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Fact sheet: Agriculture and food in China
Increasing agricultural output to reduce import dependency is a top priority for China, but environmental and structural challenges stand in…
Increasing agricultural output to reduce import dependency is a top priority for China, but environmental and structural challenges stand in…
This issue of Harvest ∙ 丰收 provides insights into the structural transformations that are reshaping farming landscapes in both Germany and China…
Agroecology has gained increasing recognition in China’s agricultural development as a practice that can help address pressing environmental challenges…
The Federal Government of Germany has set itself the goal of having 30 per cent of agricultural land farmed organically by 2030…
China used to be Germany’s biggest export market for pork meat, but an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in September 2020 prompted the Chinese…
Document No. 1 – the first policy document of the year – has traditionally been dedicated to agriculture and rural issues. The 2022 edition of the document underscores the priority…
GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) are seen as crucial building blocs in enhancing agricultural productivity and efficiency…
While China approves hundreds of seed varieties every year, many of them are critized as having little commercial value. A major overhaul of China’s Seed Law…
The objective of the bioeconomy is to combine economy and ecology to ensure a more sustainable use of resources. In its National Bioeconomy Strategy, the Federal Government lays down…
Digital villages are a vital tool in the rural digitalization strategies of Germany and China. In both countries, digital village inititatives seek to revitalize the countryside…
This study reviews the application of blockchain in China’s agricultural and food sector. Policy support to upgrade digital infrastructure and introduce the digital yuan have facilitated the expansion…
The study analyzes recent government initiatives to promote digital villages in China. It investigates the various applications of digital villages in the agricultural sectors, presents successful case studies…
In recent years, food loss and waste (FLW) has become a global problem, drawing increasing public, academic, and political attention. The reduction of FLW by 50% until 2030 became…
Increasing scarcity and cost of labour are driving forces behind automation in agriculture. As costs decrease and functionality improves, robotics and other autonomous farming technologies will become increasingly common…