The string of food security can not be loosened, otherwise production is easy to decline.

Recently, the State Council issued several opinions on establishing and improving the responsibility system of provincial governors for food security (hereinafter referred to as the "opinions"), from the aspects of grain production, circulation, consumption, and so on, it further clarified the powers and responsibilities of the people's governments at the provincial level in safeguarding national food security, and made comprehensive arrangements for the establishment and improvement of the provincial governor responsibility system for food security. In interpreting the opinions, Yan Bo, director of the Policy and regulations Department of the State Grain Administration and spokesman for the Bureau, stressed that although grain has achieved 11 consecutive increases, it is necessary to be vigilant, it will be more difficult to stabilize and increase grain production, and the strings of food security cannot be relaxed. otherwise, grain production will easily decline.

Yan Bo said: the 11th consecutive increase in grain production has laid a very solid foundation for the country's food security, and on the whole, the current food security situation in the country is good. However, in such a good situation, we should be vigilant, and there are at least several aspects to consider.

First, China's agricultural resources are congenitally deficient, and cultivated land and fresh water resources are relatively scarce. The per capita cultivated land is only 1 × 3 of the world average, and the per capita fresh water resources are only 1 × 4 of the world average. After realizing the 11 consecutive increases in grain production, there will be more difficulties and greater challenges, so the string of food security must not be loosened at any time, otherwise grain production will easily decline.

Second, China has a large population, the population is still growing, and the consumption structure is upgrading, including the acceleration of our urbanization process and the rigid growth of consumer demand, so the tight balance between supply and demand is a long-term situation of the country's grain supply and demand. this must be soberly understood.

Third, after the "11th consecutive increase", especially the current supply and demand of some grain varieties is relatively loose, under such circumstances, it is easy to relax grain production and ignore grain circulation, and there is a phenomenon of over-reliance on the central government in some places. Therefore, under such circumstances, the State Council issued "some opinions on establishing and improving the responsibility system of provincial governors for food security", which is of great significance.