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Latest DCZ Activities:
by Lea Siebert
DCZ Participation in Workshop: Preparation Workshop of the 5th CIIE Crop Seeds Subsection
6 January 2022
On the morning of 27 December 2021, the China Seed Association held a workshop on a new subsection for crop seeds of the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE). Mr. Zhang Yanqiu, President of China Seed Association, presided over the meeting. A total of 25 representatives from the Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ), Sino-US Agricultural and Food Cooperation Project, Asian Association of Crop Science and other institutions, as well as international seed companies such as Bayer, Syngenta, Limagrain, BASF (China), KWS (China) etc. participated in the workshop.[...]
by Lea Siebert
7th Sino German Agricultural Week successfully held as an online event
8 December 2021
In the context of the bilateral cooperation between the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) the 7th Sino-German Agricultural Week (DCAW) was held from 1 to 2 December 2021 in Beijing. As the Corona situation is still continuing, the DCAW was organized as an online event with only staff and moderators present in the premises of the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center (FECC) in Beijing. [...]
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by Lea Siebert
DCZ organised Sino-German workshop on new research in manure and digestate treatment
29 November 2021
On 22 November afternoon until late the DCZ held the second module of the “Virtual Study Tour on Animal Manure Treatment and Utilization in Germany” with the focus on new research in this field as an online event with more than 175 participants. [...]
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Latest Agri News:
by Lea Siebert
Seed Law Amendment has been adopted
7 January 2002
On the afternoon of 24 December 2021, the 32nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress concluded in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. After voting at the meeting on current agricultural legislation, the delegates passed the decision to amend the Seed Law. The new seed law will take effect on 1 March 2022. [...]
by Lea Siebert
China issued Food Conservation Action Plan
22 November 2021
On 31 October 2021, China issued the Food Conservation Action Plan to ensure grain supplies and food security. The plan, released by the General Offices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, China's Cabinet, emphasizes saving food through the entire chain, including grain production, storage, transportation, processing and consumption. [...]
by Lea Siebert
Measures for the Administration of Agricultural Experimental Zones with Foreign Cooperation
22 November 2021
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released “Measures for the Administration of Experimental Zones for Opening and Foreign Cooperation in Agriculture” on 30 September 2021. This document integrates broad policy goals from the No.1 Document with regards to foreign cooperation in agriculture and offers a general guideline and framework how they should be implemented. [...]