Interprovincial food trade aggravates China’s land scarcity

• Published in: Humanities & social sciences communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 76 - 14
• Main Authors: He, Jianjian, Wang, Siqi, Heijungs, Reinout, Yang, Yi, Shu, Shumiao, Zhang, Weiwen, Xu, Anqi, Fang, Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 01.12.2024; Springer Nature
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agriculture; Consumption; Crops; Food security; Food supply; International trade; Land use; Regions; Supply & demand; China

Land is an increasingly scarce resource that plays a critical role in achieving many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Land scarcity, namely the imbalance state between cropland availability and demand, can be mitigated by the trade of agricultural products, but how effective it is remains uncle...