The resurgence of the wheat and green reserve controversy: how to balance the interests of farmers and food security?
Under the current agricultural economic situation, wheat, as one of the staple food crops, has once again become a hot topic in society. Recently, a farmer shared through a video, firmly expressed his determination to sell wheat as green storage feed, bluntly said, "Sell! must be sold! No one says it's useless", which has aroused widespread resonance. In the video, he calculated such an account: compared with mature wheat can only be sold for 1,200 yuan per mu, and the income of 1,500 yuan can be obtained by selling it as green storage feed in advance, and the difference between the two is 300 yuan, which is a real economic consideration for farmers.
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This phenomenon not only reveals the actual choices of farmers under the market economy, but also triggers a deep discussion on food security and farmers' livelihoods. Proponents believe that farmers' choice to sell green storage feed is a reasonable decision based on economic benefits, which not only reduces labor intensity, but also avoids natural risks, and solves the problem of straw disposal. A farmer netizen left a message: "Let me sell it too, I can only sell it for 1200 when it matures, and now I can sell it for 1500, which is worry-free and trouble-free." ”
However, opposition is just as strong, with agricultural experts and policymakers in particular concerned that this could pose a potential threat to national food security. They pointed out that wheat, as a staple food crop, is used directly for feed rather than food production, which may reduce the effective supply of food in the long run and affect the country's food self-sufficiency. Agricultural experts stress that while individual farmers may seem to reap short-term benefits, this pattern of behaviour is not sustainable when viewed from a holistic and long-term perspective.
Faced with a dilemma, all sectors of society began to explore how to find a balance between ensuring the reasonable income of farmers and maintaining national food security. Some experts suggest that the government should introduce corresponding policies to increase the purchase price of wheat and other grain crops, narrow the price gap with the green storage feed market, and increase investment in agricultural insurance and scientific and technological support, reduce the planting risk of farmers, and increase their enthusiasm for planting grain crops. In addition, exploring diversified ways to use crops, such as developing a circular economy and converting straw into biomass energy or other high value-added products, is also a feasible way to alleviate this contradiction.