Characteristics of plantation industry

Cultivation is the main component of agriculture and is characterized by the following:

Taking the land as the basic means of production and utilizing the biological functions of crops to convert solar energy into chemical potential and agricultural products.

In terms of its nature, plantation is to take the land as an important means of production, the use of green plants, through photosynthesis of carbon dioxide, water and minerals in nature to synthesize organic matter, at the same time, the solar energy is converted into chemical energy stored in the organic matter. It is the material source of all plant products as food and the material basis of human life activities. Cultivation is the important foundation of large-scale agriculture, not only is the main source of food and means of subsistence for human beings, but also provides raw materials for textile and food industries, and feed for animal husbandry and fisheries. At the same time, the distribution and development of the plantation industry has a direct impact on all sectors of the national economy. China's plantation industry has a long history, the proportion of plantation industry in Chinese agriculture is large, its output value generally accounted for more than 50% of the total value of agricultural output, and its stable development, especially the development of which the development of grain crop production on the development of animal husbandry, industry, and people's living standards, the development of China's national economy and the improvement of people's lives are of great significance.

Correctly handling the relationship between planting and other industries, and correctly determining the proportion of various types of crops planted within the planting industry is an important condition for the rational use of land and accelerated agricultural development.