livestock
Animal farming policy briefs
This series of animal farming policy briefs offers policy recommendations across four key areas…
DCZ
March 28, 2025
sustainable agriculture
Study: China’s organic food and ag sector
Update: In the past 20 years, China’s organic agriculture and food sector has been catching up with leading global producers and markets. China is now among the…
DCZ
February 27, 2025
rural development
Report on rural development in Germany
In November 2024, the German federal government published the fourth report on the development of rural areas…
DCZ
February 18, 2025
sustainable agriculture
Study: Impact of agricultural support policies on biodiversity and income
Agricultural support policy plays a crucial role in balancing food production with environmental sustainability. In Europe, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been a key instrument…
DCZ
February 18, 2025
ag tech & digitalization
Study: Artificial intelligence in Chinese agriculture
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming agriculture worldwide, with its promise of enhanced productivity, sustainability, and efficiency. This study examines the adoption and development…
DCZ
February 10, 2025
rural development
Harvest · 丰收 | Issue 4 | May 2024
This issue of Harvest ∙ 丰收 provides insights into the structural transformations that are reshaping farming landscapes in both Germany and China…
DCZ
May 11, 2024
sustainable agriculture
Terminology paper: agroecology
Agroecology has gained increasing recognition in China’s agricultural development as a practice that can help address pressing environmental challenges…
DCZ
April 8, 2024
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BMEL organic strategy
The Federal Government of Germany has set itself the goal of having 30 per cent of agricultural land farmed organically by 2030…
DCZ
January 15, 2024
ag trade & markets
In the press: German pork exports to China
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…
DCZ
December 1, 2023
sustainable agriculture
Harvest · 丰收 | Issue 3 | Nov 2023
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate and agricultural expansion continues to be the main driver. This issue of Harvest · 丰收 takes a…
DCZ
November 15, 2023
land use & management
Study: From “Grain for Green” to “Forests to Arable Land”
The intricate interplay between agricultural land use and environmental sustainability is a central concern for nations worldwide. Since 1999, China…
DCZ
November 8, 2023
ag commodities
Study: China’s ag outlook 2023-2032
In April 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published its annual outlook on the development of agricultural production…
DCZ
June 28, 2023
ag tech & digitalization
Harvest · 丰收 | Issue 2 | May 2023
The second issue of Harvest · 丰收, our bi-annual magazine on agricultural cooperation, is dedicated to the topic of digital agriculture…
DCZ
June 1, 2023
food security
Terminology paper: 农业强国 agricultural power
In October 2022, the 20th National Congress spelled out the target of building China into an agricultural power by the middle of the century…
DCZ
May 24, 2023
ag tech & digitalization
Report: Shandong study tour on digital ag
From 24-30 April 2023, the DCZ team went on a study tour through Shandong province to explore how digitalization is transforming agriculture…
DCZ
May 15, 2023