Allocation of grassland, livestock and arable based on the spatial and temporal analysis for food demand in China

Huilong Lin,Ruichao Li,Jingrong Zhang,Jizhou Ren,Yifan Liu

doi:10.15302/j-fase-2017140

Abstract

Allocation of grassland, livestock and arable based on the spatial and temporal analysis for food demand in China

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Food security was proposed as a priority by the FAO in 1974 when it established the Committee on World Food Security
With economic development, the dietary consumption patterns of consumers have shifted from cereal and vegetable to high-protein and high-fat food
From 1998 to 2012, with economic development, the dietary consumption patterns of consumers have shifted from cereal and vegetable to high-protein and high-fat food

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Introduction

Food security was proposed as a priority by the FAO in 1974 when it established the Committee on World Food Security. Regular consumption of food in China includes grain, pork, poultry, eggs, beef and mutton, which can be divided into the grain ration, grainconsuming livestock products (pork, poultry and eggs) and herbivorous livestock products (beef and mutton). The grain ration and grain-consuming livestock products are the most important components of grain demand. Due to the overlap in consumption of grain between people and grain-consuming livestock, the intensified competition between these uses has become more serious as the demand for grain-consuming livestock products has increased sharply in recent years. Herbivorous livestock can make use of forage and other plant materials which humans cannot directly consume, and does not create a pressure on grain production. Research on the development of grassland agriculture to ensure food

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