IAMO policy brief No. 44
A new policy brief by the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) is taking a closer look at global ag markets…
A new policy brief by the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) is taking a closer look at global ag markets…
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released its first announcement of biosafety certificates for GMO crops in 2022 as the country is moving closer towards GMO commercialization…
On 11 February 2022, the State Council released the Five-Year Plan on Promotion of Agricultural and Rural Modernization. The 47-page document lists a very extensive and detailed…
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released the Document No. 1 on 22 February 2022…
On 18 January 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released the “14th five-year plan for international cooperation in agriculture”…
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…
China’s livestock industry has seen remarkable growth over the past decades – with significant impacts on domestic and global food provision, resource use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A revision…
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from 16 – 22 October. This once-in-five-years meeting is a key event on the Chinese political calendar…
A new report by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) sheds light on recent food trends in China. Calling for a transformation towards a nutrition-oriented agrifood system, the report…
A new state-owned grain enterprise—China Enterprise United Grain Reserve Company Ltd. (中企联合粮食储备有限公司)—was established on 18 August to manage China’s grain reserves, according to local news reports…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has selected close to 300 leading seed companies to form strong breeding clusters and advance the domestic seed industry…