Ashley Washburn, April 12, 2019
Yield gap study finds China can meet rice demand despite land changes
Even with the largest population on the planet, China produces enough rice to meet the demand for its largest food crop.
Scientists have questioned whether China can remain self-sufficient as mass migration to the cities increases competition for water and land. A new global yield gap analysis by agronomists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Huazhong Agricultural University found that China is likely to be able to meet demand, even as land use changes. The team’s findings were published April 12 in Nature Communications.
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