CHINESE scientists have released research results documenting technological breakthroughs in combating black soil degradation and boosting modern agricultural development through the use of modern precision practices.
Referred to as the “giant panda of cultivated land” thanks to its fertility and scarcity, black soil in China’s Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, all located in the country’s northeast, and in some parts of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, covers a total area of 1.09 million square kilometres. It produces about a quarter of China’s total grain output. However, black soil has experienced varying degrees of degradation due to factors such as excessive exploitation and climate change.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with authorities in the four provincial-level regions mentioned earlier, launched the “Black Soil Granary” programme in 2021 to provide sci-tech support to the fight against soil degradation. The CAS published the project’s latest achievements, covering theories, technologies, models and smart equipment, on Monday in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province.
Xinhua
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