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‘China’s grain, China’s rice bowl’: Stability to take precedence in national food security strategy and 14th Five-Year Plan
By Pearly Neo
China has emphasised that stability will be the name of the game in government strategies to ensure national food security and the upcoming Fourteenth Five-Year Plan, with particular emphasis on market stabilisation and grain management.
The country’s Thirteenth Five-Year Plan (2016 to 2020) was very much focused on achieving significant results based on innovation and technology, with fast-paced development a key characteristic, but the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan appears to be much more focused on achieving stability and security compared to before when it comes to food security management.