Closing yield gaps for rice self-sufficiency in China

Whether or not China can be rice self-sufficient in the future is in question. Here the authors provide a spatially explicit yield-gap analysis of Chinese rice production under future scenarios, identifying priority areas for improving yields to meet demands by 2030.

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Main Authors: Nanyan Deng, Patricio Grassini, Haishun Yang, Jianliang Huang, Kenneth G. Cassman, Shaobing Peng
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7b8deb6c80bf47d5b96be596a353a803
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Summary:Whether or not China can be rice self-sufficient in the future is in question. Here the authors provide a spatially explicit yield-gap analysis of Chinese rice production under future scenarios, identifying priority areas for improving yields to meet demands by 2030.