Who will feed China? There is only one answer
2022-03-11
*** Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country. A very important reason why China can achieve social stability and people's stability is that we have food in our hands and don't panic. According to the data of the National Bureau of statistics, the total grain output in 2021 was 682.85 million tons (1365.7 billion kg), an increase of 13.36 million tons (26.7 billion kg) over 2020, an increase of 2.0%. The annual grain output reached a new high and remained above 1.3 trillion kg for seven consecutive years. With 9% of the world's cultivated land and 6% of the world's fresh water resources, China raises nearly one-fifth of the world's population. This achievement has not come easily, and the Chinese people's rice bowl is firmly in their own hands. However, we should also be soberly aware that China's food security is not safe. According to the data of the General Administration of customs, China imported 164.539 million tons of grain in 2021, an increase of 18% over the same period last year, equivalent to 24% of China's grain output, and reached a record high. This reminds us once again that China's grain supply is still in a tight balance. From the perspective of grain variety structure, the output of two main grain varieties, rice and wheat, is generally stable and balanced. There is a gap between production and demand for corn and a large gap for soybeans, which need to be imported in large quantities. Food security is actually food security. "Soybean safety" involves "meat safety". Because imported soybeans are mainly used as feed, once the international supply and price fluctuate, the "meat, egg and milk" in the Chinese people's dinner plate will be directly affected. Therefore, if we want the Chinese people to "eat enough" and "eat well", we must optimize the layout, stabilize grain rations, stabilize corn, expand soybeans and oil, and ensure that the Chinese people's rice bowl is mainly filled with Chinese food. Although the difficulties are not small, China has responded well. At the macro governance level, we are fully implementing the same responsibility of the party and government for food security and strictly assessing the responsibility system for food security; At the meso strategic level, we have the strategy of "storing grain in the land and technology". On the one hand, we implement the strictest cultivated land protection system to ensure that 1.8 billion mu of cultivated land is worthy of its name. On the other hand, we take multiple measures to fight a turnaround in the seed industry, so as to realize the self-reliance of seed industry science and technology and the independent control of seed sources; At the micro main level, China protects farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain and develops appropriate scale management to make farmers profitable. Looking ahead, the Chinese people's yearning for a better life certainly needs more and richer food support. On the issue of food security, we must not be careless at all. We must not have the wrong understanding that "we need not have as much as 1.8 billion mu of cultivated land, as long as we improve the level of science and technology". We must not turn industrialization into grain free. In today's world, the epidemic situation in the century is superimposed on the changes in the past century, and the risk of global food supply chain still exists. For a large country like China, food security cannot be expected to be solved by relying on the international market. We must have bottom line thinking and never forget danger. "Who will feed China?" There is only one answer—— "China depends on self-reliance and supports itself!" (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit:Huang huiqun Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:southcn.com
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