# Ensuring China's food security in a geographical shift of its grain production: Driving factors, threats, and solutions

*PRI Rank #16 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #16 |
| 18m citations | 28 |
| Journal | Resources Conservation and Recycling |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107845 |
| Corresponding authors | Zhou Fang |
| Institution | The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/rice-cultivation-and-yield-improvement/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107845](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107845)

## Topics

China's food security · Grain production distribution · driving factors of production shift · threats to food security · Grain production distribution · spatial dynamics of agriculture · agricultural policy solutions · regional agricultural patterns · Land use change · climate impact on grain production · Water availability · agricultural mechanization · Crop yield variability · food supply chain resilience · rural labor migration · agricultural land management

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