Ministry releases Feed-Saving Action Plan
In April 2025, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) launched the Feed-Saving Action Plan in Animal Husbandry to improve grain-use efficiency…
China ag low carbon development report released
On 17 May, the “China Agricultural & Rural Low Carbon Development Report” was released during the 18th Academic Conference on Agricultural Environment in Beijing…
DCZ attends climate finance conference
On 22 May, the 4th International Climate Investment and Financing Conference took place in Beijing. The event was co-hosted by the Chinese Society for Environmental…
China issues 10-year ag modernization plan
On 7 April, the Chinese State Council released the Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Strong Agricultural Nation (2024–2035), outlining key strategies…
Agricultural outlook: China to grow more, buy less
On 20 April, the Market Early Warning Expert Committee, together with the Department of Market and Informatization of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture…
New plan focuses on improving national nutrition
On 17 March, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), National Health Commission, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly released…
No. 1 document vows to make rural areas better places to live in
On 23 February 2025, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released the No. 1 Document…
DCZ joins meeting on precision farming in China
On 5 November 2024, DCZ experts Ahmatjan Rouzi and Eva Sternfeld attended an information-sharing meeting on “Precision Farming Technologies and Best Practices in China,” …
China releases smart agriculture action plan
On 23 October 2024, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) unveiled the “Smart Agriculture Action Plan 2024-2028,” building on the earlier…
New research warns of continued cropland fragmentation
China feeds 18% of the global population on only 9% of the world’s cropland, making the latter a particularly valuable resource…