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Analysis of China's Food Security Situation: Supply and Demand Fundamentally Balanced
The total net imports of the three major staple grains last year were around 19 million tonnes, and the total for the first seven months of this year has already reached 11.439 million tonnes. Moreover, after corn entered its "first full year of imports" in 2011, China is also expected to surpass Egypt this year to become the world's largest wheat importer.
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Potato variety breeding accelerated to support staple food product and industry development
On March 2, Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong visited the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to investigate the breeding of varieties for potato staple food products and industry development, and held a symposium to hear about research progress. Yu Xinrong stressed that confidence in the development of potato as a staple food must be firm
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Focusing on agriculture, rural areas and farmers under the new normal: food security becomes a priority this year
Editor's note: The No. 1 Central Document has focused on agriculture, rural areas and farmers for 12 consecutive years, and almost every year it highlights the issue of food security. Over the past decade or more, China's total grain output has increased year after year, but this has also been closely followed by many serious problems that are hard to avoid.
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What exactly is the essence of China's food security issue?
Eleven consecutive years of grain increases is a very great achievement, but it should also be noted that the increase in grain output is the result of internal structural adjustment of grain over all these years. Last year our imports exceeded 70 million tons, and 60% of the world's soybean market was imported into China
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How to Find New Growth Points in the Context of Food Security
At the start of the new year, the public discussion about potato becoming the fourth major staple crop has attracted much attention. Relevant leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture estimate that by 2020, more than 50% of China's potatoes may be consumed as a staple food. The potato planting area will increase from the current 80 million mu to 150 million mu. Zhejiang
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The food security situation is very good, and Chinese agriculture should reduce pressure and ease its burden
On the afternoon of March 6, the Third Session of the 12th National People's Congress held a press conference, at which Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to advancing reform and innovation and accelerating the building of modern agriculture. The current food security situation is very good. Yu Xinrong said, our
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How is the autumn grain procurement progressing? The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration reports on the main producing areas
According to statistics, as of March 10, various grain enterprises in 14 main producing areas of mid-to-late indica rice, including Hubei and Anhui, had purchased a cumulative total of 28.21 million tons of newly produced mid-to-late indica rice, a decrease of 1.52 million tons from the same period last year; various grain enterprises in 7 main producing areas of japonica rice, including Heilongjiang and Jilin, had purchased a cumulative total of newly produced
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Counterfeit food flooding rural markets, food safety demands urgent attention
Recently, some netizens posted photos of "counterfeit food" they bought at rural markets, such as "Hongsheng," "Haochidian" and "Telun Jingdian," pointing out that these familiar-looking names in the pictures are "passing off fakes as genuine." Food safety has always been a topic of public concern
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Sharp increase in grain imports heightens food security concerns
On one hand, grain production has increased for eleven consecutive years; on the other, grain imports have hit a record high. Yesterday, Zhang Hongyu, director of the Department of Rural Economic Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, pointed out at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges' "Economic Monthly Talk" that last year China's imported soybeans and grains accounted for 10
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China Meat and Food Industry Development Conference to Be Held Soon
The China Meat and Food Industry Development Conference will be held from September 19 this year at the Qingdao International Convention Center, lasting 3 days, and will also host the 13th China International Meat Industry Exhibition and the 10th China International Meat Food Culture Festival. The event is organized by the China Meat Association
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