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Greenhouse tunnel cultivation of Jade Girl cherry tomatoes doubles yields while saving labor
Young farmer Chen Mingxiong took over the family business eight years ago. Under the guidance of the farmers' association and the production and marketing group, he adopted the greenhouse tunnel cultivation method to grow Jade Girl tomatoes, which not only doubled the yield but also made harvesting easier. Inside the tunnel, clusters of plump, luscious Jade Girl tomatoes hang all over the trellis, while the unripe green cherry tomatoes dangle in midair.
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Ministry of Commerce monitoring shows ginseng prices keep rising while notoginseng keeps falling
Some are happy, some are worried. Of the 29 medicinal materials included in the statistical scope in 2013, 9 saw year-on-year price increases and 11 saw year-on-year price declines. Among them, the price of ginseng soared 80% year on year, while notoginseng fell by more than 30%. The above information comes from the latest release by the Ministry of Commerce
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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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Ensuring food security while protecting farmers' interests
"In order to ensure that all the grain farmers want to sell can be purchased, we built this covered shed warehouse, which requires little investment, delivers quick results, and can also ensure food security." On September 10, in No. 2 granary of the Siping City Second Grain Depot, depot director Li Shuguo stood atop a golden grain pile more than 6 meters high
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Domestic grain prices are 50% more expensive than foreign prices and are unlikely to fall, while the grain self-sufficiency rate declines year by year
50% more expensive than foreign prices, domestic grain prices are unlikely to bow. Domestic prices of rice, wheat, corn and soybeans are 17.26%, 32.8%, 88.24% and 60.16% higher than international prices respectively. Author: Huang Lichang. Recently, the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly issued the "Notice on Further Improving the Delineation of Permanent Basic Farmland"
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How can grain be kept fresh in storage while safeguarding quantity, quality and ecological security?
At present, China's grain reserves have developed from the single-minded pursuit of quantity security to taking into account both quality security and ecological security. The greatest potential for safeguarding stored grain security lies in science and technology, and the fundamental path also lies in science and technology. The National Food Administration recently held the National Grain Science and Technology Innovation Conference and released
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In 2014, domestic grain prices continued to rise slightly while remaining stable
In 2014, international prices of bulk agricultural products continued the downward trend of the previous year, while domestic market supply was generally sufficient, prices fell more often than they rose, and imports continued to grow. Grain prices rose slightly while remaining stable. Supported by the minimum purchase price and temporary storage policies, domestic grain prices continued to rise slightly while remaining stable this year.
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Why can the potato become a staple food while the sweet potato cannot?
At the very start of 2015, an ordinary agricultural news item caused a sensation like entertainment news. On January 6, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the National Food and Nutrition Advisory Committee, and the China Seed Association held the Potato Staple Food Development Strategy Seminar in Beijing, with
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Staple grain imports fall while sorghum and barley rise: changes in import structure prompt reflection
Affected by factors such as the inversion of domestic and international prices and demand pull, China's grain (cereal) imports in 2014 continued to maintain rapid growth, with imports reaching 19.516 million tons, up 33.8% year on year, and net imports of 18.747 million tons, up 40% year on year. At the same time, the structure of grain imports showed three
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The mindset of clearing existing stock while waiting for a rebound needs to change
Since March, in Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, the main national production area for spring scallions, early scallions have faced their lowest price in 10 years. In mid-April, the local mid-season scallions entered the harvest season, and the scallion market improved somewhat. At present, the booking price for mid-season scallions exceeds 800 yuan per mu, with the highest
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