Preface
As the saying goes, "people take food as the sky", and food is a topic that people can't live without.
No matter what happens, filling your stomach is the top priority.
This has to mention Russia, which is the country with the largest territory in the world.
They have a particularly good amount of land, which means that their food production is also among the best.
Even with frequent wars, Russia's output in 2023 is still as high as 142 million tons, which shows how developed its agriculture is.
Jiemian News——2023-12-25——"Preliminary Assessment of Rosstat: Russian Grain Production Declines in 2023"
However, as a well-known agricultural country, China's grain production is naturally also attracting attention.
But after comparing with Russia, this is not better than not knowing, only to find out that the gap is so huge! What a surprise!
Russia's grain production shocked all four
Recalling the catastrophic stage of famine in China, it has made the Chinese people realize how important food is to human beings.
On the one hand, how well food is produced also reflects the state of life in a country.
As a large territorial country covering an area of more than 1,700 hectares, Russia has a large amount of arable land and agricultural resources, so Russia's grain production has developed significantly.
Guangming.com——2023-05-21——"A Century of Vicissitudes of Russian Agriculture"
In addition, Russia has a congenital advantage, with very fertile black soil belts.
This also provides a very good foundation for the development of agriculture in Russia.
It can be said that at a time when some parts of other countries are still worried about food.
Russia achieved self-sufficiency back in the early twentieth century.
Not only that, but Russia was not only able to achieve good self-sufficiency in grain production from 1909 to 1913.
It can also be exported, and the maximum value of grain exported alone has reached 11.9 million tons.
Looking at the whole world, Russia's export grain production already has to give a "thumbs up".
Although after the First World War and political upheavals, grain production in Russia fell sharply.
Even most of the farmland has been abandoned.
But Russia then came to a "bottoming out", and after the 21st century, Russian agriculture seemed to be hanging out.
In the first 10 years, grain production increased by 57 percent compared to the previous year.
By 2016, Russia's wheat exports had reached the world's largest level, with 25 million tons.
Directly let Russia's grain export economy be higher than weapons.
And every year from then on, Russia will refresh its production and exports until 2023.
Jiemian News——2023-07-04——"Russian Grain Association: Russian Grain Production in 2023 Will Not Hit Records Again, Can Meet Domestic and Export Demand"
Although in 2023, the Russian Grain Association does not believe that grain production will reach new highs.
However, it can still easily meet domestic demand and grain exports.
But this is all based on the fact that in recent years, Russia's "grievances" with Ukraine have not been stopped.
So in this context, Russia can still have such achievements, which is also quite impressive.
In addition to Russia, China is also known as an agricultural powerhouse.
Moreover, China and Russia are friendly "neighbors" and are about the same as Russia in terms of soil conditions.
But when I learned about China's grain production, it was directly shocking, because the gap between them was not a little bit!
There is a clear gap between China and Russia in grain production
As a big agricultural country, China's grain production has also attracted much attention in the world.
Especially with the progress of living standards and science and technology, China's planting technology and cultivation technology are also far ahead.
China News Network——2023-12-11——"China's Grain Production Achieves Bumper Harvest in 2023 and Output Hits Record High"
Take 2023 as an example, China's total grain output will be as high as 1,390.82 billion catties.
That is, 695 million tons, directly hitting a record high.
Across the country, the area planted to autumn grains has been very stable and has also increased, and has not been affected by severe disasters.
Even the autumn harvest in the north has increased considerably.
Last year, due to the reduction in production caused by the drought in the Yangtze River Basin, this year it has also recovered one after another, so the overall output has increased by 56.67 billion catties directly over the previous year.
Isn't it a cliff-like gap compared to Russia?
Beijing News——2024-04-23——"Russian media: Russia's grain output may be lower than last year due to drought in southern Russia"
According to the Global Times, experts in the field of Russian agriculture said that in 2024, the forecast of Russian grain production is still likely to fall, mainly due to the arid regions of southern Russia.
On the other hand, China's outlook for agriculture in 2024 is full of confidence.
Beijing News——2024-04-21——"<中国农业展望报告>Release: China's grain output is expected to exceed 700 million tons this year"
With the support of strong policies, China's grain output is steadily increasing, and it is expected that this year's grain output will directly "break 7"!
And the relevant departments also predicted the level of China's agriculture in the next ten years, because China's agricultural modernization process is accelerating.
So in ten years, the grain yield will reach 429 kilograms, that is, the total output will reach 766 million tons.
Looking at the world, China's data is very shocking.
The most important thing is that China's grain production has not only set a new record, but the quality of grain has also been improving.
In terms of exports, China occupies a place and is a major grain exporter.
China's achievements are inseparable from China's advanced agricultural technology.
In particular, China-Africa agricultural cooperation has helped African countries in their agricultural process and made African countries deeply appreciate China's advanced agricultural technology.
Beijing News——2024-05-09——"China-Tanzania Development Experience Dialogue: Interview with the Governor of Tanzania: Our Farmers Like Everything About Chinese Experts"
Over the past decade or so, a group of experts from China Agricultural University has been working in Morogoro province for a long time.
Chinese agricultural experts use their own strength to help farmers in poor areas and save their villages.
Tanzania's Morogoro Governor Marima also expressed his deep gratitude to China in an interview with reporters.
With the help of China, they have become the number one producer of rice in East Africa.
In addition, it has also provided farmers with a stable income, and the annual output of rice alone is about 900,000 tons.
So what is Chinese power?
It is that after China becomes strong, it will not only impress the world, but also use its own strength to help those in need.
The reason why China has been able to achieve such amazing results in agriculture is inseparable from the country's policies and technology.
Our technology will not stop there, and will create more brilliance in China's agriculture in the future.