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Actually, it does sometimes, but not others; it’s the life-and-death difference between complete disaster and national renewal.
- Some local authorities across China are being taken to task in public forums, including state media, for improperly shutting down roads and banning farmers from fields
- Safeguarding agricultural production in world’s most populous nation is of paramount importance, but some fields are at risk of being abandoned
Food security is a paramount concern for the world’s most populous nation, and its dependence on imported soybeans likely means ‘another good year for farmers in the US heartland’.
Food security is a paramount concern for the world’s most populous nation, and its dependence on imported soybeans likely means ‘another good year for farmers in the US heartland’.
Chinese farmers in Beijing are adopting rent-a-bee services to pollinate their crops due to a lack of wild bees. With the help of these rented beehives, fruit yields and crops can be increased by 20-40 per cent, according to industry experts. Some say the bees’ pollination could be more valuable than their collection of nectar. In China, it’s also an untapped market.
Chinese farmers in Beijing are adopting rent-a-bee services to pollinate their crops due to a lack of wild bees. With the help of these rented beehives, fruit yields and crops can be increased by 20-40 per cent, according to industry experts. Some say the bees’ pollination could be more valuable than their collection of nectar. In China, it’s also an untapped market.
As food prices rise globally and war rages between two of the world’s biggest grain suppliers, Beijing is intent on doing what it must to secure adequate food for the most populous country.
As food prices rise globally and war rages between two of the world’s biggest grain suppliers, Beijing is intent on doing what it must to secure adequate food for the most populous country.
A year after President Xi Jinping declared an end to extreme poverty in China, the economic fallout from Beijing’s zero-Covid ambitions is taking a hefty toll on livelihoods, especially in poorer regions.
A year after President Xi Jinping declared an end to extreme poverty in China, the economic fallout from Beijing’s zero-Covid ambitions is taking a hefty toll on livelihoods, especially in poorer regions.
Bottleneck comes amid record high fertiliser prices, driven up by strong global demand, high energy costs and sanctions on major producers Russia and Belarus
Bottleneck comes amid record high fertiliser prices, driven up by strong global demand, high energy costs and sanctions on major producers Russia and Belarus
With an eye on increasing China’s self-sufficiency in grain production, its minister of agriculture and rural affairs has sounded the alarm on risks to its wheat output while calling for greater soybean harvests.
With an eye on increasing China’s self-sufficiency in grain production, its minister of agriculture and rural affairs has sounded the alarm on risks to its wheat output while calling for greater soybean harvests.
State Council’s message comes on the heels of Beijing’s vow to ‘front load’ infrastructure construction to shore up economic growth this year and beyond.
State Council’s message comes on the heels of Beijing’s vow to ‘front load’ infrastructure construction to shore up economic growth this year and beyond.
Farmers in central China’s Hubei province have been growing mushrooms in smart greenhouses controlled by their smartphones. The intelligent greenhouses also allow farmers to monitor the growth of their produce remotely. Farmers say it is a more economical way to produce better products and avoid losses from natural disasters. Villagers sell the mushrooms on e-commerce platforms through live streaming. One online shop owner says his sales volume has reached more than 12 million yuan (US$1.9 million).
Farmers in central China’s Hubei province have been growing mushrooms in smart greenhouses controlled by their smartphones. The intelligent greenhouses also allow farmers to monitor the growth of their produce remotely. Farmers say it is a more economical way to produce better products and avoid losses from natural disasters. Villagers sell the mushrooms on e-commerce platforms through live streaming. One online shop owner says his sales volume has reached more than 12 million yuan (US$1.9 million).
Before China introduced its new rural pension system in 2009, most farmers could not afford the cost of joining a pension system or buying commercial pension insurance. Under the current scheme, farmers who are above age 60 qualify even if they have never paid into the system. But despite 11 years of work to roll out the policy, including offers of government aid, most elderly farmers in the country say they still cannot afford to retire. The South China Morning Post talked to some older people in rural agricultural areas to find out why they feel they must continue to work.
Before China introduced its new rural pension system in 2009, most farmers could not afford the cost of joining a pension system or buying commercial pension insurance. Under the current scheme, farmers who are above age 60 qualify even if they have never paid into the system. But despite 11 years of work to roll out the policy, including offers of government aid, most elderly farmers in the country say they still cannot afford to retire. The South China Morning Post talked to some older people in rural agricultural areas to find out why they feel they must continue to work.
Ma Gongzuo, a beekeeper in Zhejiang, China, has garnered more than 700,000 followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of video app TikTok. From opening up a hive, swimming in a river, to chopping wood, the app allows him to share his day-to-day life in China’s rural areas with his followers. His videos have made him a social media celebrity.
Ma Gongzuo, a beekeeper in Zhejiang, China, has garnered more than 700,000 followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of video app TikTok. From opening up a hive, swimming in a river, to chopping wood, the app allows him to share his day-to-day life in China’s rural areas with his followers. His videos have made him a social media celebrity.
Farmer Hao Xianzhang has been growing baby-shaped pears for more than a decade in China’s northern Hebei province. He said he was inspired by the fruit described in the same form in the classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West.
Farmer Hao Xianzhang has been growing baby-shaped pears for more than a decade in China’s northern Hebei province. He said he was inspired by the fruit described in the same form in the classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West.