Chapter 293: Feeding Back to Agriculture and Really Healthy Ingredients
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Main plane, January 6, 2014.
Compared with each target plane, the main plane still climbs very fast on the technology tree, whether it is the first plane in 1944, the second plane that was "wiped out" by nuclear bombs, the third plane where Zhu Di is in power, and the fourth plane that has just entered the electric age using biofuels. The splendid and diverse scientific and technological products of the main plane and the explosion of information culture brought about by the Internet have left the target planes far behind.
But there are always two sides to a coin, and although the target plane has such and such shortcomings, it also has its own advantages. For example, energy crops such as "mugwort fruit" and "anti-cancer grass" in the second plane, and "miscanthus sorghum" in the fourth plane. When Wang Fan first discovered the Fourth Target Plane, he was very interested in the dozen or so energy crops that the Great Song Empire had spent hundreds of years cultivating through multi-generational hybridization. Because it is a natural hybrid evolution of plants, it is not a genetically modified crop like the main plane Star-Spangled Banner: gene fragments that do not belong to a certain plant, or even a plant class, are implanted into a specific crop, and a new plant species that does not belong to nature is "invented". Although quite a few scientists claim that they are safe, green, and harmless. But whether the impact on the human body is harmful or not, Wang Fan's own point of view is that without decades of follow-up observation experiments, who asserts who is! It is important to know that Monsanto, one of the largest suppliers of seeds for the transferred crops in the Stars and Stripes, requires farmers in the Stars and Stripes to sign a declaration before planting the genetically modified crops they provide, which basically means that if it is found that the transferred crops they grow have other safety problems in the future, then all joint and several liability will be borne by the growers, and Monsanto has nothing to do with them. What tm!
Genetically modified crops have many advantages, such as insect resistance, high yield, and high unit oil yield. But in the final analysis, the cost is "cheap" and the unit price is "low". Like genetically modified soybeans, it is more than 10% higher than the traditional soybean yield per mu, and the unit oil yield is 15% higher, which is a 25% cost advantage. Therefore, from an economic point of view, only one agricultural supply with unrivaled advantages in cost is needed to easily "crush" genetically modified crops.
Fengcheng Feed Factory in Zhuolu County, Hebei Province, Yanhuang Continent.
Although Hebei Province is frequently adjacent to the two municipalities directly under the central government of Beijing and Jinhai, in order to ensure the water security of the capital and large cities, prevent soil erosion and protect forest vegetation, Hebei surrounds the surrounding areas of Beijing and Jinhai, and there is a road to divide the "heaven and earth" economic poverty belt: often the farmers on the other side of the road belong to the boundary of Beijing and Tianjin, and the average annual income per person can reach 8 or 9,000 yuan, while the road side belongs to the boundary of Hebei and suddenly drop to more than 2,000 yuan. Residents in this part of the area want to introduce industry to develop the economy, but because there are no preferential policies and the government is afraid of causing pollution, the top brass is angry and refuses to do it; I want to engage in animal husbandry, but because I am afraid of overgrazing, I prevent sand and dust and protect the vegetation. So in the end, except for the young and middle-aged who went out to work to earn some money, the rest of the elderly and children could only rely on the sky to eat and dig food in the field to make a living.
Fengcheng Feed Factory is a medium-sized feed mill in Zhuolu County, with a total of more than 13,000 feed mills with an annual output of about 10,000 tons in Yanhuang China. In contrast, there are more than 300 feed enterprises with an annual output of more than 300,000 tons in the main plane of the Star-Spangled Banner, and there is a very big gap between the two countries in the production scale of feed mills. Today, Wang Fan came here to inspect, mainly to visit the new equipment (made by Yadea, the cost is zero) that is being commissioned and trial-produced.
"We have acquired a total of 5 feed mills in Hebei Province, distributed in 3 counties, located in relatively convenient locations, which is convenient for future product transportation." Tang Tianji, general manager of New Future Agriculture Co., Ltd., introduced to Wang Fan.
New Future Agriculture Co., Ltd. is a shadow company registered by Wang Fanxin, specializing in the Yanhuang agricultural market, Tang Tianji is a professional manager found through a headhunting company, with a clean resume and outstanding ability, plus the government's upper level problems will be coordinated and solved by Wang Fan behind the scenes, so the operation of the new company is very smooth today.
"Although the future of collectivization, scale is definitely the trend of feed mill development, but we do not need to worry, first accumulate some experience in mergers and acquisitions, and then gradually merge some small feed factories." Wang Fan nodded and said.
"Yes! Mr. Wang, as long as you can guarantee the supply of low-cost sorghum (mango sorghum), I am confident and sure that the new future will become the largest feed enterprise in Yanhuang China. At present, several giants in the domestic feed industry are Zhengda, Hope, Liuhe, Challenge, Dabeinong, Tongwei, Liaohe, Hefeng, Dajiang and other companies. Some of them are state-owned enterprises, some are foreign-owned, and some are listed private enterprises. Basically, these are also the ultimate victors of the establishment, development and expansion of the policy of "everyone in feed enterprises" after the reform and opening up. ”
"So how are these companies operating and profitable?" Wang Fan didn't know much about this aspect, and asked with some curiosity.
