Views on food security

On the one hand, there will be less and less land, less and less water resources, less and less labor force and more and more expensive expenses; On the other hand, with the increasing population and the continuous development of industrialization, more, better and safer agricultural products are definitely needed. Straw, every day, every moment, is added one by one ... when the last straw is added and collapses, it is too late to think again. Food security is a long-term problem, not a short-term one. You need to plan ahead and be prepared for danger in times of peace, not to mention there are signs of danger ... this is the first point.

The second point of view, food security, is a production problem, not a circulation problem. The function of storage is to cut off peaks and fill valleys and balance the rich and the poor. As long as the production capacity is sufficient, it is not a problem who will store it and how to store it. Europe and the United States have strong agricultural production capacity, and the state does not purchase and store food, so food security is secure. Since it is a production problem, it is necessary to increase production capacity; This requires strengthening the construction of agricultural infrastructure, improving soil fertility, and more importantly, strengthening agricultural scientific and technological innovation to make this primary productive force stronger and bigger. In recent years, this point has been increasingly recognized by people; Document No.1 said that grain should be stored on the ground and stored technically, which is what it means. I hope this understanding is not only because the national inventory is too much, but also an expedient measure to solve the inventory problem. I hope this understanding is a kind of foresight, which should be truly reflected in the national budget: to spend more money to improve soil fertility and strengthen science and technology.

The third point, food security, is not a food problem, but a food problem. Sounds a little circuitous. This is because the word food security is translated; Incorrect translation caused confusion. The original text is food safety, which should be translated into food safety (or food safety is better distinguished from food safety). Although the translation is not accurate, now everyone is used to it, and it is not easy to change it. Avoiding ambiguity is actually not complicated: everything else remains the same, food is still food, but when you encounter the word "food security", make a replacement in your mind and replace the food inside with food. This article is used like this.