Agri News
New law on black soil protection
22 July 2022
Effective as of 1 August 2022, the new law aims to coordinate policies on black soil protection under the overarching objective of achieving food security and a balanced ecosystem.
China announces plan to reduce emissions in agriculture
12 July 2022
In 2020, China committed to achieving carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Against this backdrop, on 1 July, NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) and MARA (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) jointly released an action plan aimed at reducing carbon emissions in agriculture and rural areas.
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Agriculture a key focus of bioeconomy five-year plan
16 June 2022
On 10 May 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)—China’s top economic planner—released a 14th five-year plan aimed at developing the country’s bioeconomy. With agriculture highlighted as one of its pillar industries, the plan is expected to drive the modernization of China's seed sector and improve agricultural production power through the application of biotechnology and life science solutions.
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Agricultural Outlook Report forecasts rising degree of self-reliance
07 June 2022
On 20 April, the 2022 China Agricultural Outlook Conference released its annual outlook report for 2022-31. The 2022 report underlines the leadership’s resolve to reduce dependence on feed grain imports amid rising geopolitical uncertainties.
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State Council summarizes the rural economy in Q1 of 2022
24 May 2022
On 20 April 2022, the Chinese State Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) held a press conference to summarize the agricultural sector of China in the first quarter of 2022. Zeng Yande, Chief of the Development and Planning Division at MARA, laid out the main summary of Q1.
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IAMO policy brief: how war in Ukraine is impacting global agricultural markets
20 May 2022
A new policy brief by the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) – one of DCZ’s key partners – is taking a closer look at global agricultural markets in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Ministry issues new round of biosafety certificates for GMO crops
19 May 2022
On 29 April 2022, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released its first announcement of biosafety certificates for GMO crops in 2022 as the country is moving closer towards GMO commercialization. [...]
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14th Five-Year Plan on Promotion of Agricultural and Rural Modernization (2021-25)
9 March 2022
On 11 February 2022, the State Council released the Five-Year Plan on Promotion of Agricultural and Rural Modernization. The 47-page document lists in 10 chapters a very extensive and detailed catalogue of measures to advance the modernization of the agricultural sector and rural development over the next five years. [...]
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China released No.1 Document for 2022
24 February 2022
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released the Document No. 1 on 22 February 2022, also entitled “Opinions of the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Key Work of Rural Revitalization in 2022”.[...]
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan for international cooperation in agriculture
14 February 2022
On 18 January 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released the “14th five-year plan for international cooperation in agriculture”. The plan comprises five sections: background, general outline, main goals, regional cooperation and guarantee measures. [...]
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