The annual “Two Sessions” are a major event on China’s political calendar. This policy brief analyzes key themes related to agriculture and…
Billed as a new development paradigm, China’s dual circulation strategy has garnered much attention in recent years…
The world is rapidly urbanizing. According to UN estimates, more than two thirds of all people may be living in urban areas in 2050…
The agricultural sector is one of the largest contributors to climate change and at the same time one of the sectors most vulnerable to it. Greenhouse gases (GHG) from…
The first issue of Harvest · 丰收, our bi-annual magazine on agricultural cooperation, examines the latest trends in China’s seed sector and…
As China seeks to boost the innovation capacity of its domestic seed sector, better protecting plant variety rights will play an important role…
The 2019 Sino-German Agribusiness Conference was held on 14 June 2019 in the Kunlun Hotel, Beijing…
Digital technologies such as robotics, remote sensing, drones, and satellite imagery are widely praised for their potential to increase productivity, while making agricultural production more sustainable and resilient…
As the trade war with the U.S. is escalating, agriculture and rural areas are receiving greater policy attention. According to China’s 2019 No. 1 Document…
This policy brief addresses how land rights are defined in Germany and in the Czech Republic and how they are managed, governed, adapted, and converted…
China’s fragmented, smallholder-based land rights system is often seen as an obstacle to agricultural modernization and the fostering of large-scale, mechanized agribusinesses…
China’s agricultural productivity is low by international standards, while production costs are high. To address these issues, agricultural modernization has been a top priority…
