China's agriculture and grain sector have gone from barely feeding its own population to ensuring that the country's 1.4 billion people, or one-fifth of the world's population, not only have enough to eat, but also eat well.

Axar.az reports citing CGTN that by dramatically increasing grain production and modernizing the food industry, China has secured the baseline of providing its own food. Now producing a quarter of the world's grain output, the nation's road to grain self-sufficiency is a historic achievement with far-reaching impact on food security worldwide.

Grain security is the basis of national security and development and an utmost priority for the Chinese government. Ahead of the 39th World Food Day on October 16, the State Council Information Office issued a white paper on food security, the second document of its kind from the government about food.

Last year, China imported a total of 115.55 million tonnes of agriculture products including soybeans, a 944.8 percent increase from 1996. Its grain exports in the same period totaled 3.66 million tonnes, up 171.1 percent.

Another contribution to global food security is China's unconditional aid within its capability toward humanitarian crisis relief work. These efforts have proven successful in accelerating the global developmental goal of eliminating hunger and won worldwide commendations.