CGTN: Ensuring food security highlighted in China's Two Sessions
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BEIJING, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
China has vowed to put the improvement of comprehensive agricultural production
capacity at a more prominent position when the country's national lawmakers and
political advisors gather in Beijing to map out development priorities for 2022.
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On the second day of the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC) session,
President Xi Jinping Sunday visited national political advisors from the
agriculture, welfare and social security sectors and urged against slacking off
on the issue of food security.
Food security is among the country's most fundamental interests, he said while
asking, "Who will feed China?"
'Who will feed China'
Noting that of all things, eating matters most, and food is the most basic
necessity of the people, Xi said that seven decades ago, the country had an
underfed population of 400 million, but today its 1.4 billion people are eating
well and have a great range of choices.
China is capable of feeding one-fifth of the global population with nine
percent of the world's arable land and six percent of the freshwater resources,
he added.
Despite China's industrialization, food supply should never be considered an
insignificant issue, and we cannot rely solely on the international market to
solve it, he warned.
During the just-concluded annual central rural work conference, Chinese leaders
reiterated that the country must secure its own food supply at all times and
urged all relevant parties to play their part in protecting farmland and
stabilizing grain output.
China's attitude on ensuring food security has remained unchanged over the
years. At the annual Central Economic Work Conference held in 2013, Xi said
ensuring food security will remain a long-term task; therefore, it is essential
for the country to provide full and long-standing support for agriculture,
particularly grain production.
'Science and technology are key'
The security of germplasm resources is related to national security, Xi
stressed.
In developing the country's seed industry, efforts are needed to increase
self-reliance in seed technology and ensure that the country's seed resources
are self-supporting and under better control, he said, highlighting the
importance of the reform of the agricultural scientific mechanism and the
principal role of enterprises in innovation.
Stopping food waste in the catering industry is a long-term task, and we must
make persistent efforts and work to build a resource-conserving society, he
added.
China aims to establish a modern agricultural science and technology innovation
system by 2025, according to a development guideline of the Chinese Academy of
Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) for the 14th Five-Year Plan.
During discussions, Xi also noted that continued efforts must be made to
promote the high-quality development of social security, and a better social
safety net must be further developed to secure the well-being of the people.
Source: CGTN
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