China's Grain Reserve System Research

The food problem is both a question of theory and a practical issue. Food is the necessities for human beings to live on and it is irreplaceable; food is one of the necessary conditions for a country to develop and the quantity has been related to the country's stability; food is the national economic basis which is the main source of government finance in ancient society and the blood for the development of national economy nowadays. All in all, food is one of strategic materials which are of vital importance to the national economy and the people's live hood. Food problem is always an issue paid much attention by all governments. It is necessary for us to study food problem so that the world economy could develop steadily in the future.The grain reserve is very necessary as the grain production is seasonal, unsteady while the grain consumption is perennial, continuous and uncertain. Grain reserve is the material basis of state macro control which plays a significant role in maintaining politics and society stability and also is important to the sustainable development of national economy. Since the founding of the People's Republic, the government has always been devoting itself to the construction of grain reserve system which has a long developing period.Through expounding the concept of food, food safety, the grain reserve and the relationship among them, the article holds that the food problem is a very important issue. Through analyzing Chinese grain reserve system and historical experience of other countries in the world, the article comes to a conclusion and gives suggestions. There are still many problems in Chinese grain reserve system. The reserve goal is obscure; the reserve scale is unreasonable; the operation is under-developed and the number of decision makers is large. These entire problems make Chinese grain reserve can not achieve the goal of keeping food security. We should solve all these problems to improve the grain reserve system and make it become perfect.On the whole, we should solve the grain reserve problems from several aspects. First, to make the grain reserve goals clear and definite and understand the relationship among them. Second, to fix an appropriate reserve scale to reduce cost. Third, to improve the operation and grain reserve system which can increase the efficiency and flexibility of grain reserve.