Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp (fka KWBT)

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Scarcity of cultivable land may encourage soil remediation

Opinion of former president of China Agricultural University

"In the Government Work Report he delivered on Friday, Premier Li Keqiang once again highlighted the importance of seeds and cultivable land in safeguarding China's food security."

"Yet the relative scarcity of cultivable land and lack of enough water sources are hurdles in China's path in raising farm output. China's per capita cultivable land is 1.4 mu (933 square meters) just a bit more than half the global average of 2.7 mu."

"The relatively low yield level can be attributed to fragmented farmlands, and the scattered distribution of cultivable lands including on mountain slopes."

"As for the government, it should better protect cultivable land and promote innovation, so as to boost grain production' capacity in the long run. The increase of overall production capacity cannot be achieved by the market alone. This is exactly where the government should intervene.

For instance, the government should allocate more funds to the existing nationwide farmland improvement and consolidation project. With support from this project, large pieces of farmland are to be built with good irrigation system and more fertile soil conditions, which are prerequisites for large-scale and mechanized farming, and for easier use of advanced technology, for the purposes of increasing output and farmers' income."

http://epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202103/10/WS60481567a31099a234354869.html

Relevance for KWBT:

"The Kiwa R&D Center cooperates with Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, China Agricultural University, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Northwest University, Harbin Technology Institute, Research Institute of Tsinghua University and several other prestigious universities."

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/20/1553890/0/en/Kiwa-Bio-Tech-Announces-Opening-Of-First-Research-and-Development-Center-In-China.html

"Kiwa Bio-Tech Established Joint Venture to Address Ring-fenced Soil Remediation Projects"

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/30/2024988/0/en/Kiwa-Bio-Tech-Established-Joint-Venture-to-Address-Ring-fenced-Soil-Remediation-Projects.html