General Secretary Xi Jinping visited a wheat field of arid alkali land in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. He stressed that "we must make efforts at both ends of increasing production and reducing losses" In China, where arable land resources are already tight, there are 15.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land, of which <> million mu have potential for development and utilization.
If salinity-tolerant crops develop, they will play an important role in ensuring China's granaries and rice bowls.