

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…
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…
In October 2022, the 20th National Congress spelled out the target of building China into an agricultural power by the middle of the century…
From 24-30 April 2023, the DCZ team went on a study tour through Shandong province to explore how digitalization is transforming agriculture…
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council jointly released the No. 1 Document on 13 February 2023…
The study analyzes recent government initiatives to promote digital villages in China. It investigates the various applications of digital villages in the agricultural sectors, presents successful case studies…
In recent years, food loss and waste (FLW) has become a global problem, drawing increasing public, academic, and political attention. The reduction of FLW by 50% until 2030 became…
Increasing scarcity and cost of labour are driving forces behind automation in agriculture. As costs decrease and functionality improves, robotics and other autonomous farming technologies will become increasingly common…
The term Three Rural Issues (三农问题 san nong wenti) is widely used in policy documents, academic papers, and media articles to describe the three interrelated issues of…
In recent years, seeds and the development of the Chinese seed sector have gained importance. As the “foundation of agricultural modernization”, seeds and germplasm resources are seen as a crucial…
Rural areas in Germany are facing multiple challenges, such as an aging and declining population, decreasing employment opportunities, and remaining disparities between…
While there is no single seed policy, plant breeding is one field of activity within the recently adopted overall crop cultivation strategy of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture…
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 ten countries with…