Chinese scientists breed new crop varieties to support food security


By Liu YiweiYu Fei
  • World
  • Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have bred a number of new varieties of major crops during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), providing solid support for the country's food security, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) said Tuesday.

The CAAS has made remarkable scientific and technological progress in staple crop breeding in recent years.

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