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Timeline of food and nutrition in China

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| 1987 || Food || Policy || The Chinese government implements a strategy for agricultural development known as "promoting agriculture by sciences and technology". A large number of scientists are sent to the countryside to offer technical assistance in the use of advanced methods for production of {{w|grain}}, {{w|cotton}}, {{w|edible oil}}, {{w|livestock}} and {{w|fish}}. The state increases the utilization of chemical fertilizer, agricultural machinery and irrigation, trains agricultural technicians and popularizes advanced techniques. It is estimated that 30 to 40 percent of the total increase in agricultural production is attributable to science and technology.<ref name="and nutritional status"/>
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| 1987 || || || Total grain net imports amount to 13 million tons in the year. Although this figure would subsequently decline, China would remain a net importer of cereals even after a strong recovery of grain production between 1989 and 1991.<ref name="Shujie"/>
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| 1988 || Food || Policy || A national project to promote the production of non-staple food and secure the market supply (known informally as the "Food-Basket Project") is proposed by the {{w|Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China}} and approved by the [[w:State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]]. The project is implemented nationwide and remarkable improvements in production, marketing and consumption of non-staple foods would be made.<ref name="and nutritional status"/>
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