Agriculture: Zone project to feed China's 1.3 billion people

The China Daily reports that China will take a firmer stance on arable land protection in the next five years to ensure that enough grain is planted to feed its 1.3 billion people.

More than 100 zones to protect farmland will be built in the next five years, covering 667,000 hectares. Each zone will get increased funding and technical support and use state-of-the-art technical and management techniques.

Full story: Zone project aims to help arable land yield more