The current situation and development trend of Medicago spp. grass industry in Gansu Province

Gansu is one of the biggest provinces in artificial grassland construction in China, the area of the artificial grasslands is in the second position and the area of alfalfa is in the first position, the grass industry science and technology holds the important position as well. But the grass industry in Gansu has still faced several problems, for examples, the contradiction between the huge investment demand and the actual investment serious insufficient; between market demand and the quantity or quality of products; between the enhancement of profession overall benefit and the market, the natural condition dual risks; and between product structure optimization promotion demand and scientific research investment management lag. This study indicated that the current artificial pasture construction still showed reducing tendency; but the grass industry market was still active; the marketing price was rising steadily, and the artificial pasture construction and livestock production maintained the positive development tendency continually.