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China increases support to developing countries through South-South cooperation
Kim Jong-jin, Director of the Technical Cooperation Department of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said in Wuhan on the 7th that China, through the South-South cooperation program, has made major contributions to agricultural development and food security in developing countries, and expressed the hope that China will play an even greater role in the next phase of South-South cooperation. 1
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How Will the State Farm Reform Proceed? Ministry of Agriculture Official Explains the Localization of State Farms
Economic Daily, Beijing, December 7 (Reporter Chang Li) The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Further Advancing the Reform and Development of State Farms" was recently issued. At a press conference held today by the State Council Information Office, Yang Shaopin, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Agriculture, answered reporters' questions on hot issues such as the reform of the social functions undertaken by farms.
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Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and State Council Issue Decision on Winning the Battle Against Poverty
Ensuring that the rural poor are lifted out of poverty by 2020 is the most arduous task in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The following decision is hereby made on winning the battle against poverty. I. Enhancing the sense of mission and urgency in winning the battle against poverty. Eliminating poverty, improving people's livelihoods, and gradually achieving
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China's forage germplasm resources achieve innovative utilization
During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, with the support of central government funds, the National Animal Husbandry Station worked closely with universities and research institutes to organize and carry out work on the identification and evaluation of forage germplasm resources, gene mining, germplasm creation, and sharing and utilization, effectively promoting the development of the forage seed industry.
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Apples fed to chickens, fruit growers cut down trees: agricultural products in many places sell at low prices and are hard to sell
Agricultural products in many places are mired in the predicament of low prices and difficulty selling. This year, Chinese cabbage is only two or three mao per jin, not only three or four tenths cheaper than the same period last year, but also not selling at all well. I have been here for a long time, and surprisingly I have not sold a single head of cabbage. Li Chundong said. Shouguang, Shandong agricultural
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Dairy sales slump, domestic market enters a hard-to-sell year
The arrival of the dairy industry's harsh winter is not only reflected in the decline of the financial figures of major dairy companies; the markedly slowing growth of each subcategory in the industry also illustrates the difficulties faced by the domestic dairy products market in 2015. Data from a third party shows that, compared with 2014, whether by total volume or by overall category growth, the sales growth rate of dairy products from January to September 2015 was lower than in the same period last year.
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Grain harvest hits another record with 2.4% growth, Statistics Bureau: The central government attaches great importance to it
In 2015, grain across the country achieved another bumper harvest. Hou Rui, Senior Statistician of the Rural Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, interprets the grain production situation. Data on national grain production released by the National Bureau of Statistics show that in 2015 the country's total grain output was 621.435 million tons (1,242.87 billion jin), an increase of 14.408 million
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Imported coarse grains replace corn, 2015 increase expected to reach 108%
In 2014, China's total imports of sorghum, barley and DDGS (dried distillers grains with solubles) amounted to 16.6 million tons, and the total imports of these products in 2015 are expected to reach 30 million tons, an increase of 81%. Excluding the portion of barley used for brewing, after conversion, the above imported products in 2015 are expected to replace feed
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Can policy-based agricultural insurance take bigger strides forward?
Lu Yongfeng Recently, in Shandong, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Guangxi and other places, some vegetables and fruits have seen low prices and difficulty selling, with prices of cabbage, apples, bananas, pears and other varieties falling by 30% to 40% year on year. Farmers' incomes in the relevant areas have dropped sharply, their enthusiasm for production has been dampened, and there have even been cases of
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Farmer cooperatives reach 1.47 million, covering 40 percent of farming households nationwide
This website news: Since the beginning of this year, localities and relevant departments have taken the development of farmer cooperatives as an important measure for deepening rural reform and development, adopted effective measures, strengthened institutional development, improved support policies, and enhanced guidance services, guiding cooperatives toward standardized operation and innovative development.
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