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Homebred crop varieties cover 95% of China's farmland

China.org.cn
| January 22, 2026
2026-01-22

China steadily advanced the initiative to invigorate the seed industry in 2025. Domestically bred crop varieties now cover 95% of the country's total planting area, while the market shares of domestically developed seed and breeding resources in livestock, aquaculture and vegetables have surpassed 80%, 86% and 91%, respectively, said Zhang Xingwang, vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs, at a press conference Thursday.

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