While China approves hundreds of seed varieties every year, many of them are critized as having little commercial value. A major overhaul of China’s Seed Law…
The objective of the bioeconomy is to combine economy and ecology to ensure a more sustainable use of resources. In its National Bioeconomy Strategy, the Federal Government lays down…
Digital villages are a vital tool in the rural digitalization strategies of Germany and China. In both countries, digital village inititatives seek to revitalize the countryside…
This study reviews the application of blockchain in China’s agricultural and food sector. Policy support to upgrade digital infrastructure and introduce the digital yuan have facilitated the expansion…
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 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…
