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Based on the experience of Henan Province, a hectare of farmland enrichment is estimated to bring about a 1,000 to 1,500kgs increment, thus, nationwide enrichment is to produce additional 32 to 48 billion kilograms of food. More importantly, the agricultural science and technology as well as improvement of unit-area productivity will raise the possibility of increase in food production. The 1997 summer crop yields marked a record high, a 10,750 million kilogram increase, as a result of a great improvement in unit-area productivity, thanks to increased input of scientific technology and good climatic conditions. Of the total increase in production, 950 was brought by the improved unit-area productivity ("Economic Daily", July 31, 1997). Therefore, further attempts to increase the unit-area food production are considered capable of keeping the country's food production growing in the 21st century.

The annual average rate of increase in food production in China between 1952 and 1992 was 2.52%, while that between 1978 and 1984 was as high as 5.35% and that between 1978 and 1992 3.04%. If we assume that food production increases at the 1978-1984 rate, total production will reach 671.7 billion kilograms. If it increases at the 1978-1992 rate, total production would account for 562.5 billion kilograms in 2000. If we further assume that it increased at the 1952-1992 rate, then total food production would be 549.9 billion kilograms in 2000. Likewise, even at a relatively low rate of increase, no problem is likely in attaining the food production target-level of the Ninth Five Year Plan.

 

2. Agricultural Policy and Water Resources

 

Chinese agricultural policies have consistently aimed at stable growth of production of basic agricultural products, especially foods.

 

 

 

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