The story of grain self‐sufficiency: China's food security and food for thought

Niu, Yingnan; Xie, Gaogang; Xiao, Yu; Liu, Jingya; Zou, Huixia; Qin, Keyu; Wang, Yangyang; Huang, Mengdong

doi:10.1002/fes3.344

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“…For example, da Silva JT et al calculated the ecological footprint of food production activities through an econometric model [30], judged the ecological sustainability based on the results, and emphasized the importance of increasing food imports to alleviate the pressure on agricultural resources and the environment [31]. Other studies focus on the impact of ecological security issues such as water resource constraints and biodiversity loss on food security, emphasizing farmland ecological governance, crop variety optimization, and improvement of cultivated land fertility to achieve the dual goals of agricultural eco-efficiency and food security [32,33]. At the same time, some studies have attributed the risk of China's grain production to the imperfect food ecological security system, indicating that the key to ensuring food security lies in improving agricultural eco-efficiency [34,35].…”

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Coupling and Coordinating Relationship between Agricultural Eco-Efficiency and Food Security System in China

Chen

2022

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Carbon peaking, carbon neutrality goals and food security are the basis of sustainable development, and exploring the coordination relationship between China’s agricultural eco-efficiency and food security system has a major significance for the implementation of relevant strategies. This paper is based on collaboration research on the synergistic relationship between agricultural eco-efficiency and food security systems using methods such as entropy weight method, coupling coordination model, spatial autocorrelation model, etc., revealing the evolution-driven mechanism of the coupling coordination degree. This study found that a higher level of coupling coordination always occurs in those areas with high standard farmland construction and large grain production scale, while economically developed areas appear to have a lower overall coordination level limited by endowment constraints and division of labor in development planning. It shows a positive spatial correlation in terms of geographical distance between agricultural eco-efficiency and food security, and the positive spillover effect gradually increases but is not strong overall. China should combine regional resource endowment and development planning, pay attention to the improvement of large-scale and standardized agricultural production, continue to strengthen the development of clean agricultural production, and achieve food security under the constraints of the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

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Coupling and Coordinating Relationship between Agricultural Eco-Efficiency and Food Security System in China

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2022

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“…Regional grain selfsufficiency has been a predominant catalyst behind these notable achievements (Yifulin and Jameswen, 1995). China's achievement of grain self-sufficiency is due to two primary approaches (Niu et al, 2022). The first is the successful implementation of agricultural restructuring, rural infrastructure improvement, technological advancement, price support with subsidies, and land management policies.…”

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“…Maintaining grain security is a top priority on China's political agenda due to its close link with food security (Niu et al, 2022). To achieve self-sufficiency in grain production and ensure domestic security, the agricultural sector in China prioritizes continuous promotion of structural reform on the supply side and institutional mechanism innovation (Zhan, 2017).…”

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Agricultural socialized services and Chinese food security: examining the threshold effect of land tenure change

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Shi

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Revolutionary agricultural structural reforms in the supply chain and cutting-edge institutional mechanisms are pivotal in catalyzing a quantum leap in food production. China’s focus on achieving self-sufficiency in grain production for domestic security necessitates structural reforms in the agricultural supply chain and innovative institutional mechanisms. The emergence of socialized agricultural institutions plays a pivotal role in providing essential services to smallholder farmers. However, a dearth of studies evaluating the efficacy of these services in enhancing grain production exists. This study aims to fill this gap by analyzing provincial panel data from China spanning 2011 to 2020 to evaluate the impact of Agricultural Socialized Services (ASS) development levels on grain production. Employing panel and panel threshold models for empirical analysis, the research investigates how this impact varies between major grain-producing regions and non-major grain-producing regions. Findings indicate a significant positive effect of ASS on grain production, with a correlation coefficient of 1.3555. While its impact is less pronounced in grain-producing regions, it proves beneficial in non-grain regions. Moreover, the transfer of farmland use rights amplifies ASS’s influence on grain production, with a threshold value of 33.18%. The study concludes by outlining policy implications from various perspectives, providing practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.

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“…Different values of per capita food demand will affect the amount of cultivated land held. Considering the National Medium-and Long-term Plan for Food Security (2008-2020) and information from related references [38][39][40][41], China's per capita food demand must be more than 425 kg/person. Xinjiang Province has a self-sufficiency rate of over 100%, but it is only in its own balance [39].…”

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Study on the Spatial Allocation of Receding Land and Water Reduction under Water Resource Constraints in Arid Zones

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The withdrawal of cultivated land policy is not only an important task to promote cultivated land rest and alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand of water resources in arid areas, but also an important way to realize the sustainable development of agriculture and social economy. This study adopted the minimum per capita area method, ESPR (Exposure-Sensitivity-Pressure-Response) vulnerability assessment model, grey prediction model, and GIS spatial analysis. Furthermore, based on the characteristics of water resource constraints in the arid zone, Manas County was used as the study area. By exploring and analyzing the area of land retreat, through identifying its occurrence and position, the spatial zoning layout of land retreat can be realized to guarantee the effective implementation of water retreat and reduction. The following points were noted from the results: (1) the upper and lower limits of the area of receding land in Manas County were measured using the minimum per capita area method and the principle of balancing water supply and demand. The receding land in Manas County measured 16,493.68–20,749.90 hm2, which accounted for 24.31–30.58% of the total area of cultivated land. (2) The results obtained from constructing the ESPR vulnerability assessment model, used to assess the vulnerability of cultivated land in Manas County, showed that the overall vulnerability of cultivated land in Manas County was high, with 94.74% of the county’s cultivated land being moderately vulnerable or worse, which necessitates the optimization of land use. (3) The area of cultivated land withdrawal under the water resource constraint was used as a constraint for the withdrawal of cultivated land. Based on the evaluation of the vulnerability of cultivated land, with the results arranged from small to large, it was concluded that the area of cultivated land withdrawal in Manas County could reach up to 16,787.34 hm2. There are four types of cultivated land withdrawals: desertified withdrawal, saline withdrawal, groundwater overexploitation withdrawal, and soil contamination withdrawal. The results of this study can provide a reference for Manas County to scientifically formulate a reasonable and orderly withdrawal system of farmland to reduce water use.

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The story of grain self‐sufficiency: China's food security and food for thought

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Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

Coupling and Coordinating Relationship between Agricultural Eco-Efficiency and Food Security System in China

Coupling and Coordinating Relationship between Agricultural Eco-Efficiency and Food Security System in China

Agricultural socialized services and Chinese food security: examining the threshold effect of land tenure change

Study on the Spatial Allocation of Receding Land and Water Reduction under Water Resource Constraints in Arid Zones

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