Fact sheet: Agriculture and food in China
Increasing agricultural output to reduce import dependency is a top priority for China, but environmental and structural challenges stand in…
Harvest · 丰收 | Issue 4 | May 2024
This issue of Harvest ∙ 丰收 provides insights into the structural transformations that are reshaping farming landscapes in both Germany and China…
Terminology paper: agroecology
Agroecology has gained increasing recognition in China’s agricultural development as a practice that can help address pressing environmental challenges…
CfA: Postdoc in qualitative social sciences and China
A postdoc position exploring the international aspects of China’s agri-food complex relating to meat and dairy is available at the Norwegian University…
CfA: PhD position digital agriculture
The Unit of Social Anthropology at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) is inviting applications for a PhD position…
BMEL organic strategy
The Federal Government of Germany has set itself the goal of having 30 per cent of agricultural land farmed organically by 2030…
In the press: German pork exports to China
China used to be Germany’s biggest export market for pork meat, but an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in September 2020 prompted the Chinese…
Harvest · 丰收 | Issue 3 | Nov 2023
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate and agricultural expansion continues to be the main driver. This issue of Harvest · 丰收 takes a…
Study: From “Grain for Green” to “Forests to Arable Land”
The intricate interplay between agricultural land use and environmental sustainability is a central concern for nations worldwide. Since 1999, China…
CfA: International Training for Safer Food
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) will hold an international training course on food safety…