Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural exports

The COVID-19 outbreak has shocked the world's economies in the year of 2020. As this pandemic spreads around the globe, many experts feared that the global food supplies might start running short, especially if supply chains were disrupted. COVID-19 also added to the uncertainty of the business operation. Therefore, it is critical to understand how COVID-19 pandemic affected global food supply and market. In this study, we investigate the impact of COVID-19 on agricultural export companies in China using a unique firm-level survey data. We found that although on average agricultural businesses experienced declines in the exports, exports of some agricultural products especially grain and oil held strong and even increased, implying the essential demand for staple food during the pandemic. Not surprisingly, exports of medicinal herb also increased significantly during the pandemic. However, exports of goods such as edible fungus and horticultural products sharply decreased. Our results also showed that in general, impact of COVID-19 on smaller firms was more severe than that on larger firms. The results of this study can provide useful guidance and implications for agricultural businesses and policy makers on their COVID-19 mitigation efforts to navigate this global pandemic.     

党的先进性建设如何借鉴国际共产主义运动的基本经验教训

前苏联及东欧共产党丧失执政地位使国际共产主义运动遭受重大挫折的原因有很多，最重要的因素是苏东共产党蜕化变质。没有按照党的先进性来建设党，丧失了党的思想、理论、阶级基础、群众基础、前进方向的先进性，从而失去了它作为无产阶级先锋队的作用，削弱乃至丧失了执政能力，最终葬送了社会主义事业也葬送了党的自身。国际共产主义的经验教训对中国共产党人在全党开展先进性建设的启示是深刻而巨大的：在新的形势下必须坚持党在指导思想上与时俱进；必须从严治党，建立党的先进性建设长效机制；必须加强党的执政能力建设。巩固党的执政基础；必须加大反腐败力度。永葆党的先进性。     

高职院校《国际市场营销》课程案例教学法的运用

在高职院校《国际市场营销》课程教学中采用案例教学法是高职教育培养高素质、国际化人才的必然要求。文章首先阐述了《国际市场营销》课程中运用案例教学法的意义，并分析了当前该课程运用案例教学法普遍存在的问题，最后有针对性地提出了运用与实施该教学方法的条件和要求。     

论生态景观吸引力空间异化模型的应用——以江苏环太湖国际旅游区规划为例

以江苏环太湖国际旅游区规划为实验对象,重点探讨生态景观吸引力空间异化过程,即从要素磁场分化开始,经由同质景观间的引力异化,导致同类景观片区间的引力空间异化,最终推导出另一种"同质相斥、异质相吸"的新型生态景观吸引力空间结构。     

食用菌企业并购与增强市场竞争力分析

食用菌企业能否通过龙头企业进行并购重组,调整产能过剩,解决产业集中度低,技术水平低和科研创新能力低的问题,从而激发市场的竞争活力,提升食用菌产业的规模结构,提高企业管理效率,迅速实现食用菌产业的转型升级。为此,通过分析食用菌市场的发展现状,龙头企业的运行模式,企业并购的现实因素等方面来总结龙头企业进行并购的积极影响,以期能为食用菌产业的技术进步和规模扩大提出建设性的意见,促进食用菌产业的高质量发展。     

连云港口岸国际航行船舶截获植物有害生物情况分析与建议

为强化对国际航行船舶的检疫监管,降低植物有害生物传入风险,本文对"十二五"期间连云港口岸国际航行船舶截获植物有害生物的情况进行了统计,掌握了截获有害生物的种类,分析了影响截获的主要因素,并提出相应的检疫对策。     

Benefits and risks for Melanesian households from commercialising Canarium indicum

This research note discusses the benefits and risks for Melanesian households arising from attempts to increasingly commercialise Canarium indicum, an edible tree nut indigenous to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Qualitative data were generated during workshops and interviews with Canarium industry stakeholders about the impacts associated with a series of interventions designed to encourage further commercialisation of Canarium. The findings are organised according to three dimensions that elucidate the social implications of industry development for local communities: (i) income and growth; (ii) equity; and (iii) voice and choice. Broader distribution of benefits within and between countries, as well as among supply chain actors, requires a stronger policy response at regional (Melanesia) and national scales, equitable gender representation to avoid reinforcing existing inequalities, and delegation of decision‐making power to the appropriate level to facilitate effective community participation and their links with other stakeholders. Thus, it remains to be seen whether Canarium‐related benefits arising from its commercialisation can be sufficiently reliable compared with either other sources of income (e.g. existing employment opportunities for those located near urban areas) or utilising the resource for subsistence purposes.     

农业机械化与农业国际竞争力的关系研究

参考波特教授对产业国际竞争力的定义,明确提出了农业国际竞争力要具有“更高的农业劳动生产率”要求,将影响农业国际竞争力的因素归纳为竞争能力（内因)和竞争环境(外因)两大方面,并得出农业生产要素状况是影响农业国际竞争力强弱的根本原因的结论。在由传统农业向现代农业发展的历史阶段,机械性的劳动资料(农业机械)又是农业生产要素中影响农业国际竞争力的关键因素,农业机械化水平是形成农业国际竞争力的核心能力,农业机械化水平的高低决定着农业国际竞争力的强弱。提出农业机械化过程是技术进步和新陈代谢过程,对农业机械化投入将产生内生增长的良性循环效应,产生收益递增,从而提高农业的竞争能力。中国应走适应新型工业化道路和有效提高我国农业国际竞争力的新型农业机械化道路,突出多样化、综合性、优质高效性,选择技术进步与发挥劳动资源优势相结合的组合型农业机械化技术路线。     

大宗农产品市场竞争力的影响因素研究——基于对重庆市“两翼”地区的调研

采用结构方程模型分析技术,对影响重庆市大宗农产品市场竞争力的各要素进行了系统分析。结果表明,生态环境对市场竞争力的直接影响不显著;政策扶持、农户因素、生产条件、农业科技、生产能力等因素对农产品市场竞争力有不同程度的影响,体现出了直接和间接的影响,其作用路径和方式也不尽相同。