is china self sufficient in food?

 China produces record 687 billion kg of grain

  The latest data on China's grain production has come as a shock.  According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, in 2022, total grain production in the country's 31 provinces will reach 686.55 billion kilograms, an increase of 0.5 percent year-on-year and a new record.  This is the eighth consecutive year that total grain production in China has been above 650 billion kg.  Also, the country's total cultivable area under cereals stood at 118 million hectares, an increase of 0.6 percent over the previous year.

  China has modernized its agriculture, resulting in bumper crops every year.  These initiatives include agricultural research and development to produce food more efficiently, provision of information services that inform farmers about weather forecasts and suitable crops, literacy programs for farmers and herders that provide social  Similarly, modern agricultural concepts such as artificial intelligence and drones are being used to guide irrigation, sowing and harvesting of crops, and fertilizer application, including eradication of crop-damaging insects.  The provision of financial services to smallholder farmers has encouraged them to adopt modern farming practices, which has greatly supported higher crop yields and food security.  Similarly, the agricultural scientists and farmers in the country are always encouraged to express their innovation skills and develop the agricultural sector.

  The key to China's success in the agricultural sector lies in the Chinese leadership's active promotion of agricultural innovation and continuous improvement in grain productivity.

  As a major agricultural country, China's role at the domestic level as well as at the international level is commendable. To solve the problem of global food security, China has overcome continuous difficulties and provided emergency food aid to the most needy countries.  Also provided.  China has done agricultural cooperation with more than 140 countries and regions and has popularized more than 1,000 agricultural technologies in developing countries. China has a keen understanding of food security and is committed to including it in global development initiatives.  proposed, advanced international food security cooperation initiatives, promoted international cooperation in the context of food security reduction and appealed to all countries to keep food trade open and international food  Streamline the industry chain and supply chain. It is unique to China that it continues its efforts to unite global forces to address food security challenges and promote a more fair and reasonable global food security governance system so that hunger can be reduced.  A global society free from

  On the other hand, agricultural area and production in Pakistan are decreasing day by day and farmers are being forced to leave agriculture due to huge increase in farmers' expenses and not getting proper and timely price of commodities.