date:Apr 12, 2013
ed subsidy for ethanol making in 2012.
If I was asked how much food an ordinary person should consume per year, to ensure safe supplies for the country, I would suggest a reasonable benchmark should be 395 kilograms, said Guo.
Some research benchmarks are much higher, and this has led to worries over China's food security.
But we should only consider people's basic food need when making benchmarks, excluding excess need, he added. He suggested reining in grain use in non-food processing, and