The increased productivity from farmland made some countries self-sufficient in grain and livestock, and offered effective protection against famine.

农田生产力的提高使一些国家在粮食和牲畜方面能自给自足，并为防止饥荒提供了有效的保护。

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The backward area has achieved self-sufficient in grain.

这个落后的地区在粮食方面已能自给。

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China has a long-standing ambition to be self-sufficient in grain - rice, wheat, maize (corn) and soya beans - yet it imported some 95 million tonnes last year, about 17% of its domestic production.

中国长期以来一直有信心在粮食方面自给自足，比如大米，小麦，玉米以及大豆，虽然去年进口了9.5亿吨，相当于国产的17%。最近有人担心说中国粮食进口量加大会引起粮价上涨。

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But Beijing insists the country should be 95% self-sufficient in grain, and it requires provinces to shoot for self-sufficiency too.

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