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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HARBIN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — As China celebrated World Food Day on Thursday, tracked combine harvesters in major grain-producing regions were busy harvesting a bountiful crop despite weather challenges that threatened crops.
In the eastern province of Shandong, farmers have taken various measures to ensure the autumn harvest, coping with problems caused by prolonged rains.
In Wenshan County, an important agricultural county in Shandong Province, 65 professional drying machines are operating at full capacity, drying harvested corn and reducing grain loss due to mold.
As of October this year, 38 grain drying centers have been established in the county with a daily capacity of 9,500 tons, nearly five times more than in 2020, ensuring a bountiful autumn harvest.
In China, scientific land management and modern agricultural infrastructure have helped give new impetus to agricultural development and soil conservation. Technology has helped farmers overcome various challenges throughout the entire crop production process.
In the fields of a cooperative in Boli County, Qitaihe City, northeastern Heilongjiang Province, large combine harvesters moved back and forth along lush rows of soybeans.
"The cooperative has deployed more than 70 large combine harvesters to speed up the harvesting process with the goal of completing it this week," said cooperative director Shan Qingdong.
This year, the cooperative planted over 4,666.7 hectares of corn and soybeans. Shan Qingdong added that warmer-than-usual temperatures helped the crops mature earlier than in previous years and contributed to overall stronger growth.
According to him, this year the cooperative has introduced modern plant protection methods, including aerial spraying with drones and dense seeding technology, which is expected to significantly increase soybean yields.
The planting technologies he mentioned, along with integrated irrigation and fertilization technology, are scientific farming methods promoted by the Heilongjiang Provincial Government. These technologies already cover approximately 4.5 million hectares and 267,000 hectares of grain fields in the province, respectively.
Nationwide, there are more than 66.7 million hectares of high-quality arable land, where soil fertility is well preserved thanks to technological progress and scientific agricultural management.
Chinese grain producers are increasingly introducing new high-yielding varieties. A 34.2-hectare experimental field managed by Shenyang Agricultural University in northeastern Liaoning Province is growing six high-yielding super rice varieties as a demonstration field for farmers to evaluate and select.
"I often visit the experimental field to learn about the crops and see which variety is best," shared experienced rice farmer Zhu Shiyong, manager of the Shenyang Nonghe farm. Last year, the rice yield in his field reached 11,250 kg per hectare.
During the grain harvest season, the city of Shenyang (the capital of Liaoning Province) held its annual "seed selection competition," where 54 new rice varieties developed by agricultural research institutions such as the Liaoning Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences were showcased in a demonstration field. Farmers were able to compare them based on yield, quality, and taste.
The country's self-sufficiency in providing food for 1.4 billion people is its contribution to the stabilization of global food markets, which resonates with the World Food Day initiative promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which aims to improve the security and sustainability of global food systems.
According to FAO, the theme of World Food Day 2025, “Together for Better Food and a Better Future,” calls for global cooperation to create a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous and food-secure future.
In 2024, grain production in China exceeded 700 million tons for the first time. Science is playing an increasingly key role in the steady increase in grain yields, with agricultural technology now accounting for over 63 percent of yield growth.
Ensuring its own food security, China is sharing its agricultural development experience with the world.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, China has established 24 agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa, increasing crop yields in the region by an average of 30-60 percent and contributing Chinese wisdom to global agricultural modernization. -0-
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