News Analysis
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pushing local authorities to reconvert fishponds and orchards back to arable land in order to increase farmland and mitigate a food crisis. However, this move has threatened the livelihood of locals, with some claiming that they were not fully compensated for their losses.
Some experts warn that the Russia-Ukraine War could be triggering a global food crisis because both countries are the world’s major exporters of essential foods such as wheat and corn.
China estimates that to remain self-sufficient in food, it must have access to at least 300 million acres of arable land, according to a February report by state-run media Economic Daily.
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