A STUDY ON RATIONAL LOCATION OF THE COTTON PRODUCTION IN CHINA

Cotton is the leading cash crop in China. The cotton sown area accounts for about 30per cent of the total sown area of all the various cash crops. It is the main material used in the textile industry in China. More than 95per cent of textile materials were cotton during the 1950s; and it still occupies 80per cent at present. There are some problems concerning rational location of cotton production in China. In order to solve the problems existing in civil cotton production and supply, in view of strategy, a number of cotton production bases must be selected and built step by step in a planned way. The location of cotton production should be adjusted progressively in accordance with the existing problems. The existing cotton production regions should be consolidated and improved. The cotton production region of the middle and lower reaches of the Huanghe River should be renewed quichly to make it become the largest stable and high-yield cotton preduction region. In the regions with suitable natural condi     

我国棉花生产合理布局问题

一、我国棉花生产布局现状棉花是我国最主要的经济作物。在各种经济作物中,棉花种植面积约占30%。皮棉又是我国最主要的纺织工业原料。五十年代我国纺织纤维原料中95%以上是棉花,而目前仍占80%。建国以来,党和政府十分重视棉花生产,历来把棉花摆在经济作物第一位,采取一系列鼓励棉花生产的经济技术措施,使棉花生产有了较大发展。从1949年到1980年,植棉面积扩大77.6%,亩产量提高237.96%。1980年棉花产量达到270多万吨,比1949年增加5倍多。但在棉花生产中还有许多问题未能得到很好解决,其中最突出的问题是供需不平衡。具体表现在: