Drought has increasingly led to starvation and deficiency-related health problems in China and globally. However, several strategies have been applied in the various global nations to overcome the drought and food supply related pandemic. The plans entail farming and rearing of drought-resistant crops and animals (Keshavarz, & Karami, 2014). Other countries have discovered the utilization of greenhouses and smart farming as ways of increasing the supply of food with limited environmental conditions for agriculture. In other nations, farmers have adopted the drilling of boreholes and the use of wastewater and underground waters to sustain the farming and curb the adverse impact of drought. The paper will make various recommendations for China to increase the food supply and counter drought.

China can adopt the use of Rhizobacteria during farming, which is a healthy bacterium that aids in the tolerance to drought and salinity of the salts (Yasmin et al., 2019). Crop farming is one of the significant sources of food supplies for most people. However, the poor climatic conditions and global agriculture has impacted the rainfall levels and patterns, which have led to an increase in acid rain and lower rainfall levels. The adoption of Rhizobacteria, which is applied alongside other agricultural chemicals during plantation, will help in the reduction of salinity in the salt levels. The bacteria can also be used as you irrigate using the oscillating sprinkler, which helps to soak slowly. Field crops like rice or wheat can be effectively reared using the Rhizobacteria, which is both cost-efficient and safe for human consumption. Countries like India, which have faced three types of drought in 2004, 2006 and 2009, have adopted the bacterial technique alongside efficient irrigation to conserve the little water sources and maximize food supply(Williams et al., 2011).

Water storage projects and such as reservoirs and ponds, may be adopted to increase the water supply. The backbone for all agricultural practice and human existence is solely dependent on water. Thus the best techniques to curb the drought pandemic in China are building more reservoirs to harness large sums of water during the rainy season and last them during the dry seasons (Essa, 2018). Currently, China has over 85000 reservoirs with a holding capacity of 585.8 billion meters cubic. The water storage projects are sufficient to ensure a continuous supply of agricultural and animal farming water, which helps in adequate supply of food. Thus, more varieties of foodstuff can be produced, such as maize, different cereals, and legumes, which have a higher shelf life and short farm life. The crops require an average of 3 months to grow and harvest, and their supply is sufficient to feed the growing population in China. Just like in Spain, which has applied the river basins and catchment strategies as water storage projects to match the demand for agricultural water supply and reduce the drought reliefs.

Cloud seeding is the artificial precipitation of clouds for rainfall. The advent of technology and evolving sciences is a productive way to curb drought, especially in China, with the best research institutions. The strategy of cloud seeding entails the induction of clouds to precipitate and produce rainfall that was not previously anticipated. The approach is also useful to induce the short rains for more precipitation, thus having more rainfall than expected. The rainwater is then harnessed and used for farming and domestic use. Artificial precipitation is a strategic approach that helps in self-reliance and drought mitigation and has worked successfully in China and Australia. More people can engage in domestic farming, thereby; reducing the food relief aids from the authorities and increasing the health status of the population. The negative impacts of artificial precipitation can be overlapped when the hydrologic supply is efficiently managed and continuously improved. After cloud seeding, different cropping series may be adopted; for instance, crops like khrip or rabi each of them require controlled rains for growth as seen in India.

Afforestation and reforestation help to restore the hydrological cycle and maintain atmospheric humidity. Bangladesh is one of the nations practicing trees planting to recover the normal climatic condition and attract rainfall from its sources. The technique of tree planting is effective in reducing desertification, which largely escalates the drought and food supply issue by draining the water bodies and raising the atmospheric pressures. The limitation of the tree planting technique is the water requirement and waiting time to regain the hydrological cycle and stop the drought. However, the method is effective on a long-term basis since, after the trees are adequately grown, they help in restoring the water catchment areas. Rainfall levels and atmospheric humidity is restored by the tree planting approach, thereby ensuring sustainable climatic conditions for agricultural practices and adequate water supply for human consumption.

Dry seeding and adoption of aerobic rice systems to encourage drought tolerance. Aerobic rice systems are a new technology whereby rice, which is one of china’s stable food, is grown under controlled conditions. The conditions include unflooded and unpuddled areas; the standard norm is rice grows in puddles and flooded zone, but the aerobic rice is favorable to thrive and produce optimum yields in the lowly flooded environment. The limitation of the aerobic rice system is its low life since it cannot be sustained for extended time periods due to excessive weeds growth and deficiencies of the required mineral salts for plant growth. The limitations are, however, overcome by cross-planting whereby other plants are planted alongside the aerobic rice such as soybeans and other legumes. The technique has been adopted in some parts of Asia, such as the Philippines and Cambodia, and has successfully supplied enough rice for the starving nations, thus highly recommendable in China.