According to an Aug 22 report by the State Meteorological Administration, global warming could cut China's annual grain harvest by up to 10% by 2030, creating a strain on the country's farmland, AFP reported. China's population is expected to exceed 1.5 billion by 2030, requiring an extra 10 million hectares of farmland to produce an additional 100 million tons of food. In recent years, the country's farmland has been strained due to rapid rates of urbanization. China's current population is recorded at 1.3 billion.
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