Current situation and development strategy of the rice industry in Heyuan city

Heyuan is an important agricultural city in Guangdong province. Although the economic level of Heyuan city is relatively backward, it has a good comprehensive agricultural foundation, good ecological environment, and relatively convenient transportation. Rice is the most important crop in Heyuan city. Its industrial situation is directly related to the overall development level of Heyuan agriculture. Currently, there are still some problems to be resolved for the rice industry of Heyuan city, such as the chaos seed market, low degree of rice production mechanization, the shortage of rural labor, the severely abandoned arable land, unscientific use of pesticides and fertilizers and the immature industry for rice processing, etc. Thus, finding out the key factors restricting the development of rice industry, analyzing the reasons and proposing effective countermeasures to resolve these problems, would promote the healthy and rapid development of rice industry in Heyuan city. It has important and widespread practical significance in Guangdong province.In view of the above problems, the corresponding countermeasures are put forward: To solve the problems existing in seed market and enterprise development through improving relevant policies, active legislation and reducing industry costs. We should solve the problem of land abandonment from various aspects such as policy, land, management and so on;raising the mechanization level of rice production by taking various measures simultaneously.；Combine good seeds with good methods of cultivation，promoting the scientific use of pesticides and fertilizers；accelerate the development of the rice processing industry.