Provincial state enterprises in Guangdong build full-chain safeguards for food security

According to the Guangdong Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, released on 20 October 2026, provincial state-owned enterprises in Guangdong operate integrated systems covering grain sourcing, marine food production, circulation, catering supply and industrial investment to support regional food security.

Guangdong Environmental Protection Group’s agricultural machinery subsidiary runs a low-temperature rice drying centre in Shixing with a daily processing capacity of 300 tonnes. The facility adopts intelligent low-temperature drying equipment. It operated round the clock during the early rice season of 2026 and processed more than 4,400 tonnes of fresh grain.

Guangdong Haifa Group, under Guangdong Port and Shipping Group, develops deep-sea aquaculture. The enterprise carries out large-scale artificial hatching of golden pompano, red snapper and silver grunt. It manages aquaculture areas exceeding 30,000 mu with a water volume of over 2.5 million cubic metres and builds an additional 2,100 gravity-type cages. More than 24 million fry have been released across eastern and western Guangdong. Guangdong Salt Industry Group also develops marine ranching, with cumulative sales of babylonia and grouper surpassing 130,000 jin.

Guangwu Energy, affiliated to Guangwu Holding Group, organises north-to-south grain shipments. A cargo vessel carrying 21,000 tonnes of maize docked at Maoming Offshore Wharf on 7 October. The enterprise runs a supply model covering grain procurement in northern production zones, port unloading in the south and targeted distribution.

Guangsheng Catering under Guangsheng Holding Group provides school meals for over 40 universities and schools in Guangdong, serving more than 200,000 people each day with digital traceability controls for ingredients. Guangyan Food, a subsidiary of Guangdong Salt Industry Group, supplies ingredients to more than 100 schools and public institutions, covering over 100,000 consumers and offering more than 20,000 product lines daily. Its food trading platform carries out food safety checks and outreach activities at local markets.

The Guangdong Agricultural Fund managed by Hengjian Holding injects capital into agricultural sectors. The fund has backed nine seed breeding projects and set up the country’s first provincial prefabricated food guidance fund alongside six marine-themed funds. It supports ten modern agricultural industrial parks and cold-chain infrastructure. More than 30 sub-funds have been established, with combined parent and sub-fund scale exceeding 30 billion yuan. Seventy-six projects have been implemented, with invested capital topping 10 billion yuan and benefits flowing to over 30,000 farming households.