China – heading for food self-sufficiency and more

How will China cope with its growing population and growing demand for foods? Is the country able to feed its projected 1.34 billion inhabitants by 2050? Clearly, yes, says Jikun Huang, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. By 2020 the country will be 99% self-sufficient. The story has been well-known for some time. When it comes to food security in China, many have pointed to rapid economic growth, the rising food demand, increasing imports of feedstuffs like soybeans. So often, the question is: