- The strategy prioritizes advancements in agricultural technology, focusing on areas such as seed innovation, machinery, and biotechnology. This includes developing high-yield and salt-tolerant crop varieties to boost productivity and resilience.
- The plan aims to modernize farming methods by integrating smallholder farmers into contemporary agricultural systems and upgrading the entire industry chain. This approach seeks to enhance efficiency and sustainability across the sector.
- A core objective is to maintain a grain output capacity of 700 million metric tons by 2027, ensuring self-sufficiency in essential crops and reducing reliance on imports.
- The strategy calls for increased investment in agricultural R&D, aiming to enhance national science and technology capabilities and support leading agritech firms to drive innovation and global competitiveness in food production.
China has launched a comprehensive 10-year master plan aimed at sustaining national food security and transforming the nation into an agricultural powerhouse by 2035.
The strategy focuses on stabilising grain production, modernising agriculture, and promoting rural revitalisation. A key objective is to achieve an annual grain output capacity of approximately 700 million metric tonnes by 2027, ensuring self-sufficiency in essential crops.
The plan emphasises advancements in agricultural technology, including seed innovation, machinery, and biotechnology. Initiatives such as the development of high-yield and salt-tolerant crops are prioritised to enhance productivity.
In response to escalating tensions with the United States, economic deceleration, and climate challenges, China seeks to reduce its dependency on food imports and diversify its supply sources.
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Efforts will also focus on boosting the production of oilseeds, developing alternative oil sources, and revitalising key segments of the meat and dairy industries amid current market oversupply and weak demand.
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The plan calls for increased investment in agricultural research and development, enhanced national science and technology capabilities, and support for leading agritech firms to drive innovation and global competitiveness in food production.
The plan envisions decisive progress in rural revitalisation by 2035, the basic realisation of agricultural modernisation, and the establishment of modern standards of living in rural areas.
By the middle of this century, rural areas are expected to be fully revitalised, with agriculture and rural modernisation fully realised.
