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
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 tech & digitalization
Study: digital villages in China
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…
DCZ
January 20, 2022
food security
Policy brief: food loss and waste in China
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…
DCZ
December 15, 2021
ag tech & digitalization
Policy brief: autonomous ag machinery
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…
DCZ
December 9, 2021
rural development
Terminology: 三农问题 san nong wenti
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…
DCZ
November 11, 2021
ag support
DCZ
October 31, 2021
seeds & breeding
Policy brief: seed industry strategy in China
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…
DCZ
September 9, 2021
rural development
Policy brief: funding schemes for rural development in Germany
Rural areas in Germany are facing multiple challenges, such as an aging and declining population, decreasing employment opportunities, and remaining disparities between…
DCZ
August 4, 2021
ag support
DCZ
July 31, 2021
seeds & breeding
Policy brief: the German seed sector and seed policy
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…
DCZ
July 18, 2021
sustainable agriculture
Study: China’s organic food and ag sector
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…
DCZ
June 8, 2021