China to ensure food supply for 1.4b people through own efforts
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Updated: 2020-05-22 09:45
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BEIJING -- It is imperative and well within China's ability to ensure the food supply for 1.4 billion Chinese people through the country's own efforts, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Friday.
To bolster agricultural production, the country will increase its area of high-standard cropland by 80 million mu (5.33 million hectares), the report said.
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