China accounts for 22% of the world's population, but only 7% of the world's arable land. As a result, the area of arable land per capita is very small, if not half of the global per capita arable land. With a large population and limited land, this is our countryAgricultureThe primary issue facing development. In the past few decades, China's cultivated land area has gradually decreased, and it has approached the red line of 1.8 billion mu. There are two main reasons for this phenomenon.
First of all,Real estateThe rapid development of the land has led to a large amount of land being used for the construction of housing. Real estateAsNational economyThe demand for land resources is growing day by day. Cultivated land is expropriated or given to developers at a lower rate for the construction of housing projects. However, due to unreasonable planning, insufficient market demand, etc., some real estate projects eventually becomeUnfinished building, leading to the waste and abandonment of arable land.
Secondly, the problem of land pollution has also caused serious harm to cultivated land. In recent years, with the acceleration of industrialization and the widespread use of chemical substances,Land pollutionbecame an even more serious problem. Some businesses have abused and polluted the land in pursuit of profits, especiallyHeavy metalsand other toxic substances. As a result, a large amount of arable land is no longer suitable for cultivation and breeding, and eventually it is abandoned. In addition, someAgricultureProduction methodshas also caused some damage to the land, such as the heavy use of herbicides and pesticides, and the impact on the soil andEcological environmentHarm was caused.
In recent years,Genetically modified foodsIt has becomeSocialFocus of attention. WhateverGenetically modified foodsWhether it is safe or not, we all have to face the problem of seeds, breeding pigs and other importantAgricultureResources are no longer in our own hands, but are controlled by other countries or multinational corporations. This situation makes oursAgricultureProduction fell into a passive situation.
Seeds areAgricultureThe foundation isFood securityThe key. However, now seeds and breeding pigs are so importantAgricultureMost of the resources are controlled by foreign companies, who control the grain market through seed monopoliesAgricultural products**。This makes ourFarmersThe planting process is subject to human control, and the seed species cannot be freely chosen, and ** is also determined by other countries. WhileGenetically modified cropsThe introduction of the company has further weakened our control over seeds, which not only led to the gradual disappearance of the original native varieties, but also led to the monopoly of domestic genetically modified seeds. This is important for our countryAgricultureDevelopmentally, it is a very serious problem.
FarmersLow income has become the presentRuraldevelopment of a salient issue. For a variety of reasons,FarmersThe returns from farming are getting lower and lower, resulting in a large number of themRuralYoung people go to the cities to work. This also makes:RuralLosing a large number of young laborers and aging demographics,AgricultureLack of production vitality.
causedFarmersThere are many reasons for the low income. The first is that the market size is smallAgricultural products**Low. Due to the acceleration of the process of urbanization,RuralThe population is declining, the market demand is declining, and it is causedAgricultural products** of the downturn. And then there'sAgricultureProduction methodsand the lag of the technical level,FarmersThe cultivation technology and management capacity needs to be improved, which has led toAgricultureThe production efficiency is not high. Again,RuralInsufficient infrastructure construction and imperfect public services such as transportation, education, and medical care are also constrainedRuraldevelopment.
To sum up, our countryAgricultureDevelopment faces many problems, including insufficient arable land, monopoly of seed resources, andFarmersThe income is not high. The existence of these problems makes our countryAgricultureDevelopment faces serious challenges and also limits the country'sFood securitywithRuralEconomydevelopment. In order to solve these problems, we need to strengthen land protection and pollution control, and increase the number of local areasAgricultureR&D and promotion of varieties and technologies have been improvedFarmersincome level, improvingRuralinfrastructure and public services, facilitatingAgricultureofSustainability。Only then can we achieve itAgricultureModernization, ensureFood security, as wellFarmersof a happy life.