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Vice Minister Yu Kangzhen meets Belarusian Minister of Agriculture and Food

Posted by | December 14, 2017 |

Vice Minister Yu Kangzhen met Mr. Leonid K. Zayats, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, in Beijing on 11 December 2017. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening China-Belarus agricultural cooperation.

Vice Minister Yu welcomed Leonid K. Zayats. He spoke highly of the achievements in bilateral agricultural cooperation and proposed that the two sides strengthen cooperation in agricultural S&T, veterinary service and agricultural trade. Vice Minister Yu hoped that the two sides could promote cooperation in agricultural machinery and encourage respective machinery enterprises to jointly build an agricultural machinery industrial park to make breakthroughs in key technologies and upgrade agricultural equipment.

Leonid K. Zayats fully agreed with Vice Minister Yu and expressed his willingness to work with China to promote greater progress in bilateral agricultural cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, the two sides signed the Action Plan on Agricultural Cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus 2018-2020.

SOURCE:MOA Information Office

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China stresses modern agriculture development

Posted by | December 14, 2017 |

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — China’s State Council Wednesday called for more efforts to foster new types of agricultural businesses in the country.

Projects will be launched to support diverse business entities that integrate different industries and link to the Internet Plus strategy, said a statement released after a State Council meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.

Training plans will be started to cultivate new types of professional farmers to spur entrepreneurship and innovation in rural areas to lift more people out of poverty, the statement said.

The State Council also promised preferential financial, tax, land and power use policies to encourage businesses to process agricultural products.

Financial services will be innovated to facilitate the leasing of large agricultural machinery, the statement said.

DATE:2017-12-14 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency

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China is world’s top vegetable grower: association

Posted by | December 14, 2017 |

KUNMING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — A total of 20 million hectares of vegetable fields and over 800 million tonnes of annual output make China the world’s top vegetable grower, authorities said Wednesday.

Dai Zhongjiu, executive president of China Vegetable Marketing Association, made the remarks at a vegetable wholesalers’ conference in Kunming.

“China ranks first in the world in terms of output, sales and export volumes of vegetables. We should do more to build brands and boost quality because people care more about quality, nutrition and taste of vegetables,” he said.

Dai said information technology will also be used to develop the vegetable-growing sector, remove market barriers, raise the income of farmers and meet the growing demands of consumers.

The wholesalers’ conference gathered 300 participating groups, including government authorities from major vegetable growing regions in China, vegetable markets owners and wholesalers.

DATE:2017-12-14 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency

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China should develop its cheese market: agricultural official

Posted by | December 14, 2017 |

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — A Chinese agricultural official said Wednesday that China should encourage growth in the cheese market to develop its milk industry.

“Efforts should be made to develop dry dairy products like cheese to improve milk product structure and boost the milk industry,” Vice Agriculture Minister Yu Kangzhen said.

Yu was in Beijing speaking at an event to encourage cheese consumption in schools.

“Despite steady growth in milk product consumption, China’s milk industry still faces issues like structural supply-demand imbalance and weak competitiveness,” Yu said.

China’s per capita cheese consumption remains around 0.1 kg each year, far lower than the global average of 2.6 kg, according to the Dairy Association of China.

Chang Yi, chairman of Beijing Sanyuan Food, said at the event that China’s cheese consumption could grow by more than ten-fold in future, and that he expected the cheese industry to maintain annual growth of 20 percent in the next five years.

The country produced 37.12 million tonnes of milk and 29.93 million tonnes of dairy products last year, ranking third after the United States and India, according to the association.

DATE:2017-12-14 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency

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Quality tracing system introduced in E China

Posted by | December 7, 2017 |

Zhao Guilan, a villager of Qianzhao Village, picks eggplants in a cooperative greenhouse in Gaoqing County, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2017. Quality tracing system was introduced to Gaoqing County with vegetable having its own QR code which contains basic information for customers to scan.(Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Zhao Xueying (L) and Chai Yulu, villagers of Qianzhao Village, pick eggplants in a cooperative greenhouse in Gaoqing County, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2017. Quality tracing system was introduced to Gaoqing County with vegetable having its own QR code which contains basic information for customers to scan.(Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Wang Kai, a staff member of a cooperative, presents QR codes which are used for checking the quality of vegetables in Gaoqing County, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2017. Quality tracing system was introduced to Gaoqing County with vegetable having its own QR code which contains basic information for customers to scan.(Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Wang Kai, a staff member of a cooperative, attaches QR code for quality tracing to cucumbers which are going to be sold in Gaoqing County, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2017. Quality tracing system was introduced to Gaoqing County with vegetable having its own QR code which contains basic information for customers to scan.(Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Li Aiyun (front), a resident of Tianzhen Township, works in a cucumber greenhouse in Gaoqing County, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2017. Quality tracing system was introduced to Gaoqing County with vegetable having its own QR code which contains basic information for customers to scan.(Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

DATE:2017-12-07 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency

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INDUSTRY NEWS(Wine | Whisky | Baijiu)

Posted by | December 7, 2017 |

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INDUSTRY NEWS(Livestock | Animal Health | Animal Nutrtion)

Posted by | December 7, 2017 |

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China uses less pesticide

Posted by | December 6, 2017 |

BEIJING — China’s pesticide use has dropped in the past three years amid a campaign to ensure zero growth in pesticide use by 2020, an official said Monday.

Zeng Yande, head of the crop production department of the Ministry of Agriculture, said the ministry tightened market access and punished unlicensed companies as well as the makers and sellers of fake pesticides this year.

Besides the drop in pesticide use, China has also raised the efficiency of pesticide use and stepped up the use of biological pesticides, Zeng said.

China’s average annual pesticide use in 2012-2014 rose 9.2 percent from the 2009-2011 level, weighing on production costs and food safety.

In early 2015, the ministry started a campaign to ensure zero growth in pesticide application by 2020.

Zeng said more efforts will be made as part of the campaign, including popularizing green pest control technology, supporting professional crop protection organizations and increasing the efficiency of pesticide application.

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Tariff for Whisky to enter China reduces from 10% to 5%, effective from 1 December 2017

Posted by | November 30, 2017 |

Tariff for Whisky to enter China reduces from 10% to 5%, effective from 1 December 2017.

China’s State Council has reduced import tariff of 187 products, among which, liquor has seen the largest tariff reduce.

For Vermouth and other mix liquor packaged under 2 Liters, the tariff rate for the most favoured nations will reduce from 65% in 2017 to 14% starting from 1 December 2017. Tariff for Brandy and whisky will reduce from 10% in 2017 to 5% starting from 1 December 2017.

Securities Daily

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Farmhouse tourism brings tourists to east China’s Qianchuan Town

Posted by | November 30, 2017 |

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2017 shows a garden in Zhongjianqiao Village, Qianchuan Town of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Qianchuan Town has developed farmhouse tourism in recent years and attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

A villager carrying a visitor enjoy the scenery in Qianchuan Town of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Nov. 28, 2017. Qianchuan Town has developed farmhouse tourism in recent years and attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 28, 2017 shows the Zhongjianqiao Village in Qianchuan Town of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Qianchuan Town has developed farmhouse tourism in recent years and attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2017 shows the scenery in Qingshandian Village, Qianchuan Town of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Qianchuan Town has developed farmhouse tourism in recent years and attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency