by
Dr Wu Wenbin, Henan University of Technology, China
International cooperation in food security is growing
Since the reform and opening up 40 years ago, China's international cooperation in food security has gone through a process from being initially closed and semi-closed to conditional trade exchanges and, gradually, to trade liberalisation, from receiving assistance to foreign aid, from in-kind assistance to technical assistance, and from humble introductions to going global.
International trade in food is increasing
Before the reform and opening up, affected by various factors, China's grain import and export trade was very small, and most years were net imports. After the reform and opening up, economic development has driven the development of grain trade, and the scale of import and export has also been expanding.
Especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001, grain imports increased rapidly, with the average annual growth rate from 2001 to 2017 reaching 1.13 percent. In 2017, grain imports hit a nearly 40-year high of 13,062 million tonnes, up nearly 14-fold from 8.83 million tonnes in 1978.
International food cooperation goes from receiving aid to foreign aid
After the reform and opening up, China's international cooperation policy has also undergone a substantial adjustment, receiving large-scale international assistance. According to the ministry of commerce, China received more than US $7 billion in international grant assistance in 2011, which not only solved the shortage of funds for domestic economic construction, but also brought advanced technology and management experience.
In terms of international food aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has played an important role in helping China eliminate hunger and reduce poverty. Over time, the number of poor people in China has been decreasing. By the end of 2005, the number of people living in absolute poverty in rural areas had dropped from 400 million to 23.65 million, and the problem of food and clothing for the vast majority of the population had been largely solved.
Since 2006, China has been transformed from a food aid recipient to a donor. China has provided a lot of aid to the third world countries. By the end of 2009, China's foreign aid totaled 256.29 billion yuan.
Read more HERE.
International cooperation in food security is growing
Since the reform and opening up 40 years ago, China's international cooperation in food security has gone through a process from being initially closed and semi-closed to conditional trade exchanges and, gradually, to trade liberalisation, from receiving assistance to foreign aid, from in-kind assistance to technical assistance, and from humble introductions to going global.
International trade in food is increasing
Before the reform and opening up, affected by various factors, China's grain import and export trade was very small, and most years were net imports. After the reform and opening up, economic development has driven the development of grain trade, and the scale of import and export has also been expanding.
Especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001, grain imports increased rapidly, with the average annual growth rate from 2001 to 2017 reaching 1.13 percent. In 2017, grain imports hit a nearly 40-year high of 13,062 million tonnes, up nearly 14-fold from 8.83 million tonnes in 1978.
International food cooperation goes from receiving aid to foreign aid
After the reform and opening up, China's international cooperation policy has also undergone a substantial adjustment, receiving large-scale international assistance. According to the ministry of commerce, China received more than US $7 billion in international grant assistance in 2011, which not only solved the shortage of funds for domestic economic construction, but also brought advanced technology and management experience.
In terms of international food aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has played an important role in helping China eliminate hunger and reduce poverty. Over time, the number of poor people in China has been decreasing. By the end of 2005, the number of people living in absolute poverty in rural areas had dropped from 400 million to 23.65 million, and the problem of food and clothing for the vast majority of the population had been largely solved.
Since 2006, China has been transformed from a food aid recipient to a donor. China has provided a lot of aid to the third world countries. By the end of 2009, China's foreign aid totaled 256.29 billion yuan.
Read more HERE.
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