甘薯的实用价值及在我国发展前景分析

Analysis of Practical Value of Sweet Potato and Prospect in China

甘薯是主要粮食作物,在中国每年种植面积600万hm2左右,栽培面积和总产量均居世界首位,仅次水稻、玉米居第3位。但随着农业种植结构的不断调整,甘薯种植面积也将随之改变。今后既要保证农业产业结构调整的稳步推进,又要确保甘薯生产的稳定增长,力争达到甘薯种植减面积而不减产量的总体要求,我们应加大甘薯资源综合利用和开发的研究,发挥甘薯在农业生产中的作用。

Sweet potato, one of the main foodstuff crops, covers an area of 6.0 × 106hm2 annually in China which ranks first in the world. The total yield of sweet potato ranks the third in China, coming next to rice and corn. However, with the continuous adjustment of the planting structure in agriculture, the cultivation area of sweet potato is changing accordingly. In order to guarantee the total output and achieve a stable development of sweet potato when the area of cultivation reduced during the process of adjustment of the planting structure in agriculture researches on how to make a comprehensive use of sweet potatoes has to be done so that sweet potatoes could play a full role in agricultural production.