Overseas seed giants are utilising big data, artificial intelligence and gene editing, with Chinese firms focusing on molecular breeding, the China Seed Association says.
Officials from mainland China have proposed enhancing agricultural trade with Taiwan – a potential move greeted with interest by industry players – but doubts weigh heavy as overall relations move from bad to worse.
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China plans to grow nearly 90 per cent of the grain it needs by 2032, while also reducing imports, with food security high on the agenda for Beijing amid rising geopolitical tensions and the Ukraine war.
In a report carried by Xinhua News Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that the country's grain output is expected to reach 694 million tonnes in 2023, with the output of rice and wheat remaining stable and that of corn and soybean increasing.