GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Corn has played an important role in China’s food system since it was introduced from the American continent in the 1500s. The introduction of corn contributed to a surge of Chinese population growth as its cultivation expanded on hillsides and other marginal land (Elvin, 2004).

Detailed explanation-2: -Area is estimated at 42.0 million hectares (mha), up approximately 0.7 mha or 2 percent from last year (see Figure 1). The major corn growing regions are in the Northeast provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Inner Mongolia (see Figure 2).

Detailed explanation-3: -Corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans are major crops in China, and Chinese farmers have been paying agricultural taxes to grow these crops for almost two thousand years.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of December 2022, China’s population stood at 1.4118 billion. According to the 2020 census, 91.11% of the population was Han Chinese, and 8.89% were minorities. China’s population growth rate is only 0.03%, ranking 159th in the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Corn is a pretty common sight in China, where sweet corn is often used in dishes, and maize supplies go to everything from livestock feed, to biofuel.