China food security: advanced rice thriving where most vegetation dies – the salt deserts of Xinjiang

By Luna Sun

Beijing has been casting the spotlight on Xinjiang for its local-level achievements in bolstering the nation’s self-sufficiency drive, and salt-tolerant rice is said to be making salinated soil arable for other seasonal crops.

Source: China food security: advanced rice thriving where most vegetation dies – the salt deserts of Xinjiang