23 years later, China published another white paper on grain

On the afternoon of October 14, the Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper entitled "Food Security in China", which comprehensively introduced to the international community China's grain self-sufficiency, its impact on and contribution to world food security, its food support policy and the opening of the grain market.

In 1996, the Chinese Government published the White Paper on China's Food Issues, which strongly responded to the international community's query about "who will feed the Chinese people".

23 years later, what new signals have been released from the re-publication of the white paper on grain in China? How can the Chinese people's rice bowls be firmly held in their hands?

 On the evening of October 14, CCTV Financial Review invited Jiang Nan, a researcher of the Rural Economic Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Ma Guangyuan, a financial commentator of CCTV, to give a guest performance. Studio, depth analysis.

How to guarantee the large-scale grain?

Since 2004, the grain production has achieved "15 successive bumps", and the grain output is expected to exceed 1.3 trillion kg for the fifth consecutive year in 2019; the grain ration has achieved complete self-sufficiency, and the grain self-sufficiency rate has remained above 95%. At present, China's per capita grain share has reached about 470 kg, an increase of 14% over 414 kg in 1996 and 126% over 209 kg in 1949, which is higher than the world average. Jiang Nan, a researcher at the Rural Economic Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, said that the current food security situation in China is at the best level in history, with rich implications. It includes multiple credits such as adequate food supply, increasing mechanization of food production and increasing competitiveness of grain. Interest. Under such circumstances, it is of great significance to issue a white paper on food security today. It not only comprehensively and systematically summarizes the situation of food security in China, summarizes the road of food security development with Chinese characteristics, but also scientifically evaluates the situation of food security in China in the future, more systematically deploys the development strategy of food security in China, and explains and announces it to the people and the world. China's food security situation is very stable. China has the ability to ensure its own food problem. Ma Guangyuan: China has made a great contribution to the world in feeding itself

Ma Guangyuan, a financial commentator of CCTV: In the past many years, the international question about who will feed the Chinese people has not only been asked by one or two people, but many people are actually asking, at that time, people were very worried about China's food security, but such concerns have received a strong response from the reality. Chinese people usually meet a person who asks, "Have you eaten yet?" Why? Eating is very important. But today, there are fewer and fewer people who ask questions like this when they meet. What do they mean? This question is really going into history. Jiang Nan: In the new era, there are new requirements and new challenges. Jiang Nan, a researcher at the Rural Economic Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, has a good food security situation. However, there are so many arable land, so many water resources, and our food demand is still showing a rigid growth trend. Feed grain and industrial grain are obviously increased. At the same time, with the improvement of food consumption structure, consumers are increasingly fond of food products with better taste and higher quality.

Consumption forms and consumption environment are changing, and the definition of food security will change accordingly. We are bound to face new challenges. Especially with the deepening of openness, the demand for food security has become higher and higher. This situation requires a systematic food security scheme, which is the background of the white paper system deployment of China's food security development strategy. Ma Guangyuan: Tamping the Scientific and Technological Foundation of Food Security

Ma Guangyuan, CCTV financial and economic commentator: The requirements for food security at different stages of development are different. In addition, horizontally, where is our food security in the world? We rank 46th in the Global Food Security Index of the Economist in 2018, middle and upper reaches. Of course, they have their evaluation system, but this is at least a reference. We are the world's largest food importer, and we have structural gaps in some of our products.

All in all, our food security still needs to be improved continuously, and the scientific and technological security of agriculture is certainly the very important foundation of food security. Without the scientific and technological security, and without the security of agricultural science and technology, food security will have worries in the long run. So to focus on one point, we used to rely on science and technology, and in the future more on science and technology. There is still a lot of room for us to improve on the whole level of science and technology.

Jiangnan: In the future, we need to enhance the comprehensive production capacity of grain and the control ability of the whole industrial chain

Jiangnan, a researcher at the Rural Economic Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, said that grain production now involves not only the production links, but also the circulation, processing, trade and sales of grain, which is also a very important link in the grain industrial chain.

Focusing on the future, the whole grain industry should not only focus on food production and security, but also from a larger perspective and from the perspective of the whole industry chain. It should not only ensure adequate food industry and inventory, but also ensure the modern grain circulation ability and the control ability of the whole industry chain. Ma Guangyuan: Make up for the shortcomings and build a strategic system of food security in China in the new era. Ma Guangyuan, CCTV financial commentator: By the next decade, the global definition of food security may be different. We