More is less: How China’s policies could weaken global food security
CLIENT: Hinrich Foundation HERE
PROJECT: Essay on the global implications of China’s 5-year food security plan
This paper explores four key policy levers in China’s plans that will most impact global food security: subsidies to farmers, national stockpiling, import diversification and the drive for agricultural technology innovation.
These policies are clearly articulated in recently issued official documents that outline structural shifts in China’s approach to food security. Long after Covid-19 and other crises have receded, Beijing’s vision for how China will feed itself will affect how the rest of the world does the same.
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