Li yong intends to make a change this year。
He is now renting about 200 acres of rice, which is lower than the previous peak of about 300 acres。
The decrease in the area under cultivation is due to the high cost of rental land and the fact that the cultivation of ordinary rice does not make money. This year he is ready to try a number of former economics that sell their rice at good prices without pesticides or fertilizer。
“now that we've reached out to a few farmers, we're going to try to plant them, and we're going to use them to see what happens.” on 6 february, he said to economic reporters for the twenty-first century。
His behaviour is, in fact, unwittingly consistent with the current state emphasis on structural reforms on the agricultural supply side。
On 5 february, a number of observations of the central state council of the communist republic of china on furthering structural reforms on the agricultural supply side were published in central i of 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the opinions)。
The opinion suggests that the product industry structure should be optimized, that agricultural efficiency should be promoted and that the food-for-grain structure should be adjusted in an integrated manner. (c) accelerate the construction of a three-channel structure for the coordinated development of food and feed, in accordance with the requirements of food security, good economics and increased feed. The reduction of seed grains of maize in non-advanced areas (1591, -12. 00, -0. 75 per cent) has continued, increasing the quality of soybeans, potatoes, groceries, etc. The development of large-scale and efficient farming, the implementation of action plans to improve the efficiency of niche agriculture, the promotion of the upgrading of industries such as groceries, soybeans and specialty farming, and the transformation of local specialty and small varieties into large industries that boost farmers ' incomes。
In response, li ninghui, director of policy studies at the agricultural institute of the chinese institute of agricultural sciences, noted that the standard of living of the population had improved, consumption demand had changed significantly and the supply side had changed accordingly. At the heart of the structural reforms on the agricultural supply side is the marketing of agricultural production and supply。
“in order for farmers to produce the right-to-sale products, many of which used to produce too much corn, which caused a serious price decline, the average maize area is now reduced and can be adapted to market changes.” he said。
Addressing the problem of surplus maize cultivation
According to the above observations, the main contradiction in agriculture has changed from a deficit in aggregate to a structural one, highlighted by the existence of a combination of supply oversupply and supply, with the main aspect of the contradiction on the supply side. The contradictions between increased production and higher quality of agricultural products, rising costs and low prices, high stocks and poor sales, small production and large markets, and the reversal of domestic and foreign prices need to be resolved。
To that end, structural reforms on the supply side of agriculture must be further advanced, new dynamics of agricultural rural development must be accelerated and new conditions must be created for the modernization of agriculture。
The opinion stated that product industry structures should be optimized and agricultural efficiency improvements should be promoted。
In this regard, the food-for-grain structure needs to be adjusted in an integrated manner. Food crops need to stabilize rice and wheat production, ensure absolute safety of food rations, focus on the development of quality rice and strong and weak wheat, continue to reduce seed grain maize in non-advanced areas, and increase the availability of quality soybean, potato and groceries。
According to li guoxiang, the agricultural institute of the chinese institute of social sciences, the aim is to address the problem of surplus maize cultivation. General seed grains of maize are not grown, but soybeans, groceries, etc. At the same time, the structure of maize itself can be adjusted, for example, to grow green corn, which is used as feed for farming。
Statistics show that the area under maize cultivation decreased by 2,0. 39 million acres in 2016. The ministry of agriculture had also decided to reduce the area of seed corn by 10 million acres this year and to grow soybeans, groceries and green corn。
The eastern aege agricultural consulting firm analyst marwin peak noted that a reduction in maize cultivation for food rations is indeed necessary, and that the price of maize is now less than $1 per pound in the wholesale market, and reducing the area under cultivation can boost the price recovery. After all, farmers ' maize is now bought at the lowest price of only 6 cents per pound, a major blow to farmers ' motivation to grow maize。
Prior to this, the national temporary maize harvest price was around $1 per pound in 2015, and in 2016 the policy of temporary maize harvests was adjusted to a new mechanism of “market acquisition” plus “subsidization”, with maize prices forming the market, resulting in a sharp fall in maize prices, which to date have been less than 9 cents per pound。
Intensive development of specialty industries
In emphasizing the reduction of the area under general seed grain maize cultivation, the opinion also suggests that efforts be made to develop niche industries。
The opinion points to the need to develop high-scale and efficient farming as a niche industry. (b) to improve the quality of agricultural products and food safety in general. Development of standardized production models for specialty agricultural products and establishment of geographical markers for agricultural products and protection bases of origin. Promote the building of regional agricultural public brands, support local efforts to build regional brands based on dominant firms and industry associations and introduce modern elements to upgrade traditional brands。
Li ninghui, director of the policy research unit of the agricultural institute of the chinese institute of agricultural sciences, noted that rural development-specific industries needed to be adapted to local conditions. Local governments, for example, could provide some information services。
“for example, in the past, some arid areas in the north-east were suitable for the cultivation of groceries, which are in fact rising demand and not low prices, despite their low production.” he said。
Economic reports for the twenty-first century have learned that farmers had previously preferred to grow rice and maize because of their high acre production and low prices. The state needs to subsidize the production of soybean and soybean products, which are relatively low and vary widely, with soycean acre production of only a few hundred pounds and farmers less willing to grow。
However, many of the better agricultural products, such as precious wood forests, forest foods, edible bacteria, etc., do not necessarily understand how to grow despite high prices, and the suitability of climatic and soil conditions is also a problem。
Li yong, the farmer who planted the grain, said that the agricultural restructuring farmers did not understand. It is possible to increase income by raising ducks, fish and shrimp in rice fields. However, a land contractor such as him, who needed specialized skills to farm rice fields, involved more labour and was at great risk。
But it's acceptable to have some high-quality primary eco-rice, lower yields, higher prices. “this is indeed an experimental direction,” he said。
