On 24 December 2021, the National People’s Congress passed the decision to amend the Seed Law. The new seed law will take effect on 1 March 2022…
On 31 October 2021, China issued the Food Conservation Action Plan to ensure grain supplies and food security. The plan emphasizes saving food through the entire chain…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released “Measures for the Administration of Experimental Zones for Opening and Foreign Cooperation in Agriculture”…
The State Information Office released a White Paper outlining on 26 pages China’s achievements and current policy on biodiversity…
On 9 September, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China International E-Commerce Center released the “2021 National County Digital Agriculture Rural E-commerce Development Report” onine…
On 12 September 2021, the Central Committee of the CCP and the State Council jointly released a “Guideline on Deepening Reform of Eco-compensation Mechanism for China”…
In September 2021, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS) released a plan promoting key subjects during the 14th 5-year plan period for ag science and technology…
On 23 July 2021, several ministries jointly released the “Digital Rural Development Guideline 1.0”. The document provides a road map for digital village development in China…
On 23 August, the Chinese government unveiled a plan for the green development of the country’s agricultural sector over the next five years. The plan, jointly issued by six departments…
From 17 July 2021 to present, Henan Province has experienced a series of extreme flooding and its aftermath due to heavy rain. As of 3 August, 302 flood related casualties
A new “Law on the Protection of Black Soil” will take effect on 1 August 2022 [1]. The law aims to coordinate policies on black soil protection…
In 2020, China committed to achieving carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Against this backdrop, on 1 July 2022, NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission)…
On 10 May 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)—China’s top economic planner—released a 14th five-year plan aimed at developing the country’s bioeconomy…
On 20 April, the 2022 China Agricultural Outlook Conference released its annual outlook report for 2022-31. Issued since 2014 by the Early Warning Committee of China’s Ministry of Agriculture…
On 20 April 2022, the Chinese State Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) held a press conference to summarize the agricultural sector of China…
