China can be self-sufficient in maize production by 2030 with optimal crop management

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 2637 - 11
• Main Authors: Luo, Ning, Meng, Qingfeng, Feng, Puyu, Qu, Ziren, Yu, Yonghong, Liu, De Li, Müller, Christoph, Wang, Pu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.05.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/449/2668; 704/158/2456; 706/1143; Agricultural production; Agriculture - methods; Animal Feed; China; Climate Change; Climate effects; Corn; Crop management; Crop Production; Crop yield; Crops, Agricultural; Economic development; Economics; Feeds; Field tests; Food security; Humanities and Social Sciences; Machine learning; multidisciplinary; Planting; Planting density; Population growth; Radiative forcing; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Self sufficiency; Soil; Soil improvement; Soil management; Soils; Zea mays; China

Population growth and economic development in China has increased the demand for food and animal feed, raising questions regarding China’s future maize production self-sufficiency. Here, we address this challenge by combining data-driven projections with a machine learning method on data from 402 st...