As part of ongoing efforts to promote sustainable agricultural development, this study analyzes China’s progress in agro-ecological compensation and environment-friendly technologies…
This series of animal farming policy briefs offers policy recommendations across four key areas…
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…
In November 2024, the German federal government published the fourth report on the development of rural areas…
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…
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…
Seeds have been termed the “microchips of agriculture”, highlighting the significance Chinese policymakers attach to the sector. In her contribution for German for agricultural journal DFG Mitteilungen, DCZ expert…
Document No. 1 has traditionally been dedicated to agriculture and rural issues. For 2021, the document highlights the consolidation of the poverty…
How significant is China’s organic farming sector? What reputation does domestically produced organic food have amongst China’s discerning and distrustful consumers? And how does the organics sector deal with…
