ag support
Policy brief: no. 1 document 2020
Document No. 1 has traditionally been dedicated to agriculture and rural issues. For 2021, the document highlights poverty elimination as the…
DCZ
April 3, 2020
livestock
MARA notice on pig production
On 17 March 2020, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released a notice on increasing the support for the stable production and supply…
DCZ
April 1, 2020
ag support
DCZ
March 30, 2020
ag commodities
Study: soybean markets in Germany and China
This study aims to provide insights into the soybean value chains in China and Germany, outlining current research endeavours to improve soybean breeding, planting, and processing…
DCZ
March 28, 2020
sustainable agriculture
Policy brief: impact of COVID-19 on German agriculture
This brief analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agriculture and food sector in Germany, focusing on agricultural production, trade…
DCZ
March 12, 2020
food & nutrition
Policy brief: nutritional transition in China
While China’s food system underwent remarkable progress along the food value chain, the rapidly progressing nutrition transition raises concerns over negative health consequences…
DCZ
March 8, 2020
ag commodities
Study: the soybean value chain in China
As a feed, oil, and food crop, soybeans are of crucial importance to China’s agricultural sector. Yet, more than 80 percent of domestic soybean demand is met via imports…
DCZ
March 2, 2020
agriculture & climate change
Special issue: climate change and agriculture
This edited volume outlines the findings of the German-Chinese Cooperation on Agriculture and Climate Change, a project aimed at developing joint policy recommendations for innovative, climate-relevant interventions…
DCZ
February 25, 2020
sustainable agriculture
Study: biofertilizers in China
In the past 30 years, Chinese famers have applied up to 30 percent of the world’s fertilizers and pesticides on 9 percent of global cropland…
DCZ
February 12, 2020
ag tech & digitalization
Policy brief: China’s rural and ag digitalization plan
Released on 25 December 2020, China’s “Rural and Agricultural Digitalization Plan” provides a blueprint for digital development in agriculture and rural areas…
DCZ
February 12, 2020
ag commodities
BMEL harvest report 2022
Germany’s official harvest report was released on 26 August 2022 by the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL)…
DCZ
September 5, 2022
ag tech & digitalization
BMEL digitalization strategy
Digital technologies in farming are becoming ever more important. The agricultural digitalization strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) gives an overview of the current opportunities…
DCZ
June 6, 2022
rural development
BMEL brochure on rural regions
The importance of rural regions for life and work, economy and culture in Germany cannot be overestimated. They are the basis for the food and energy supply and…
DCZ
June 2, 2022
food security
In the press: limits of self-sufficiency
DCZ experts Juergen Ritter and Eva Sternfeld spoke with German agri-news journal agrarheute about China’s food security strategy as the country intensifies its push for self-reliance and agricultural modernization…
DCZ
May 25, 2022
ag support
DCZ
March 31, 2022