GERHARD K

A major intention of this system is to emphasize the multidimensional nature of China's food problems. Food security is not primarily a resource problem, as suggested by some researchers. Scarcity of water and land are just two factors in a multi-term equation that also includes demographic, economic, sociocultural, and political elements... This web page contains a wide array of analyses and data that are essential for a balanced and policy-relevant assessment of China's food prospects. Is a result of a multi-year research project at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. Some of our results are in strong contrast to widely published assessments by Lester Brown. For instance, we found that China's cultivated land is much larger than previously thought, and that there are still land reserves with cultivation potential. We also show that China's scarcity of water and land are just two factors in a multi-term equation, which must also..