Autumn grain harvest in full swing across China
A farmer harvests corn in a field in Xiayi County of Shangqiu City, central China’s Henan Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)
A farmer drives a harvester to harvest paddy rice at an agricultural industrial park in Wuyi County of Jinhua City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Zhang Jiancheng/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 8, 2026 shows a villager airing autumn grain in his courtyard in Xianfeng County of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China’s Hubei Province. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Li Weijun/Xinhua)
An agricultural machinery operator loads harvested soybeans into a transport vehicle at Baimasi Town of Luoyang City, central China’s Henan Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Li Weichao/Xinhua)
Workers drive harvesters to harvest soybeans in Xiwan Town of Qinyang City, central China’s Henan Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Zhang Xinyu/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 8, 2026 shows an agricultural machine harvesting corn in Pingyi County of Linyi City, east China’s Shandong Province. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Wu Jiquan/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 8, 2026 shows staff members airing corn at a production area of a farm in Haizhou District of Lianyungang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)
Farmers harvest paddy rice in a field in Luliang County of Qujing City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Wang Yong/Xinhua)
Harvesters harvest sorghum at a farmland demonstration area in Xiping County of Zhumadian City, central China’s Henan Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China’s annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a bumper grain harvest in 2026, thanks to steady progress in agricultural and rural modernization. (Photo by Zhao Yongtao/Xinhua)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
