Food Security - Research on Food Issues in Major Supply Areas during the Marketization Process

Author: Wen Haiyan
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: In 2001, the State Council approved Zhejiang Province as a major grain consumption region and pioneered the market-oriented reform of grain purchase and sales nationwide. Subsequently, eight coastal provinces (municipalities) also implemented the market-oriented reform of grain purchase and sales. While advancing the market-oriented process in major consumption regions, the reform also increased the dependence of these regions on grains from other provinces, thereby heightening market risks to food security. How to ensure food security in major consumption regions and maximize benefits during the market-oriented process has attracted widespread attention from society. This book comprehensively and systematically analyzes the risk factors affecting food security in major consumption regions during the market-oriented process, as well as the impacts of industrialization and urbanization on food security in these regions. Targeting the distinct characteristics of developed and underdeveloped consumption regions, it conducts in-depth research on aspects such as grain reserves in major consumption regions, risk prevention for food security in major consumption regions, early warning and emergency support systems for food security in major consumption regions, and the policy framework for food security in major consumption regions, and proposes corresponding policy recommendations.