Development of China's Agricultural System in the Context of Climate Change: Implications and Prospects

The study summarized the current works of Chinese researchers investigating the impact of global climate warming on agriculture development in China. Research methods included system, structural and functional analysis, categorization and ascent from the abstract to the concrete. The article summarizes the most relevant social and economic implications of global climate change for China's agriculture. It is revealed that the country's agriculture experiences both positive and negative effects of climate change. On the one hand, the annual average increase in temperature readings will lead to increased wheat yield, and the increase in annual average precipitation in certain regions of China will boost soybean yield. On the other hand, negative consequences will manifest themselves in the form of changing life cycles of cultivated plants, emerging droughts, restricted access to water resources and an aggravation of the epidemiological situation. Climate change also contributes to the emergence of multiple social and economic problems: deepening disproportions in regional development, unemployment and rising food prices. The article analyzes the key implications and prospects of global climate change for crop production in China in the light of current research by Chinese scientists.