date:Jul 28, 2014
can be attributed to a program started in 2009 to create high-standard arable land in central China's Henan Province, which produces one-tenth of the country's total grain output.
Improved irrigation and drainage, reinforced paths around fields, and shelter trees have led to improved grain yields and better resistance to natural disasters for around 26 million mu (1.7 million hectares) of cropland in the province.
Average grain yields increased by 30 percent, with the wheat output per mu reach