Rural Transition in China | SMU Research

[@Tuannguyen-fb8dm]

so touching for an excellent video

[@hanyuzeng4417]

Good video actually feeding its people is no longer a problem.but it comes other problems for us to solve

[@MS-in3sl]

For the Chinese, the need to keep its nearly 1.5 billion people fed is of the highest priority. As part of the breakneck drive to keep the masses satisfied, the agricultural sector paid little attention to environmental costs. In keeping with the “Green Revolution,” farmers soaked the soil with chemicals. China became synonymous with tainted food, from mercury-laden rice to melamine-infused milk powder. Was there any way for China to produce enough safe food for its growing population if they all start eating like Americans? In keeping with the challenge posed by de-growth advocates, including me, the simple answer is that it can’t. It takes about one acre to feed the average U.S. consumer, but China only has about 0.2 acres of arable land per citizen, including polluted fields. For government planners, the future looks bleak in light of reports that almost 20 percent of China’s remaining arable land is contaminated. That is one of the main reasons that China roams the planet looking for pig farms to buy or arable land to grow soybeans and other commodities necessary for home consumption.

[@r.i.p.maradona1897]

Dang

[@sajid0387]

Well you didn't give them any credit for their effective land management and agricultural research which created more productive crops. That's why this comment is totally one sided and biased. You are clearly a person who is heavily influenced by WESTERN PROPAGANDA PRESS.

[@MS-in3sl]

@@sajid0387 Nope. Just clearly a person who has been to and experienced China firsthand.

[@sajid0387]

@@MS-in3sl Myb you forgot your positivity at home. Seen only negetive stuff.

[@HimanshuSharma-oe4mk]

@@sajid0387 whatever he said is to most part truth - if you want to add the positive side - you can also do it ... however - the food problem will be very easily cured by new age agricultural practices like - hydroponics and aquaponics - it doesn't need pesticides and soil contamination isn't an issue for a hydroponics farm , the yields are higher and production time is also lower. only initial capital requirements are high which the chinese can very well manage. in 20 yrs this will not be an issue of debate. this new technology breakthrough goes well for other countries too - if they plan it better - we might be able to do mass scale afforestation in present agricultural lands or atleast grow tree plantations.

[@hanyuzeng4417]

As a Chinese student I have to say actually the wasting of food is extremely prevailing in China. The government strongly suggested about stop wasting few years ago. Feeding people with safe food products is definitely not an issue.But there’s still regional imbalance. Forget my grammar mistakes..

[@edukid1984]

From your own observations on the ground, would you say that there is now a heightened sense of not wanting to waste food (especially in social and restaurant settings) and is there a significant change in people's attitude (for example, being more conscious when ordering food)? Especially after the laws were put in place to penalize food wastage?

[@lokesh303101]

Delivery sector aids in rural revitalization.