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The article discusses a food shortage in Guangzhou, China and reliance on foreign rice imports. The author reflects on how Guomindang leaders relied on science in various forms in areas such as statistics, agricultural science, nutrition science, and macroeconomics to seek a government solution to increase domestic grain productivity. Aspects of policy initiatives included regulating rice merchants, guiding the dietary habits of urban consumers, and revolutionizing rural rice productivity. Other topics include rice breeding, the foreign training of Chinese scientists, and quantification through social surveys.