sustainable agriculture
Study: biofertilizers in China
In the past 30 years, Chinese famers have applied up to 30 percent of the world’s fertilizers and pesticides on 9 percent of global cropland…
DCZ
February 12, 2020
ag tech & digitalization
Policy brief: China’s rural and ag digitalization plan
Released on 25 December 2020, China’s “Rural and Agricultural Digitalization Plan” provides a blueprint for digital development in agriculture and rural areas…
DCZ
February 12, 2020
sustainable agriculture
Study: agrobiodiversity and ecosystems
To ensure food security for an increasing population, agriculture faces great pressures to further intensify crop production while minimising negative environmental effects. This study looks at the integration…
DCZ
January 18, 2020
ag support
DCZ
December 30, 2019
livestock
Study: antimicrobial resistance in livestock
The dramatic increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in farm animals is not only a challenge for livestock production but also a threat to global health. There is a general…
DCZ
December 14, 2019
food security
State Council whitepaper on food security
On 14 October 2019, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China published a white paper titled “Food Security in China”…
DCZ
November 10, 2019
land use & management
Study tour: China’s rural land system reform
The fact-finding tour for “China’s Rural Land System Reform” was planned and realized as part of the 2019 work plan in the Agricultural Dialog of the Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ)…
DCZ
October 10, 2019
ag support
DCZ
September 30, 2019
land use & management
Policy brief: China’s amended “Land Management Law”
On 26 August 2019, the National People’s Congress passed an amendment to China’s “Land Management Law”, with important implications for land ownership and management…
DCZ
August 9, 2019
ag tech & digitalization
Conference and study tour: digital tools for organic and small-scale farming
The conference and study tour “Digital tools for organic and small-scale farming” was planned and realized as part of the 2018/2019 work plan of the Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ)…
DCZ
July 10, 2019
food security
In the press: limits of self-sufficiency
DCZ experts Juergen Ritter and Eva Sternfeld spoke with German agri-news journal agrarheute about China’s food security strategy as the country intensifies its push for self-reliance and agricultural modernization…
DCZ
May 25, 2022
ag support
DCZ
March 31, 2022
sustainable agriculture
Study: soil contamination in China
Healthy soils are the prerequisite for agricultural production and, hence, the basis for food security. For China, the efficient use of its farmland resources is an urgent matter…
DCZ
March 15, 2022
ag support
Policy brief: no. 1 document 2022
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…
DCZ
March 8, 2022
seeds & breeding
Policy brief: GMO regulations in China
GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) are seen as crucial building blocs in enhancing agricultural productivity and efficiency…
DCZ
March 7, 2022