China closes in on grain output goal

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China is making great progress in reaching its goal of increasing its national grain output, aided by the accelerating development of agricultural technologies and innovations, experts said.

Economists expect that with the rising yield per unit of arable land, the nation will reach its target of ensuring self-sufficiency in a wide range of grains and other foods in the foreseeable future.

Zhang Lubiao, a senior official of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), said China mus ...

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