沈阳肤康皮肤病医院贵吗正规嘛(皮肤科医院沈阳直选肤康) (今日更新中)

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Jilin province, one of the country's major grain production centers, is poised to see a bumper harvest this year despite low temperatures and devastating floods and as concerns about food security increase on the eve of World Food Day on Oct. 16.Grain production is expected to hit a record 29.5 million tonnes in Jilin this year, surpassing the previous high of 28.4 million tonnes in 2008, said Wang Shouchen, vice governor of the province.Meanwhile, Heilongjiang province, the country's largest grain production center in northeast China, may also produce a record output this year, surpassing last year's 43.53 million tonnes.China's annual grain production has grown for six consecutive years, with total output hitting 530.8 million tonnes, up 100.1 million tonnes from 2003, but experts say more frequent natural disasters, decreasing arable land, rapid urbanization and industrialization are posing great challenges to the country's food security.Zheng Fengtian, a professor of agriculture and rural development works with the Beijing-based Renmin University of China, told Xinhua one of greatest future challenges for China's food security will be the Chinese farmer's unwillingness to produce grains because of low yields. Instead, most farmers will prefer being migrant workers in big cities. < Their interest in growing grains might becomes further dampened as prices of agricultural equipment and other materials continue rising. In contrast, migrant workers are receiving increasingly higher pay in the cities, Zheng said.Government figures show about 47 percent of Chinese people, or 622 million people, now live in cities and towns; almost 200 million are immigrants, or people from other parts of the country.At a forum on the urban-rural divide last month, Zuo Xuejin, Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, said that another 400 million people from rural China are likely to migrate to cities in the next 20 years, which means there will be fewer farmers in the fields.With China's rapid industrialization and urbanization, a decline in available farming land is inevitable, and poses a large threat for China's food security, Zheng Fengtian said.A survey by the Ministry of Land and Resources shows that farm lands have shrunk by 123 million mu (8.2 million hectares) between 1997 and 2009.The Chinese government announced in 2003 that it would put in place a strict system to protect arable land, and guaranteed that a minimum 1.8-billion mu of arable land would be available. But official figures reveal arable land totaled only 1.635 billion mu last year, down by 191 million mu from 2008.Zheng Fengtian said to ensure food security, the government should show more determination in protecting farm land. But more importantly, it should also increase profit yields for grain growers, and by facilitating technological advances, also help to raise the grain yield per unit of arable land.World Food Day, initiated in 1981 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is celebrated every year on Oct. 16. The theme this year is United against Hunger.In part due to soaring food prices and the financial crisis in 2009, one billion people around the world are suffering from hunger, which FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said was a "tragic achievement in these modern days," according to a statement on the FAO website.While some people are starving, the quantity of food that gets wasted stands in stark contrast. Zheng Tianfeng estimated that about 85 million tonnes of grain were wasted in China during consumption and storage. Also, at least 10 percent of food is wasted daily at family dinner tables.A survey by food authorities in 2006 also showed 8-10 percent of the grain was lost in storage, which means that Chinese farmers can lose up to 20 million tonnes of grain each year.In order to help farmers better store their produce, some "grain banks" had been set up in the past. Farmers could deposit their produce in the "banks" and withdraw them when needed.Wu Mancang, a 34-year-old farmer from Taicang city in eastern Jiangsu province, said he used to store grain at his home, but the grain would become spoiled. With the grain "banks", that problem has been resolved. A total of 8 such "banks" with 23 service centers are currently operational in Taicang, covering 60 percent of the farmers in the region."Global warming, and more frequent natural disasters, will also be a challenge for food security," Zheng said, as summer grain output fell 0.3 percent after a prolonged drought in southwestern China in the first half of the year.China's National Development and Reform Commission, the nation' s top economic regulator, said Tuesday it would increase the state minimum purchase price of wheat in major wheat-growing areas in 2011.The minimum purchase price for white wheat will increase by 5 yuan (0.73 U.S. dollars) from the 2010 level to 95 yuan per 50 kilograms, while the price for red wheat will increase by 7 yuan to 93 yuan. The move aims to protect farmer incomes and promote grain production.

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government Tuesday announced financial assistance for herders in west China, to reward their efforts in conserving grasslands and to compensate them for losses.From next year, the policy will be applied in eight provincial-level regions including Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia and Yunnan, said a circular issued Tuesday after a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao.The government will give 90 yuan (about 13 U.S. dollars) per hectare of grassland annually to herders living in the regions where the grasslands are severely damaged and herding has been banned, the document said.Outside of these herding-banned regions, residents will receive 22.5 yuan (3 dollars) per hectare every year if they keep a herd of sustainable size, the document said.The government will also provide 150 yuan per hectare for farmers to grow grass of better quality.In addition, each of about 2 million households of herders will receive 500 yuan per year as general assistance, the document said.More money will also be spent on education and training of herders, the document added."Due to excessive herding and low investment in grassland conservation, the area of grasslands in China has shrank dramatically and the environment there has deteriorated. However, local herders lack new ways to make a living," the document said.The policy is an effort to conserve the natural environment while improving the livelihood of locals, it said.The central government will allocate 13.4 billion yuan every year for the policies, according to the document.

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 300 Chinese and Ukrainian officials, business executives and traders gathered at a trade forum Friday to seek bilateral business opportunities. "As China and Ukraine enjoy excellent prospects for economic and trade cooperation, both countries should make joint efforts to usher in a new era," Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang said at the opening of the forum.Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, in Beijing on his first ever visit to China, addressed the forum, saying the new Ukrainian administration gives priority to developing ties with China. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang (L) addresses the China-Ukraine economic and trade cooperation forum in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2010.China-Ukraine trade topped 3.3 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of the year, up 31.3 percent year on year, according to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.In their talks Thursday, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Yanukovich promised to increase two-way trade to 10 billion U.S. dollars by 2012.To expand bilateral business potential, Zhang proposed companies in the two countries play a bigger role while both governments increase exchange, explore ways to cooperate, take care of each other's concerns, and seek mutually beneficial outcomes.Yanukovich, the first Ukrainian President to visit China since 2002, echoed Zhang's proposal.He said his country would like to work more closely with China in trade, economics, agriculture, science, aviation, aerospace and investment.Zhang said the Chinese government welcomes Ukrainian businesses developing and marketing products tailored to the Chinese market.

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Thursday called for efforts from both sides to safeguard the relations between China and the United States."The two nations should further enhance understanding and mutual trust to avoid politicizing economic and trade issues," Wang said when meeting Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state.During their meeting at Zhongnanhai in downtown Beijing, Wang said Sino-U.S. relations were "moving forward through difficulties."Economic and trade cooperation between the two sides were expanding and the interaction between Chinese and U.S. enterprises and markets intensifying, Wang said."China will not change its policy of opening-up and the investment environment will also be improved," he said, asking foreign entrepreneurs to be confident and patient.Albright said a sound U.S.-China relationship was critical to the world economy.

来源：资阳报