At a press briefing the National Development and Reform Commission said it will
concentrate on two keys — arable land and seeds — and pursue three priorities to
keep China’s staple grains largely domestically supplied. It will accelerate
conversion of qualifying permanent basic farmland into high‑standard farmland
and speed upgrades to major irrigation districts to turn rain‑fed fields into
reliable-output land. Policy will target both stable planted area and higher
yields through region- and crop-specific measures that integrate better land,
seeds, machinery and farming methods to deliver broad-based balanced gains in
major grain and oilseed production. The NDRC also said it will mobilize farmers
and local governments by coordinating investment with price support, subsidies
and insurance to stabilize farmers’ planting income expectations, and improve
compensation mechanisms for major grain-producing regions to incentivize local
authorities to prioritize grain production.
