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China moves to boost grain security

Source: Xinhua | 00:05 UTC+8 January 22, 2019 |

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China will strengthen regulations on grain circulation and strategic reserves in 2019, aiming to promote the security of national grain and the ability to deal with emergencies.

“We will accelerate the establishment of an efficient and modern system of grain circulation and a unified system of national stockpile reserves,” said Zhang Wufeng, head of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, at a national meeting.

Zhang stressed that the authorities will continue to assess the responsibility of provincial governors in ensuring grain security this year, while the local government should reinforce the assessment of the management on grain reserves and figure out the volume and quality of the reserves.

Enterprises nationwide bought more than 360 million tons of grain last year with no difficulty for farmers of major areas in selling grains.

China has significantly improved its food security in recent years, feeding 20 percent of the world’s population with 10 percent of the world’s cultivated land and 6 percent of its fresh water.

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