China Government issued Food and Nutrition Development for 2014-2020
- By China Government issued Food and Nutrition Development for 2014-2020
- 14 Feb 2014
The China Food and Nutrition Development Plan for 2014-2020, issued on Monday by the State Council, aims to raise average milk consumption to about 100 millilitres a day by 2020, up from the 15ml per day under the 2000-2010 plan.
The other specific food named for development was soya bean, the cultivation of which in the major production region of Heilongjiang fell by half in the past nine years. China, once self-sufficient in soya bean cultivation, is the world's largest importer.
He Jiguo, dean of the nutrition and food safety department at China Agricultural University, said the plan's emphasis on dairy was due to mainlanders' traditionally low intake of calcium. Soya bean products were targeted because they have the highest protein content of plant foods.
"The point for the dairy sector it that it must address the management of milk processing, to rebuild public trust," He said, referring to lingering concerns over safety. Supporting the soya bean sector was necessary because "China lags behind other countries in seed breeding and processing technology."
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