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…
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate and agricultural expansion continues to be the main driver. This issue of Harvest · 丰收 takes a…
The intricate interplay between agricultural land use and environmental sustainability is a central concern for nations worldwide. Since 1999, China…
In April 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published its annual outlook on the development of agricultural production…
The second issue of Harvest · 丰收, our bi-annual magazine on agricultural cooperation, is dedicated to the topic of digital agriculture…
The world is rapidly urbanizing. According to UN estimates, more than two thirds of all people may be living in urban areas in 2050…
The agricultural sector is one of the largest contributors to climate change and at the same time one of the sectors most vulnerable to it. Greenhouse gases (GHG) from…
This conference report summarizes the contributions made by speakers and participants at the 8th Sino-German Agricultural Week held in…
The first issue of Harvest · 丰收, our bi-annual magazine on agricultural cooperation, examines the latest trends in China’s seed sector and…
Ensuring food security has always been an important task for Chinese policymakers, but, historically, its focus has been on the production of staple grains….
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…
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…
This study analyzes the current challenges facing China’s grain security, the measures taken to address them, and the impacts on global food security…
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…
The challenges to ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition keep growing. The 2022 FAO report suggests that the number of people…
