HAN Chang, ZHANG Yujia, Siqinmenghe, ZHONG Yi, WU Lingxin, LU Pengjie, HAN Luming, XUE Zhipeng, ZHANG Jia
Modern Agriculture. 2025, 50(4): 59-72.
As a major spring rapeseed producing area and an important base for agricultural and livestock products in China, Inner Mongolia plays a crucial role in the national strategy of "increasing domestic oil supply in the oil bottle ". Based on the macro statistical data of Inner Mongolia and its 12 leagues/cities from 2012 to 2023, this study systematically explored the overall production characteristics of oil crops in Inner Mongolia, with a specific focus on analyzing the regional differences, development potential and practical dilemmas of the rapeseed industry by adopting data analysis methods. It also revealed issues related to rapeseed processing and market promotion, and proposed corresponding recommendations to enhance the overall efficiency of the rapeseed industry. The study showed that: from 2012 to 2023, the sown area and total output of oil crops in Inner Mongolia showed an overall trend of "steady growth with fluctuations", although rape was not a dominant crop, its sustained and stable production was of great value. It could not only optimize the planting structure of oil crops in Inner Mongolia and mitigate the risk of over-reliance on a single crop, but also support the supply of regional characteristic oilseeds. From the perspective of regional differences, rapeseed producing areas in Inner Mongolia were divided into four categories, Hulun Buir City as the core area, Xing′an League and Ulanqab City as the potential areas, Chifeng City and Tongliao City as the auxiliary producing areas, and Wuhai City and Alagxa League as the areas with minimal rapeseed cultivation. The rapeseed industry in Inner Mongolia had three major development potentials: superior natural conditions, improved planting technologies, and strong policy support. However, there were problems such as weak seed source foundation and outdated cultivation techniques in the planting process. In terms of industrial chain extension, it faced problems including lagging intensive processing, weak industrial chain coordination, and obstacles in technology promotion. Accordingly, specific measures were proposed, including strengthening technological research on breeding and other fields, building an intelligent agricultural production system, improving the intensive and deep processing technology system and enhancing relevant facilities and equipment, intensifying the interest linkage mechanism and strengthening brand building and international cooperation, increasing government support to promote the technology popularization across the entire industrial chain, and establishing a mechanism for provincial-level overall planning and coordination among leagues and cities to improve overall efficiency. These measures were aimed at providing references for the high-quality development of the rapeseed industry in Inner Mongolia.
