Food Security

China bans 'one-size-fits-all' approach to farmland reclamation amid food security drive
June 23, 2023

China bans 'one-size-fits-all' approach to farmland reclamation amid food security drive

China’s top land use regulator has warned local authorities against blunt efforts to reassign land for crops amid a national push for food security.
Chinese scientists ’reinvent’ potatoes to solve global food crisis
July 14, 2021

Chinese scientists ’reinvent’ potatoes to solve global food crisis

Chinese scientists have 'fixed' hybrid potatoes using genome editing technologies, simplifying the breeding process and allowing multiplication using True Potato Seed (TPS).
China produce primera generación de papas híbridas a través de diseño de genoma.
July 05, 2021

China produce primera generación de papas híbridas a través de diseño de genoma

Un equipo de investigación del Instituto de Genómica Agrícola de Shenzhen, dependiente de la Academia China de Ciencias Agrícolas, avanza en un plan de diseño del genoma para papas híbridas.
Potatoes are gaining ground among consumers in China
March 16, 2018

Potatoes are gaining ground among consumers in China

Since 2015, China has selected more than 10 potato varieties suitable for processing staple foods and developed more than 300 potato-based versions of staple food.
New potato research institute established in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
September 24, 2017

New potato research institute established in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

A new potato research institute has been established in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
June 04, 2016

[Video] Provincia china alivia la pobreza gracias a la papa

Reportaje de la agencia china de noticias CCTV que muestra cómo el gobierno de la provincia de Xiji estimula el cultivo de la papa como una estrategia para aliviar la pobreza de sus habitantes.
Potato can be grown on land unsuitable for rice, grain cultivation
January 22, 2015

Are Potatoes the Answer to China's Food Security Problem?

In a meeting on January 6th, the Ministry of Agriculture of China announced plans to double the total area of land devoted to potato cultivation from just over 5 million hectares to 10 million hectares.
 China
June 01, 2010

China turns to potato for food security

In the land of rice, China is looking at an unlikely tool for maintaining growth and social harmony: the potato. The Chinese government has begun ramping up research, production and training related to the humble spud, and hopes are high that it could...

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