The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has said that it aims to enhance China's overall grain production capacity to 500 billion kilograms in the next five years, the China Securities Journal reported on Friday.

During China's 11th Five-Year plan period (2006-2010), the ministry will try to increase the overall grain production capacity by 5 billion kilograms each year, the report said.

To achieve the target, the ministry will focus efforts on planting high-yield strains of rice, wheat, corn and soy beans, promoting the use of organic fertilizers, building high standard grain fields, stepping up the prevention and control of insect pests and further supporting the development of rural key enterprises and farmers' cooperative organizations.

Source: Xinhua