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China's soybean industry suffers an irreparable disaster
It is not an easy thing for China to feed itself: because China has 21% of the world's population but only 9% of the world's arable land. China's most fertile land depends on irrigation and is therefore vulnerable to water pollution, floods or drought. China's water resources are quite scarce
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More than 1.2 million registered agricultural product trademarks nationwide
The Ministry of Agriculture released the "Research Report on the Brand Development of Chinese Agricultural Products" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") on the 3rd, showing that agricultural branding will drive agriculture to transform from quantity-oriented and extensive to quality-oriented and efficiency-oriented, increase farmers' income, and improve the international competitiveness of China's agricultural products.
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The entire soybean industry still faced overall losses in October
In the 2013/2014 year, there were 17 enterprises (groups) that imported more than 1 million tons of soybeans, with total imports of 54.86 million tons, accounting for 78% of total imports. Among them, Chenxi Group had the largest soybean imports at 9.2 million tons, accounting for 13.1% of total imports; followed by Jiusan Group,
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Grain production must increase both output and quality
This year China's grain production has achieved an eleventh consecutive increase, a remarkable achievement secured against the backdrop of China's slowing economic growth, and one worth celebrating. Yet amid the rejoicing, we must also recognize that although output keeps rising, compared with developed countries China's grain production still cannot shake off
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Rural Financial Autonomy Solves Farmers' Loan Difficulties
In recent years, a new experiment called rural financial autonomy has gradually been introduced into many villages in Zhejiang, Guizhou and other places, helping to realize basic financial services "in every village." The village "two committees" bridge the gap and solve the "five difficulties." Shangcai Village, Ganlin Town, Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is a small mountain village surrounded by
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2014 Central Rural Work Conference Releases Major News
Recently, the Agricultural Cooperation Forum learned from an authoritative channel in Beijing that the 2014 Central Rural Work Conference is about to convene. According to a person familiar with the matter, the level of this rural work conference will still be higher than usual; the 2015 Central Document No. 1 may still focus on the "three rural issues" (agriculture, rural areas and farmers), and may involve reform of the agricultural reclamation system and the collective economy. Since the new central government took office, the 2013 and 2014 Central Document No. 1 documents began to shift from point-to-surface and from focusing on key areas to a comprehensive approach.
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China's total grain output achieves an "eleventh consecutive increase"
Employees of the Qilihe National Grain Reserve Depot in Yi County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, drying corn they purchased (photo taken November 13). Farmers in Qiongzhong County, Hainan, rushing to harvest mountain rice (photo taken November 8). Wang Qiaoying, a farmer in Xihan Village, Quanzhang Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi, drying harvested corn (photo taken November 4).
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Urea Prices Hold Steady at Lows, Market Awaits Favorable Policy
Urea Prices Hold Steady at Lows Since November, the urea market has continued its downward trend. As of now, urea prices in Shandong and many other places have fallen below 1,500 yuan/tonne, with actual transaction prices in some areas at only 1,450 yuan/tonne, and prices in Shanxi falling even further to 1,400 yuan/tonne
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Land transfer must not become a new round of enclosure movement
When General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the seventh meeting of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms on the 2nd, he stressed that the three bottom lines must be upheld: the nature of public ownership of land must not be changed, the red line for arable land must not be breached, and the interests of farmers must not be harmed. Holding fast to the policy bottom line means that farmers should be
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The top-level design for the reform of the "three plots of land" is about to emerge, adhering to the three bottom lines without breaching them
The Deep Reform Group deliberates on the pilot work opinions for rural land expropriation, entry of collective operational construction land into the market, and reform of the homestead system. Experts analyze that the scope of land expropriation will be narrowed, collective operational construction land can be transferred and used as shares, and homesteads can be withdrawn with compensation. Rural land expropriation,
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