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Winning race to feed large population

By Hu Angang | China Daily | Updated: 2019-02-16 06:09

Concerns and skepticism over grain safety and production, notwithstanding, China will continue to share its agricultural experiences and achievements with other economies

China is now the world's largest agricultural economy, as its grain production reached 657.9 million metric tons in 2018 - 22 percent of the world's total. Also, China's average grain output - at 1.2 times the world average - is remarkable.

China not only feeds 18.4 percent of the world's population despite having just 10 percent of the world's arable land and 6.6 percent of the world's freshwater, it has also greatly improved the quality of food, ensuring a relatively high level of nutrients.

Winning race to feed large population

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