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China announces bumper wheat harvest amid looming global food crisis caused by Ukraine war | South China Morning Post

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After more than 30 years of research, China’s development of a type of wheat that can thrive in tidal flats and saline soils is starting to pay off. The salt-alkali-tolerant variety has been contributing to China’s grain production in recent years, with state media reporting that by June 6, 2022, 167 million mu (11.…

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