Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding – but absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling life, Ralph Marston once said. But what if a dream is too good to be true, especially when you are betting against mother nature? China has pitted its food security mission against the ever-rising menace of climate change. With global warming-led extreme weather conditions across the world, agriculture has never been on shakier ground. The imminent threat of droughts, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes gets stronger with each passing year, making production and yield forecasts murkier than ever. When the world’s second largest economy embarks on a mission of self-sufficiency in food supplies to feed its 1.41 billion population, skepticism is likely to prevail – especially when the country has been witnessing a spate of climate change-led natural disasters in recent years. China’s agricultural ministry conceded in March that the country is staring at the […]