CHINA-ECONOMY: AGRICULTURE
Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu said at a work conference said on December 30, that China will produce at least 600 million tonnes of grain in 2019. He said it will also keep its grain sown area stable at 1.65 billion mu (110 million hectares) next year. He said to boost grain production, the country aims to cultivate 800 million mu of high-standard farmland by 2020.
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