China Faces Food Security Challenges as El Niño Rainfall Comes to an End

China Faces Food Security Challenges as El Niño Rainfall Comes to an End
Vanessa Kummer checks the quality of their 2018 soybean crops on the family farm near Colfax, North Dakota, U.S., Aug. 6, 2019. Reuters/Dan Koeck/File Photo
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China faces rising food insecurity risks as a string of El Niños that brought heavy monsoon rainfall and five years of rising domestic food production has come to an end.