price Reform
Reducing corn planting area, lowering the temporary state reserve purchase price for corn, steadily digesting existing stockpiles, and separating prices from subsidies - policies on corn have been introduced in succession over the past days. For this agricultural product, which currently has the most severe imbalance between production, supply and marketing, its price reform has become the top priority for both the government and the market.
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Top-level Design for Rural Reform Unveiled; Land Reform to Explore Voluntary Paid Exit from Homestead Land
The recent release of two important documents has set the direction and path for China's rural reform and development in the coming years. In the proposal for the 13th Five-Year Plan released on November 3, regarding rural reform and development policy, it was proposed: stabilize rural land contracting relationships, improve the method of separating land ownership,
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Permanent Basic Farmland Designation Work Receives Joint Supervision from the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture
In order to further advance the work of designating permanent basic farmland, the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture recently jointly issued the "Notice on Carrying Out Supervision of Permanent Basic Farmland Designation Work," deciding to establish a joint supervision team to conduct comprehensive guidance and oversight of permanent basic farmland designation work in all provinces (regions, municipalities) and 106 key cities.
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Paid Use of Homestead Land Included in Top-Level Design of 13th Five-Year Rural Reform
On November 3, 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" (hereinafter referred to as the Recommendations) was officially released. The Recommendations proposed: stabilize rural land contracting relationships, improve the measures for separating land ownership rights, contract rights and management rights,
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