China passes law to protect food security

Chinese farmers harvest wheat in Hebei province in 2021.

China's new law, passed at a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, will take effect from June 1, 2024.

Recognizing the importance of protecting farmland, the law provides “red lines” to establish and maintain efforts to protect agricultural land, primary cropland and sustainable ecosystems, as well as establish urban development boundaries.

By law, the state needs to restrict the conversion of arable land into agricultural land, as well as the conversion of agricultural land for other uses.

Regarding grain production, the law emphasizes the establishment of a national agricultural seedling resource bank, and improving the harvesting system of super-yielding crop varieties.

The law also calls for promoting mechanization technology and building capacity for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief in grain production.

In order to encourage farmers to grow crops, the law also clearly states that the state will apply measures to increase farmers' income.

Recently, China has harvested more than 650 million tons of grain for nine consecutive years, with a self-sufficiency rate of staple food over 100% and a self-sufficiency rate of grain over 95%.

However, the country's grain supply and demand are said to be in a "tight balance", forcing China to emphasize the importance of combating food waste and ensuring domestic food security.

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