By Wu Yong (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-07-23 08:50

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However, Huang Jikun, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Research Center of Agricultural Policy, told China Daily that "floods in southern China would not cause fatal damage to the nation's grain output".

"In fact, we need not worry about food security if there are no nationwide natural disasters," said Huang, who is also a top advisor to the nation's leading policy-makers.

The authorities have been increasing fiscal support and production guidance to grain producers in recent years. Statistics from the agriculture ministry suggest that central government subsidies for grain production would increase 63 percent to 42.7 billion yuan this year.

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