Despite Bumper Grain Harvest, China Faces Challenge of Food Security
Voice of America
FILE — This aerial photo taken on Oct. 24, 2023, show combines harvesting rice in Nantong, China's eastern Jiangsu province. FILE — This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023, shows farmers working at a rice field in Haian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. FILE — This aerial photo taken in Oct. 28, 2023, shows combines used on farms in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
China had a record-high grain output this year, making it the 20th consecutive bumper harvest year, according to the Chinese state newspaper People's Daily on Wednesday. However, experts say the country's food self-sufficiency rate is decreasing as it relies heavily on imports.
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