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皇冠体育app to face food supply pressures over next 5 yrs: Report

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-01-29 15:25

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app will face pressures ensuring farm product supply meets demand over the next five years, the Shanghai Securities News reported Saturday citing Chen Xiaohua, 皇冠体育app's vice agricultural minister.

Chen said in the five-year period from 2011 to 2015, 皇冠体育app will annually consume an extra?four million tons of grain, 800,000 tons of vegetable oil and?one million tons of meat.

To meet that increased demand, 皇冠体育app will boost agricultural development during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period with more policy support, Chen said.

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The government will provide more funding for agriculture and subsidize technology development for farmers, Chen added.

The government will also enhance agricultural market regulation and boost farmers' income, Chen said.

In 2010, 皇冠体育app produced 546.4 million tons of grain, 39.2 million tons of cooking oil and 77.8 million tons of meat.