Vision of Resource, Structure, System and Chinese Food Security

Abstract

Chinese food security has important strategic significance not only for native sustained economic and social development, but also has an important impact on world food security. At present, Chinese food security is facing three major issues which are serious resource constraints, complex structural contradictions and lag system supply. This paper presents the analytical framework of “resource • structure • System” and conducts theoretical and empirical analysis on the issue of food security in China by the method of system theory. The studies shows that the realization of food security in China should be based on its specific national conditions and reasonably and effectively combine resource allocation, structural optimization and system relief in order to provide continuous power for further enhancing the comprehensive support capacity of national food security.