"In terms of sales revenue, the sales revenue of private joint-stock enterprises accounts for about 42% of the national feed sales revenue, foreign-funded enterprises account for 32%, and state-owned enterprises account for about 25%; In terms of profitability, the profitability of joint-stock enterprises is the strongest, and its total profits account for 77% of the total profits of the feed industry, and foreign-funded enterprises are now losing most of them, but considering that they are more concerned about occupying the market share of Yanhuang and the strong strength of the parent company that can be relied on abroad, so the reason for more losses should be due to the development strategy of expanding market share, which can not represent its real strength and business level. As for state-owned enterprises, their sales profit margins and per capita profit margins are lower than the industry average, and their loss rates are higher than the average. Tang Tianji, who already regarded Wang Fan as a member of the "princeling" in his heart, spent a lot of time preparing his homework, and now he already knew the situation of the entire Yanhuang feed world in his mind, and replied in an orderly manner.
"Yes! It's good if you have a number. Our goal is to gradually acquire small businesses in scattered feed. As for the various unspoken rules and resistance of officialdom in mergers and acquisitions, if you encounter them, give me a list, and I will solve them when the time comes. ”
"Understood!"
Tang Tianji admires Wang Fan the most, no matter which company, which county or city, as long as he reports to Wang Fan, he will soon be personally taken care of and questioned by the main leaders of the county and city, or even the number one. In addition, the treatment and conditions given by New Future Agriculture Co., Ltd. are very in place: not only treat the original business owners well, but also increase the wages and insurance of employees, expand the scale of production, increase local employment opportunities, and the future is expected to be more tax and output value after production, so it is welcomed by the main leaders of local governments. Those local leaders who take the initiative to show favor will not only not be caught by others because of this, but will also add a lot of money to their political achievements.
"How's the contract farming with the farmers going?" Wang Fan asked again.
Due to the extremely cheap "manganese sorghum" and other food materials on the fourth plane, the feed products of New Future Agriculture Co., Ltd. are far better than other feed companies in terms of quality and nutritional composition. The basic idea of other enterprises is to do everything possible to reduce food consumption and reduce costs, only Wang Fan here considers feed nutrition and health as the first priority. And considering that it is not easy to promote new products, so New Future Agriculture Co., Ltd. is ready to directly adopt the cooperative business model of "factory + farmer", which is provided by the feed factory at a fixed time and quantitatively, and the farmers directly raise livestock at home or in the field in the village. Each contracted farmer only needs to ensure the quality of the livestock as much as possible (different quality has different purchase prices). The company does not have to spend a lot of time to fight for the feed market that has become the Red Sea, coupled with the sales port industrial chain (virtual world + offline supermarket) mastered by Wang Fan to sell, so that the new future agricultural company has mastered a complete agricultural industry chain.
"Rest assured, the contract for the first batch of 50,000 households has been signed, and the official supply of feed will begin next week."
"You pay more attention, what problems should be followed up and solved in time in the cooperation of this batch of farmers, and you should know how to use the "pesticide hormone residue test strip" I brought, so I won't be verbose. In addition, the company must use the ERP information management and internal control system platform purchased by the company in the usual office, and must make it clear to the farmers that if it is found that the use of hormonal drugs such as clenbuterol, the first warning, and the second time to terminate the contract immediately. ”
"Yes!"
"Well~~ Finally, the problem of cooperation, in addition to foreign capital, if a private company or a state-owned company comes over and intends to use our sorghum raw materials, as long as the quantity is not too outrageous, far exceeding their capacity needs, you can agree first, you don't have to worry about the supply of goods at all, how much to supply. At the same time, however, it is necessary to raise the issue of mutual cooperation and equity participation. I myself prefer to use a relatively moderate method of merger to gradually occupy the markets of all provinces across the country,"
"Yes, I see!"
On the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway, Wang Fan was on his way back.
"If everything goes well, I'm afraid that in a few years, at least a quarter of the entire agricultural industry chain in Yanhuang can be incorporated into your 'system'." Yadi said in Wang Fan's head.
"As long as we control the agricultural industry chain of sufficient scale, we can gradually phase out the cancer of 'toxic agriculture'. For example, farmers use 'ciprofloxacin' or contraceptive pills to raise fish, 'clenbuterol' to raise pigs, 'melamine' milk, and so on, in the final analysis, it is still an economic problem. Wang Fan replied while driving.
"But it's also quite interesting, like now that the government is canceling the special supply. But the irony is that according to the current standard of special food, 30 years ago, every family in the country ate special food. Yadi teased.
"That's a price for economic development, Yadea, one thing I've always wanted to ask is, why would the Stars and Stripes, which has the FDA, the world's most stringent food and drug agency, allow the use of 'clenbuterol' to raise pigs and genetically modified foods on the market?"
"This? There are many reasons for this. Yadi paused for a moment and explained, "First of all, the strength of the agricultural groups (farmers and other interested groups) in the Republic of the Stars and Stripes is very strong. Especially in the Mid-South states (i.e., Republican red states), more than half of the members of Congress are usually funded by them, and few dare to offend these farming groups. So these agricultural groups can use Clenbuterol additives and GMO technology in a bright and bright way for their benefit. They even gave antibiotics to their livestock prophylactically (when they were not sick), which led to the widespread resistance of the Stars and Stripes to the bacteria that they had encountered, and which led to the formation of "superbugs" in their country. ”
"Isn't there anyone who objects? And I don't think Europe seems to have this problem, huh? ”
"Health groups in the Stars and Stripes have protested for years, but there is no way to introduce or pass the legislation. As for Europe, it is actually a predominantly small-scale peasant economy, dominated by small farmers and a free economy, and it is impossible to compete with the large farmers of the Star-Spangled Banner in terms of cost, so it advocates natural farming. One last point to note, the amount of clenbuterol in animal muscles is very low, and the content in organ meats is very high! But European and American countries generally don't eat animal offal, and your compatriots like to eat animal offal, so the same is clenbuterol, and the impact on the reaction is very different! ”
"It's the same everywhere, the world is crowded, it's all for profit!"