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More than 40% of China's arable land degraded: report (Agencies/chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2014-11-05 11:56 CommentsPrintMailLargeMediumSmall ? Villagers sow peanut seeds in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province on April 17, 2014. [Photo/IC]? More than 40% of China's arable land is suffering from degradation, seriously reducing the country's capacity to produce food for the world's biggest population, Xinhua reported Tuesday. The rich black soil in Northeastern Heilongjiang province, which forms part of China's bread basket, is thinning, while farmland in China's south is suffering from acidification, the report said, citing agriculture ministry statistics.