优质粮食工程 (yōuzhì liángshí gōngchéng): Quality grain project

The Ministry of Finance and National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration have jointly issued a document on implementing the quality grain project on June 24.

The quality grain project is a significant measure to implement the rural rejuvenation strategy and national food security strategy and deepen agricultural supply side structural reform. Since its inception, it has achieved positive results in increasing the supply of green high-quality grain and it has raised farmers' incomes, increased the efficiency of enterprises and benefited consumers.

The document calls for the food post-production service level to be improved and food quality security inspection and supervision to be strengthened. It promotes high quality development of the grain industry and encourages consumption of quality grain and oil products.

According to the document, the coverage rate of the food quality security inspection and supervision system should be above 60 percent, and the quality grain rate in major grain-producing counties should increase to 30 percent.

In addition, there will be 100 demonstration grain-producing counties, 1,000 demonstration agricultural enterprises or rural cooperatives, 10,000 demonstration agricultural product stores and a batch of famous grain product brands established.