The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government started a soil-testing program that gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers—and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons.

2005年，政府开始了一项土壤测试项目，为农民提供具体的肥料建议。中国农业部发现，从2005年到2011年，化肥使用量下降了770万吨。

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The ministry of agriculture, for example, wants to increase self-sufficiency in food.

例如，农业大臣希望在食品行业增加自给自足的程度。

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which was not familiar with the company, was worried it might be an unregistered manufacturer, and possibly in breach of safety regulations.

对该公司一知半解的农林部部长担心它是个未注册的生产商，可能违反安全条例。

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