Increasing investment in grain production has been unanimously recognized as Jiagu's long-term strategy.

It's easy to say, but how to increase investment is another question.

However, at this stage, it is the consensus of the management that the Jiagu system will focus on food production in China.

Last year, the official conclusion on the grain situation was that "from the perspective of medium- and long-term development trends, affected by changes in population, cultivated land, water resources, climate, energy, and other factors, it is difficult to reverse the trend that the relationship between grain supply and demand will remain in a tight balance for a long time, and China's grain and food security will face severe challenges." Therefore, domestic enterprises are encouraged to go out and establish a stable and reliable source guarantee system for imported grain.

It seems good to regard food security as the goal of agricultural going out. However, from the perspective of business practice, national goals are not matched with specific policies. If Jiagu goes out to grow grain overseas, it is actually difficult to transport the harvested grain back to China for sale!

Ding Xian suggested: "When China joined the WTO, in order to protect domestic grain production, import quotas were set for major grain varieties; moreover, the share of state-run trade distribution accounted for the majority of import quotas, and private enterprises could not transport them back to China for sale without quotas. So from this point of view, it is better for us to increase our investment in food production, which should fall on the domestic side. ”

Qi Zheng nodded secretly, the import quota is indeed an obstacle. This is the biggest reason why Katani has invested in overseas agricultural production in the past, either soybeans or pasture. And in the foreseeable future, it will be difficult to grow grain overseas on a large scale and ship it back to China for sale.

Of course, from a national point of view, taking the production of the most critical staple food into your own hands is undoubtedly the right choice. For Jiagu, it is also a good choice to vigorously grow grain in China and plant other crops that cannot be taken into account in China overseas to supply the country, and at the same time not be subject to quota restrictions.

Ding Xian saw that everyone nodded in agreement, so he continued to talk eloquently: "And increasing investment in grain production in China is, in the final analysis, to produce more, better, and higher quality...... In fact, it's just to make more money!"

Everyone was amused by this straightforward statement.

After laughing, I have to admit that the words are not rough.

No matter in which country, simple grain production is low-profit or even unprofitable, otherwise the grain-producing countries would not have to do everything possible to subsidize grain cultivation.

However, the market proves that high-quality grain or food products are always more sought after. And being sought after means that the business can be more profitable.

"This quality refers more to the taste, flavor, etc., the more special flavor of agricultural products, in fact, the more popular in the market. For example, our group's Xianming rice. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Xianming rice only accounts for less than 30% of the rice output of Jiagu grain and oil, but it contributes 60% of the profit of Jiagu grain and oil, which fully illustrates this point. In fact, Xianming rice is already the most profitable single product in the Jiagu system, and even if the price is more than ten times that of ordinary rice, it is still highly sought after.

If you want to "be a happy person", you must always deal with good food - "From tomorrow, care about food and vegetables", Hai Zi's poem in "Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms" is familiar.

However, today's people, especially those in cities, are caught up in food confusion like never before. Once upon a time, the food had a vegetable, and the meat had a meaty taste. But the grains, fruits, vegetables and meat we buy today are becoming more and more "tasteless", and the taste of industrial speed is getting heavier and heavier.

Why is our food less and less tasty today? There are many reasons for this. It's about the relationship between people and nature, such as pesticides, fertilizers and seeds, as well as soil, water quality, air and biodiversity......

But in any case, it is an indisputable fact that "more flavorful" foods are more competitive.

Ding Xian's analysis slowly entered the focus of today's discussion: "As far as the actual experience of our group is concerned, improving the flavor of agricultural products depends on varieties and ...... Organic fertilizer!"

The current breeding direction is mainly high yield and resistance to diseases and pests, whether from the variety itself or from the cultivation technology, the focus is on yield, but there are gains and losses, and high yield is often lost in the enjoyment of taste.

In the past, Dutch farmers used all means to increase the yield of tomatoes, and as a result, the tomatoes produced were almost tasteless. Being called "water polo" by the rest of Europe is a disgrace in the history of Dutch agriculture. Therefore, the Netherlands now attaches great importance to the study of the taste of fruits and vegetables - the Jiagu Group has also taken the taste of agricultural products as an important breeding research direction.

As for organic fertilizers, "the fact that food is becoming more and more tasteless nowadays has a lot to do with the excessive use of chemical fertilizers. The results of our group's trials over the years have proven that the quality and flavor of the agricultural products produced by the land with the combination of organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer are significantly improved compared with the plot with only chemical fertilizer, and the high yield and high quality are synchronized. Ding Xian explained.

Organic fertilizer can improve the soil structure, and when applied to the soil, it is for soil microorganisms to eat. The decomposition and transformation of organic fertilizer by soil microorganisms can activate soil activity, and the higher the soil activity, the higher the fertility of the soil, which can promote the root growth of plants, improve the fertilizer use efficiency, and then promote the taste and quality of agricultural products.

Ding Xian said without pause: "On the other hand, higher grain production depends on the area of arable land and yield. With regard to the area of cultivated land, with the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, it is fortunate that the area of cultivated land can be kept from declining rapidly, and it is impossible to expect a significant increase in the area of cultivated land. ”

"But even with the existing arable land, there is a lot of room for increased production. Although China has 1.8 billion acres of farmland, in fact, high-yield and stable-yield fields account for less than 13. The best way to improve the soil is to use organic fertilizers. ”

In addition, the Group will continue to increase the development of wasteland or hard-to-use land. It can also be seen from past practical experience that as long as we unremittingly use organic fertilizer to nourish the land and supplement the necessary irrigation measures, even the barren land can be transformed into high-yield fields, turning low-yield fields such as saline-alkali land and hilly areas into high-yield fields, and turning wasteland and hard-to-use land into medium-yield fields...... It is no exaggeration to say that the pressure on China's grain production has been greatly reduced. ”

In the end, Ding Xian said sonorously: "In the end, whether it is to ask for grain from the improved soil, or to get fragrant and sweet agricultural products, and increase investment in grain production, we must first start our large organic fertilizer production plan!"

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