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Breeding R&D Will Be the Breakthrough for Making Potatoes a Staple Food
In the mid-16th century, the potato was brought from South America to Europe by Spanish colonists. By the 17th century, because of its higher yield than other grains and its ease of management, the potato had already become an important food crop in Europe and was introduced into China. Today, China
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Why does reducing fertilizer use and increasing efficiency in agriculture not affect food security?
Chemical fertilizers have made an indelible contribution to China's consecutive years of agricultural harvests, but as chemical fertilizer use in China has increased, its efficiency in boosting crop yields has been declining, and it has even brought impacts on the ecological environment. In fact, reducing fertilizer use, especially for cash crops such as vegetables and fruits,
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What is different about eating potatoes as a staple food?
There are staple food products such as potato steamed buns, noodles, bread, and pancakes, as well as mind-blowing snacks and treats like milk tea, French fries, ice cream, and freshly squeezed purple potato juice; there are potato tubers of different colors and sizes such as white, pink, and purple,
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What are the reasons for developing potato staple food products and the industry?
1. Potatoes contain all seven major categories of nutrients essential to the human body, including carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, and dietary fiber, and their lysine content is far higher than that of wheat and rice, so nutritious and healthy staple food products can be developed from them. 2. Compared with wheat and rice, potatoes
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Exploring China's Food Security Issue and Its Solutions
China's housing area is less than half that of the United States and 2/3 that of Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany; when per capita housing area reaches 35 sq m, it equals that of the United Kingdom and France. The green coverage rate is not high because there are many high-rise and super-high-rise buildings; China's per capita residential land area of 5 sq m ranks at the bottom worldwide, less than the land area for cattle and horse pens - truly worse off than cattle and horses, living in overcrowded houses without natural wind or natural light, and the sports areas in residential compounds cannot accommodate 1% of the residents for outdoor fitness and exercise. According to estimates by relevant experts, without exercise, or with 3 hours of exercise a day or running 5 km, one would need to eat 30% less grain.
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How can China achieve sustainable food and food security
Note: On November 2, a report titled "How Can China Sustainably Ensure Its Own Food and Food Security?" was presented by John B. Cobb, Jr., director of the Institute for Postmodern Development of China and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Renmin University of China, moderated by Professor Wen Tiejun. This article is excerpted from the report.
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Measures for Assessing the Implementation of the Provincial Governor Responsibility System for Food Security Issued by the General Office of the State Council
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 12 (Report) -- In order to thoroughly implement the national food security strategy under the new circumstances, fully implement the primary responsibility of local governments for food security, and effectively safeguard national food security, in accordance with the Several Opinions of the State Council on Establishing and Improving the Provincial Governor Responsibility System for Food Security
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Xi Jinping stresses food safety: strictly guard every line of defense from farm to table
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its 23rd group study session on the afternoon of May 29 on improving the public safety system. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, stressed while presiding over the study session that public safety is linked to millions of households, and ensuring public safety concerns the safety of people's lives and property
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National Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation in the Food and Nutrition Health Industry Established in Beijing
Report from our website: On May 28, the National Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation in the Food and Nutrition Health Industry, jointly initiated by three organizations - the China Rural Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Institute of Agro-Products Processing Science and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the Chinese Nutrition Society - was officially established in Beijing. The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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The 9th China International Organic Food Expo Was a Spectacular Event
From May 28 to 30, the 9th China International Organic Food Expo, hosted by the China Green Food Development Center and the Nuremberg International Exhibition Group of Germany, and organized by the China Green Huaxia Organic Food Certification Center and Nuremberg Exhibition Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., was held at the Shanghai World
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