China prepares action plan to balance and increase grain production

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China recently prepared an action plan for balancing and increasing China's grain production in 2021 with a set timeline. The action plan is laid out across five clear goals listed below.

 

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Stabilising the land
Production directives will be given at all levels of management and full utilisation of arable land resources will be ensured. The development and management of functional areas for grain production will be improved in order to increase the cultivated area.

Improving technology and increasing grain yield
Whole process mechanisation for grain production in the seed industry will be promoted. The use of grain production outsourcing will be accelerated and grain production will be increased with multiple measures.

Improving pest and natural disaster control
Efforts will be made to win the fight against pests, to scientifically promote disaster prevention and mitigation, and to reduce losses in the grain production process, in order to achieve a good harvest in the face of pests and natural disasters.

Increasing the policy support and consolidate foundations
The construction of high-standard farmland will be encouraged to consolidate and improve grain production capacity, the focus will be on improving the quality of arable land, expanding crop rotation experiments, and efforts will be made to strongly promote water conservation in agriculture.

Establishing a monitoring and early warning system
Efforts will be made to improve coordination of grain production programs and seedling and soil moisture conditions, timely reporting of progress, encourage typical and best practices, and to gain widespread public support.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China has made it clear that grain cultivation should increase this year, focusing on stabilising grain and soybean production and increasing corn production. It was informed that the sown area should remain over 117 million hectares, the corn planting should be increased by approximately 667,000 hectares, and at least 650 billion kilograms of grain production should reach the target.

 

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