date:Sep 30, 2013
hybrid rice in 1974.
The new progress is approaching the 1,000 kg-per-mu target set by the Chinese Agriculture Ministry in 2013 after the yield of hybrid rice was raised to 963.65 kg per mu in 2012.
The yield of hybrid rice per mu in China surpassed 700 kg in 2000, 800 kg in 2005 and 900 kg in 2011 respectively, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
China, the world's most heavily farmed country, faces problems including limited land and water resources, and rising pollution, making food se