CAS scientists recently proposed the building of a fourth rice production base in northeast China by fully taping the resources of ancient river channels in the western part of the region so as to promote local economic and ecological development. The new base will not only serve as a strong support to the three existing rice producing bases - the Sanjiang Plain, the Liaohe Plain and the eastern mountainous areas - but confirm the region's status as one of China's major commodity grain producers to ensure the nation's food-supply security, says Prof. SUN Guangyou from the CAS Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology.
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