Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices
Food system transformation has been a widely discussed topic in international society over time. For the last few decades, China has made remarkable achievements in food production and has contributed greatly to the reduction in global hunger and poverty. Examining experiences and lessons from China...
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| description | Food system transformation has been a widely discussed topic in international society over time. For the last few decades, China has made remarkable achievements in food production and has contributed greatly to the reduction in global hunger and poverty. Examining experiences and lessons from China’s food security practices over the years is helpful to promote a national food system transformation for China, as well as other developing countries. This study systematically reviews the literature on Chinese food security studies, with the aim of assessing China’s food security achievements and examining the remaining and emerging issues in the pursuit of food system transformation. The results show that China has continuously promoted food system transformation in land consolidation, agri-food production technologies, management and organization modes, food reserves, trade governance, and food consumption. These transformations ensure not only food availability, timeliness, and nutrition, but also in terms of the ecological, social, and economic sustainability, feasibility, and justice of food security. However, China is also confronting new challenges in food security, for example, malnutrition, environmental unsustainability, and reductions in diversified agri-food. In the future, China is expected to be committed to promoting healthy diets, sustainable agricultural production, climate change mitigation, and the reduction of food waste and loss to enhance its agri-food system’s resilience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed1e5e90ed3149e38513c3e218a4810c2023-11-23T13:44:15ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582022-01-0111213710.3390/foods11020137Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s PracticesYujia Lu0Yongxun Zhang1Yu Hong2Lulu He3Yangfen Chen4Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaCollege of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100094, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaFood system transformation has been a widely discussed topic in international society over time. For the last few decades, China has made remarkable achievements in food production and has contributed greatly to the reduction in global hunger and poverty. Examining experiences and lessons from China’s food security practices over the years is helpful to promote a national food system transformation for China, as well as other developing countries. This study systematically reviews the literature on Chinese food security studies, with the aim of assessing China’s food security achievements and examining the remaining and emerging issues in the pursuit of food system transformation. The results show that China has continuously promoted food system transformation in land consolidation, agri-food production technologies, management and organization modes, food reserves, trade governance, and food consumption. These transformations ensure not only food availability, timeliness, and nutrition, but also in terms of the ecological, social, and economic sustainability, feasibility, and justice of food security. However, China is also confronting new challenges in food security, for example, malnutrition, environmental unsustainability, and reductions in diversified agri-food. In the future, China is expected to be committed to promoting healthy diets, sustainable agricultural production, climate change mitigation, and the reduction of food waste and loss to enhance its agri-food system’s resilience.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/2/137agri-food systemfood securitytransformationChinasustainability |
| spellingShingle | Yujia Lu Yongxun Zhang Yu Hong Lulu He Yangfen Chen Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices Foods agri-food system food security transformation China sustainability |
| title | Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices |
| title_full | Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices |
| title_fullStr | Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices |
| title_short | Experiences and Lessons from Agri-Food System Transformation for Sustainable Food Security: A Review of China’s Practices |
| title_sort | experiences and lessons from agri food system transformation for sustainable food security a review of china s practices |
| topic | agri-food system food security transformation China sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/2/137 |
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