China’s food supply will be confronted with multiple challenges over the next decade, from rising incomes that will drive up demand to demographic changes and geopolitical disruption.
Food security is a paramount concern for the world’s most populous nation, and its dependence on imported soybeans likely means ‘another good year for farmers in the US heartland’.
Beijing is taking aim at local authorities who improperly shut down roads and ban farmers from their fields at a time when the central government says food security is of paramount importance.
China in April enlarged its list of state-sponsored seed breeding and production bases for the first time since 2013, a ‘concrete move’ aimed at addressing rising food security concerns in the world’s most populous nation.
As food prices rise globally and war rages between two of the world’s biggest grain suppliers, Beijing is intent on doing what it must to secure adequate food for the most populous country.