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Intro; Foreword I; One China: Building Agricultural Power-The Burden is Heavy and the Road is Long; Foreword II; It is not Easy to Understand Chinese Agriculture; Agriculture and Civilization; Farming Culture, Industrial Culture, and Ecological Culture; Knowledge About Agriculture Must Be Popularized; Translator's Preface; Overarching Aspects to Keep in Mind; Aspects of How This Translation Was Made; Spelling and Usage; Rhetorical Differences Between English and Chinese; Translation Strategies: Domestication or Foreignization?; Important Background Terms and Information; Textual Notes
AppendicesBibliography; Two Important Romanized Terms; China's Land Tenure System; Problem Terms; Poetry; Political Terminology; Style; Expression of thanks; Contents; Prologue; Fascinating History of Agriculture; The Neolithic Age: Starting Point of Agriculture; From Slash-and-burn Cultivation to the Use of Iron Plows Pulled by Oxen: The Evolution of Farming Methods; Tales of the Fiery Emperor and Houji (God of Agriculture): The Dawn of Agricultural Civilization; Appreciation of Poems About Agriculture; Agriculture-An Age of Dominance; 1 Does China Have Enough to Eat?
1.1 Food Security: The Most Fundamental Domestic and National Affair1.1.1 What Is Food Security?; 1.1.2 "The Masses Regard Food as Their Prime Want"; a Country Lacking in Food Will Be in Chaos; 1.1.3 Famine Has Never Disappeared from Memory; 1.1.4 Food Security's Big "Success"; 1.2 Food Security-Expectations and Reality; 1.2.1 Grain Is Now Essentially Sufficient; 1.2.2 Grain Imports Have Been Massive; 1.2.3 From Now on, Supply Will Be Difficult to Provide; 1.3 Food Security Under Huge Stress; 1.3.1 Scarce Resources-Land and Water Are Insufficient
1.3.2 Large Population-"There Is not Enough Congee to Feed All the Monks"1.3.3 Poor Conditions-Infrastructure Is not Able to Keep Up; 1.3.4 Low Income-Planting Crops Cannot Make Ends Meet; 1.3.5 Insufficient Rewards-Primary Grain-Growing Districts Suffer the Most; 1.3.6 Needs Are Great-People and Biofueled Cars Vie for Grain; 1.3.7 Dangerous Situation-Pressure on International Food Security Is also High; 1.4 How to Guarantee Food Security; 1.4.1 No Slackening on Self-sufficiency in Staple Grains; Overall Balance of Diverse Cereals and Grains; 1.4.2 All-Out Support for Food Security
Taking Key Problems and Key Points into Consideration1.4.2.1 Key Point 1: Water Control; 1.4.2.2 Key Point 2: Land Renovation; 1.4.2.3 Key Point 3: Scientific and Technological Innovation in Agriculture; 1.4.2.4 Key Point 4: Subsidize Farmers to Produce Grain; 1.4.2.5 Key Point 5: Provide Incentives for Main Grain Producing Areas; 1.4.2.6 Key Point 6: Appropriately Raise and Control Grain Prices; 1.4.2.7 Key Point 7: Grain Reserves; 1.4.2.8 Key Point 8: Import Moderately; 1.4.2.9 Key Point 9: Save Grain, Reduce Waste; 2 The Problem of Food Safety
AppendicesBibliography; Two Important Romanized Terms; China's Land Tenure System; Problem Terms; Poetry; Political Terminology; Style; Expression of thanks; Contents; Prologue; Fascinating History of Agriculture; The Neolithic Age: Starting Point of Agriculture; From Slash-and-burn Cultivation to the Use of Iron Plows Pulled by Oxen: The Evolution of Farming Methods; Tales of the Fiery Emperor and Houji (God of Agriculture): The Dawn of Agricultural Civilization; Appreciation of Poems About Agriculture; Agriculture-An Age of Dominance; 1 Does China Have Enough to Eat?
1.1 Food Security: The Most Fundamental Domestic and National Affair1.1.1 What Is Food Security?; 1.1.2 "The Masses Regard Food as Their Prime Want"; a Country Lacking in Food Will Be in Chaos; 1.1.3 Famine Has Never Disappeared from Memory; 1.1.4 Food Security's Big "Success"; 1.2 Food Security-Expectations and Reality; 1.2.1 Grain Is Now Essentially Sufficient; 1.2.2 Grain Imports Have Been Massive; 1.2.3 From Now on, Supply Will Be Difficult to Provide; 1.3 Food Security Under Huge Stress; 1.3.1 Scarce Resources-Land and Water Are Insufficient
1.3.2 Large Population-"There Is not Enough Congee to Feed All the Monks"1.3.3 Poor Conditions-Infrastructure Is not Able to Keep Up; 1.3.4 Low Income-Planting Crops Cannot Make Ends Meet; 1.3.5 Insufficient Rewards-Primary Grain-Growing Districts Suffer the Most; 1.3.6 Needs Are Great-People and Biofueled Cars Vie for Grain; 1.3.7 Dangerous Situation-Pressure on International Food Security Is also High; 1.4 How to Guarantee Food Security; 1.4.1 No Slackening on Self-sufficiency in Staple Grains; Overall Balance of Diverse Cereals and Grains; 1.4.2 All-Out Support for Food Security
Taking Key Problems and Key Points into Consideration1.4.2.1 Key Point 1: Water Control; 1.4.2.2 Key Point 2: Land Renovation; 1.4.2.3 Key Point 3: Scientific and Technological Innovation in Agriculture; 1.4.2.4 Key Point 4: Subsidize Farmers to Produce Grain; 1.4.2.5 Key Point 5: Provide Incentives for Main Grain Producing Areas; 1.4.2.6 Key Point 6: Appropriately Raise and Control Grain Prices; 1.4.2.7 Key Point 7: Grain Reserves; 1.4.2.8 Key Point 8: Import Moderately; 1.4.2.9 Key Point 9: Save Grain, Reduce Waste; 2 The Problem of Food Safety