China to enhance food self-sufficiency policy

FE Team | Published: March 28, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

BEIJING, Mar 27 (Commodity Online): Continuing its policy of relying on domestic supply and realising food self-sufficiency in regards to food security, China said it will uphold the same, seeking improvement. Speaking to journalists after meeting a EU delegation, Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu meeting the food demand of 1.3 billion Chinese people was the principal issue faced by the Chinese government. He also China would offer food assistance to the international community when it is within its power to do so. He called on countries around the world to take the food security issue into account and make joint efforts to safeguard global food security. Noting that agricultural cooperation has become an important part of the strategic partnership between China and the EU, he expressed his hope both sides would take advantage of the China-EU Dialogue on Agriculture and Rural Development to expand agricultural cooperation.