Zhejiang Province Quality Rape Production Status And Development Strategies

The objectives of this thesis were to summarize the history of rapeseed production in Zhejiang province and to determine the influence of various factors such as policy, technology, climate and market on rapeseed production. Path analysis showed the effect of yield per unit on the total yield of rapeseed was larger than that of the planting area in last ten years.The production of high quality rapeseed was developed rapidly in such countries as Canada, Germany, France and Australia. The Canadian experience of developing high quality rapeseed was especially worth learning. Compared to the rapeseed development of other advanced provinces within China and also developed countries, the problem of our Zhejiang province in this field was observed. The development of high quality rapeseed was only recently carried out. It's quality was not good, and it's unit output was low and unstable. By the analysis of FAO data on rapeseed trade, the characteristics of rapeseed, rape oil and rape cake trades were showed. First, North America was the net export area and Asia was the net import area. Second, Europe and North America occupied dominant position in the world rape oil. Third, the main rape cake trade was in Europe, North America and Asia.To the production of high quality rapeseed of Zhejiang province, these countries that exported a lot of cooking oil were the most competitive adversaries. These countries that imported a lot of cooking oil would become potential markets. From the cooking oil import and export data of Zhejiang province, it was obviously that it could not self-support and still need import a mass of cooking oil, although great progress had been made in recent years.On the condition of Zhejiang province, entering WTO had both advantages and disadvantage to the rapeseed production. The advantage was that we could enjoy the results of over 40-year GATT covenant on free trade, especially on the reduced customs. We could enjoy the most-favoured-nation trade without condition as well as with other 134 countries. We could flexibly apply international trade regulation, reduce unfair treatment which other country used to restrict the export of Chinese farming products. Entering WTO also would enlarge the extend quotient in international market, redound resource availability collocate. The disadvantages were that the external exoteric compressive stress might have some infection on farmer's employment and earning, and it would restrict the support of our government to agriculture. Some corresponding countermeasures were needed, in order to reduce these disadvantages. First, we must set up sustainable policy for agricultural production. Second, we must strength scientific and technological research, expedite the step of breeding and introducing high quality rapeseed varieties. Third, we must arrange planting areas reasonably, plant rapeseed together and enlarge production areas. Fourth, we must depend on scientific and technological achievement, increase unit output, and develop integrated production techniques. Fifth, we must set up rape production base and industrial combine.A great deal of data about rape production and international trade provided above as well as countermeasure put forward by this paper could be consulted and applied by professionals who engaged in scientific research, production, management and trade.