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
ag support
Policy brief: No. 1 Document for 2023
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council jointly released the No. 1 Document on 13 February 2023…
DCZ
April 13, 2023
ag support
Policy brief: “Two Sessions” 2023 – trends for China’s ag and rural development
The annual “Two Sessions” are a major event on China’s political calendar. This policy brief analyzes key themes related to agriculture and…
DCZ
March 21, 2023
ag trade & markets
Terminology paper: 双循环战略 dual circulation
Billed as a new development paradigm, China’s dual circulation strategy has garnered much attention in recent years…
DCZ
February 7, 2023
rural development
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…
DCZ
November 9, 2022
agriculture & climate change
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…
DCZ
November 3, 2022
food security
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…
DCZ
October 25, 2022
rural development
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…
DCZ
October 8, 2022
food & nutrition
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…
DCZ
September 22, 2022
ag commodities
BMEL harvest report 2022
Germany’s official harvest report was released on 26 August 2022 by the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL)…
DCZ
September 5, 2022
ag tech & digitalization
BMEL digitalization strategy
Digital technologies in farming are becoming ever more important. The agricultural digitalization strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) gives an overview of the current opportunities…
DCZ
June 6, 2022
rural development
BMEL brochure on rural regions
The importance of rural regions for life and work, economy and culture in Germany cannot be overestimated. They are the basis for the food and energy supply and…
DCZ
June 2, 2022
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