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BEIJING - Millions of hectares of arable land in chief,
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Rural residents are leaving the land amid quick urbanization, according to official data.
More than 46.6 percent of arable land in 16 provinces in southern parts of China - 21.5 million hectares - lies untilled in winter, according to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture. The land secondhand to be planted with rice.
"Rice-planting zones in southern provinces have shrunk considerably in recent years," said researcher Lu Bu at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences' agricultural resources and local blueprinting institute.
"On top of this,
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The average annual salary of farmers working in the cities namely about 150 yuan ($25), distant more than any income they could make from the land.
In some areas of Hunan province, up to 15 percent of arable land was not planted for winter crops,
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Of the national output of 546.4 million tons of grain in 2010,
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The contribution from the 16 provinces marked a sharp ebb from about 60 percent in the 1980s,
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At present, only six of the country's 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous districts generate enough grain to patronize other provinces, Li said.
The 16 provinces and regions in central and southern China, with the exception of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Yunnan,
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An manufacture insider, who did not want to be identified,
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Meanwhile, apt encounter servant needs, China has increased grain imports in recent years, focusing global consideration above the country's target as grain self-sufficiency.
The country imported 1.57 million tons of corn in 2010, a heavy increase on 83,000 tons in 2009 and 49,000 tons in 2008, according to figures from the General Administration of Customs.
Wheat imports were also higher final year, rising 36 percent to 120 million tons, the customs office said.
Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said in March that new grain imports were to adapt and enrich harvest varieties in the domestic market.
"China will not, and cannot, rely on imports to feed its population," he said during an exclusive interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television.
The agricultural information office's Li estimated that rice output could grow by about 10 percent if local administrations made full use of arable land.
Also, more drought- and cold-resistant varieties of crops, such as potatoes and Chinese cabbage, could be planted in winter in the central and southern regions to take convenience of local climate alteration, he said.
"Many farmers have left the land, which is a potential risk to grain making," the academy's Lu Bu said.
"An essential task for the central government is to support farmers in improving the benefits they reap from farming."
Despite unfavorable weather, China enjoyed a bumper summer harvest this year. Grain output buffet 126.27 million tons, one anniversary mushroom of 2.5 percent, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
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