Terminology paper: 大食物观 greater food view
Ensuring food security has always been an important task for Chinese policymakers, but, historically, its focus has been on the production of staple grains….
8th Sino-German Agricultural Week: agenda out
Our agenda is out! Join us from 21 – 25 November at the 8th Sino-German Agricultural Week to discuss national and global approaches to food security…
Policy brief: How the EU supports rural development
Rural areas around the world face many structural challenges, and Europe is no exception. This policy brief examines the support programs in place within the EU that seek to address…
Policy brief: German ag policy within the EU context
With the Green Party in charge of the ministry of agriculture and the EU’s “Green Deal” in place, German agricultural policy is expected to become more sustainable and climate…
CfA: scholarships for Chinese PhD candidates at FUB
Since 2008, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) have sponsored outstanding Chinese master students to pursue a PhD at FUB…
Study: grain security in China
This study analyzes the current challenges facing China’s grain security, the measures taken to address them, and the impacts on global food security…
Terminology paper: 共同富裕 common prosperity
In this new contribution to our “Making sense of …” series, Yuelai LU unpacks the term “common prosperity” and its implications for agriculture and rural areas…
2022 FAO report on food security and nutrition in the world
The challenges to ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition keep growing. The 2022 FAO report suggests that the number of people…
BMEL harvest report 2022
Germany’s official harvest report was released on 26 August 2022 by the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL)…
CfA: German Chancellor Fellowships
The German Chancellor Fellowship program is inviting prospective leaders from China and other partner countries to come to Germany to work on a self-chosen project…