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
The Institute of Rural Vitalization under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was unveiled in Beijing on June 18…
The Nanfan Breeding Research Center under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was established on 19 May 2021 in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province…
On 22 May, the renowned Chinese agronomist, Yuan Longping, died at the age of 91 in Changsha. Since the 1980s, Yuan developed hybrid rice strains…
Three days before the new law on the Promotion of Rural Revitalisation was adopted, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published the “Opinion on Comprehensively Promoting…
The Central Rural Work Conference was held from Dec. 23 to 24, 2022 in Beijing. This annual event outlines the direction for agricultural policies for the coming new year…
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
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…
