Chinese government’s emerging “Food Silk Road” aims to diversify food imports from many regions around the world, including Africa and Latin America.
To date, China has signed over 100 agricultural cooperation agreements with Belt and Road Initiative countries. Food consumption in China is skyrocketing due to greater intake of essential food than in the past, changing diets, increased food loss and waste, and loss of farmland due to urbanization.
Sources: www.thediplomat.com