July 27, 2010

Study forecasts possible expansion of China's corn planting area

China's corn planting area may be added by 461,000 square kilometres as the corn production would extend northward given a warmer weather in the future, according to a study conducted by the Lanzhou University.

The study results were released in an international conference on eco-system assessment and management held in Lanzhou, the capital city of China's northwestern Gansu province, during July 20 to July 25.

The study, based on a prospect of global warming, is to assess the consequence of climate change on the corn planting in China. It has proven that the future climate change could be a positive boost to the country's corn production as the plating area might witness a considerable expansion.