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    Pesticides and fertilizers reduced agricultural costs by 2.6 billion yuan in 2015

    • Last Update: 2022-03-13
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to Xinhua News Agency, the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers in China last year increased by 2.
    2% compared with the previous two years, which is equivalent to reducing the use of 1 million tons of chemical fertilizers; the utilization rate of pesticides increased by 1.
    6%, which is equivalent to reducing the use of 15,000 tons.
    The project reduced agricultural production costs by 2.
    6 billion yuan
    .
    This was expressed by He Caiwen, deputy director of the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, at the launching ceremony of the "Zero Growth Technology of Fertilizer and Pesticide Use" in Wuhan recently
    .
    According to reports, there are widespread over-application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and unscientific application methods in China, resulting in a series of problems such as increased costs, excessive agricultural product residues, and environmental pollution
    .
    How to accelerate the transformation of agricultural development methods and take the road of safe, efficient and green development? Last year, the Ministry of Agriculture issued an action plan for zero growth in the use of pesticides and fertilizers, and proposed that by 2020, it strives to achieve zero growth in the use of fertilizers and pesticides in major crops
    .
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