Agri News

30 September 2021

On 9 September, the Information Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China International E-commerce Center released the "2021 National County Digital Agriculture Rural E-commerce Development Report" online.[...]

30 September 2021

On 12 September 2021, the General Offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council jointly released the “Guideline on Deepening Reform of Eco-compensation Mechanism for China”. [...]

22 September 2021

In September the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS) has released a plan promoting key subjects during the 14th Five-Year plan period (2021-2025) for agricultural science and technology innovation. [...]

18 September 2021

On 23 July 2021, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information, Office of Central Cyberspace Administration, State Market Regulation Bureau and National Rural Revitalization Bureau jointly released the “Digital Rural Development Guideline 1.0”. The document provides a road map for digital village development in China. [...]

4 August 2021

From 17 July 2021 to present, Henan Province has experienced a series of extreme flooding and its aftermath due to heavy rain. As of 3 August, 302 flood related casualties have been reported, 50 people still have been missing and an estimate of economic loss stood at 17 Billion USD. [...]

20 June 2021

The Institute of Rural Vitalization under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was unveiled in Beijing on June 18. According to Tang Huajun, president of the CAAS, the new institute aims to combine research with education, nurture agricultural talents and promote the development of scientific achievements in the process of rural vitalization. [...]

24 May 2021

On 22 May, the renowned Chinese agronomist, Yuan Longping, died at the age of 91 in Changsha. Since the 1980s, Yuan developed hybrid rice strains with a 20% higher yield than existing strains. His contribution to feeding the Chinese population has been honoured by more than 100 000 people who queued to offer their condolence. [...]

24 May 2021

According to China Daily, The Nanfan Breeding Research Center under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was established on 19 May 2021 in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, which would be the first national institute within the Nanfan seed breeding base. [...]

12 May 2021

Three days before the new law on the Promotion of Rural Revitalisation was adopted, on 26 April the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published the "Opinion on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of the Rule of Law in Agriculture and Rural Areas".[...]

10 May 2021

On 29 April 2021, China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), adopted a new law on preventing food waste by offering legal backing to the country's efforts to safeguard food security and promote traditional virtue of thrift. [...]