date:Jul 28, 2014
pite water scarcity, scattered fertile land, and lagging facilities.
However, this pride has been challenged by China's rising grain imports in recent years. Grain import figures for 2013, although not released yet, are estimated at over 90 million tonnes, up substantially from 2012.
Although dwarfed by China's 2013 grain output of over 600 million tonnes, the estimate raised alarm about the country's food self-sufficiency.
Li Guoxiang, researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,