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Yu Jianrong: Internet Plus Agriculture Should Benefit Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers
Because of the inequality between rural e-commerce consumption and export sales, the dividends of e-commerce development have failed to benefit "agriculture, rural areas and farmers." Moreover, inequality also exists between internet oligopolies and small businesses, and rural e-commerce seems to be gradually becoming the new favorite of internet oligopolies. Therefore, the government should lead the construction of networked rural e-commerce platforms, form economies of scale, open up the channel market, and reduce transaction costs; break the unequal state between rural e-commerce consumption and export sales, and extend the dividends of e-commerce development to rural areas, agriculture and farmers. In the process of leading the construction of these platforms, the government should provide more services and less regulation.
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List of demonstration cooperatives that passed monitoring approved by the national joint conference on cooperatives
On December 10, the inter-ministerial joint conference on the development of farmers' cooperatives nationwide held its second liaison meeting. The meeting heard reports on the organization and review of monitoring for cooperative demonstration cooperatives, in principle approved the list of demonstration cooperatives that passed monitoring and will be awarded the title of national demonstration cooperatives, and
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The nursery stock industry enters a new normal, where survival challenges and green opportunities coexist
For a long time, most nursery stock practitioners have focused only on which varieties are profitable to grow, which varieties are the best, and which fast-growing varieties exist, concentrating all their attention on how to make a quick profit. As a result, problems have emerged such as a sharp decline in nursery stock sales, rising costs, and a highly saturated market
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Breeding work for niche crops should not be neglected
How long does it take to breed a new crop variety? Older-generation breeders often tell me: ten years to breed one variety. This is no exaggeration. Even with off-season propagation in the south to add generations, traditional biological breeding techniques still require breeders to spend eight to ten years to select and breed a satisfactory
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Why the Road to the Development and Popularization of Agricultural Drones Is Not Smooth
China has always been a major agricultural country. As of last year, the agricultural population accounted for about 48% of the total population, and after drones went through the military market and commercial market, many drone companies have set their sights on the agricultural market as a new opportunity. Theoretically, agricultural drones
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How high is the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers and pesticides? The Ministry of Agriculture releases data for the first time
On December 2, the Ministry of Agriculture released data on the utilization rates of chemical fertilizers and pesticides for the first time: in 2015, the fertilizer utilization rate for China's three major grain crops - rice, corn and wheat - was 35.2%, 2.2 percentage points higher than in 2013; the pesticide utilization rate was 36.6%, 1.6 percentage points higher than in 2013. This
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Accelerate the development of the agricultural reclamation agricultural product quality traceability system: food safety starts in the field
The quality and safety of agricultural products concerns the health and lives of the people, as well as long-term economic development and social harmony and stability. As the backbone and representative of the state-owned agricultural economy, and as the national team safeguarding national food security and the effective supply of important agricultural products, agricultural reclamation has always
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Northeast grain output hits a new high, with growth rate and contribution both ranking first nationwide
According to a announcement by the National Bureau of Statistics, the total grain output of the three provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning hit a new high, becoming the region with the fastest grain growth and the largest contribution nationwide, further giving play to the important role of the "big granary" and the "stabilizer of the grain market." According to the National Bureau of Statistics
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Agricultural Products Circulation Brokers Association Establishes E-Commerce Professional Committee
Recently, Yu Peishun, President of the China Agricultural Products Circulation Brokers Association, announced in Beijing the establishment of the Rural E-Commerce Committee of the China Agricultural Products Circulation Brokers Association. It is reported that the Rural E-Commerce Committee of the China Agricultural Products Circulation Brokers Association is a non-profit industry social organization voluntarily formed by domestic enterprises and institutions with independent legal person status, social organizations and individuals focusing on rural e-commerce top-level system design, technical architecture, financial institutions, operations, sales, policy research, etc. It adheres to taking rural e-commerce as its foundation, insists on service first, promotes the association culture of “loving agriculture, dedication, trustworthiness, cooperation, innovation”, safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of members, plays the role of a bridge and link between the government and agricultural products brokers, coordinates relations inside and outside the industry, maintains close exchanges inside and outside the industry, promotes the economic and technological development of the industry, and advances the modernization of agricultural products circulation.
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Agricultural Brand Building Bears Abundant Fruit, Achievements Remarkable
The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of agricultural branding, regarding the strengthening of brand building as an important strategic measure for accelerating modernisation. In recent years, agricultural departments have focused on the main line of work of "stabilising grain production, increasing income, adjusting structure, improving quality and efficiency, and transforming the development model", and in accordance with the development concepts of standardised production
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