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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2015, Vol. 14 Issue (6): 1092-1100    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(14)60992-8
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Future perspective of China’s feed demand and supply during its fast transition period of food consumption
 DONG Wan-lu, WANG Xiao-bing, YANG Jun
1、Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R.China
2、University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R.China
3、School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, P.R.China
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摘要  China has experienced dramatic changes in food consumption patterns over the last three decades. However, there are different opinions regarding the future trends in consumption. By adopting the well-developed partial equilibrium model-China Agricultural Policy Simulation Model (CAPSiM), the demand for livestock products and the main feed crops over 2011–2030 is predicted and analyzed. It is found that China’s per capita consumption of livestock products will continue to rise during this period, even though its growth rate will slow down gradually. Meanwhile, the expansion of livestock production will pose great challenges for feed supply in China. More accurately, China will be confronted with feed security rather than grain security in the future.

Abstract  China has experienced dramatic changes in food consumption patterns over the last three decades. However, there are different opinions regarding the future trends in consumption. By adopting the well-developed partial equilibrium model-China Agricultural Policy Simulation Model (CAPSiM), the demand for livestock products and the main feed crops over 2011–2030 is predicted and analyzed. It is found that China’s per capita consumption of livestock products will continue to rise during this period, even though its growth rate will slow down gradually. Meanwhile, the expansion of livestock production will pose great challenges for feed supply in China. More accurately, China will be confronted with feed security rather than grain security in the future.
Keywords:  feed demand       food consumption pattern       partial equilibrium model  
Received: 07 July 2014   Accepted:
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The funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71373255), the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012RC102) and the National Maize Industrial Technical System, China (nycytx-02).

Corresponding Authors:  WANG Xiao-bing, E-mail: xbwang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn     E-mail:  xbwang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn

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