There is no need to struggle with "the main grain of potatoes".

China's grain production has been increased for many years in a row, and grain can be allocated and adjusted well at any time, and food security is guaranteed. Therefore, it is not necessary and impossible to carry out "melon and vegetable generation".

The transformation of potatoes as the main grain is natural and conforms to the trend. It is not a certain competent department or association that can casually declare potatoes as staple food. It has to be eaten at the dinner table and "mixed" in rivers and lakes.

Looking at the bright prospect of agricultural modernization, great and beautiful changes will take place in today's agricultural varieties and agricultural technology in the future. When that day comes, any kind of agricultural product may be used by us as a completely different ingredient from what it is today.

A piece of news that "potatoes will become the fourth staple food in China" has aroused widespread concern and attracted onlookers on the Internet. While some commentators applauded the expansion of the army of staple grains, they also raised questions such as "melons and vegetables" for grain shortages, while others argued that potatoes were entangled as staple grains, and whether sweet potatoes and other "brothers" of potatoes could also be used as staple grains in the future, and so on.

It's normal to have all kinds of arguments. However, if we put these discussions in the context of China's grain production and the rapid progress of agricultural technology, we do not have to struggle with the "main grain of potatoes."

Potatoes as a staple food, it is not a shortage of food to engage in "melons and vegetables." One fact is very clear: our grain production has increased for many years in a row, which is rare in the history of global grain production. At present, domestic grain depots are basically full, grain can be allocated and adjusted well at any time, and food security is guaranteed. Therefore, it is not necessary and impossible to engage in "melon and vegetable generation".

However, such a good situation does not mean that we can take the food issue lightly. On the contrary, the more we have food in hand, the more we need to have a sense of famine and security. Specifically, it is necessary to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of continuously increasing grain production to make more scientific and rational strategic adjustments and strategic arrangements for grain production.

This strategic deployment is to ensure the basic self-sufficiency of grain and the absolute security of food rations. For the vast majority of Chinese, rations are the three staple grains of wheat, rice and corn, and the three staple grains are the focus of our grain production, and we must ensure the stability of planting area and production capacity. In order to ensure the three staple grains, we consume a lot of fresh water, land, fertilizer and other resources. Taking potatoes as the fourth staple food now adds a new weight to ensure food security. Because potatoes have been recognized as the fourth staple food by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, China has been counted as grain, and some areas are also used to potatoes as staple food. In addition, the high yield of potatoes per unit area is difficult to match with the three staple grains. There is no doubt that the main grain of potatoes will further consolidate the foundation of food security and broaden the path of food security.

The main grain of potato is not simply "recharged with beans", but determined from the nutritional value of potatoes, the change of market demand, the progress of production and processing technology and so on. In the words of experts, the main grain of potatoes is natural, logical, and conforms to the trend. It is not for some competent department or association to casually announce that potatoes can be used as staple food. This has to be eaten at the dinner table and "mixed" in rivers and lakes. For example, in terms of nutrition, processing technology, variety, and planting, potatoes have their own "unique skills" and many advantages. There is no need to elaborate on the specific contents of these aspects.

That is to say, the transformation of potatoes as the main grain is the result of the continuous development and adjustment of the mode of agricultural production and the deepening of technological progress. In human history, what people eat and what they are used to eat is not immutable, but gradually evolved with the change of environmental conditions and the development of technology. Among our three staple grains, apart from the origin of rice, it is believed that wheat and corn do not originate in China. Our ancestors not only did not eat, but even did not know about these varieties. With the deepening of human exchanges, wheat and corn have been introduced into our country, have been planted in a large area, and gradually become the staple food of the Chinese people. But staple food is not their only identity and value. With the acceleration of technological progress, there have been countless kinds of food based on the three staple grains, and the staple food has often become a snack.

This is the charm of modern agriculture. It makes many historical impossibilities possible, it makes many traditional imaginations come true, and of course it makes our "rice bags" and "vegetable baskets" more rich and diverse. Potatoes have been planted in China for only more than 400 years, and most of them have been eaten fresh since ancient times and now, but that does not mean that potatoes can only be eaten fresh. It is related to our understanding of potatoes, the limitation of potato cultivation technology, the development of potato varieties, the progress of potato processing technology, the excavation of potato market value and other factors, as well as our understanding of food security. If potatoes can become the fourth staple food, which not only adds a staple grain, but also gives us a reason to carry our rice bowls more firmly, why not do it?

Therefore, looking at the bright prospect of agricultural modernization, great and beautiful changes will take place in today's agricultural varieties, agricultural technology and agricultural market in the future. When that day comes, not only will we no longer struggle with the main grain of potatoes, any kind of agricultural products may be used by us as a completely different ingredient from what we are today. What other reason do you have to struggle with this?