Xi stresses strengthening farmland protection, quality improvement to expand room for agricultural production

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and director of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs (CCFEA), on Thursday presided over the second meeting of the CCFEA, where a series of issues were discussed such as farmland protection and the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land. Xi delivered an important speech, stressing that food security is among a country's most fundamental interests, and farmland is the lifeblood of grain production. China should implement the strategy of sustainable farmland use and innovative application of agricultural technology to increase farmland productivity, and take concrete steps to strengthen farmland protection. It is imperative to improve the quality of farmland and fully tap the potential of the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land, so as to steadily expand the room for agricultural production and boost overall agricultural production capacity.

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