China has reined in the African swine fever epidemic with 916,000 pigs culled as of Jan. 14, the agriculture and rural affairs ministry said Tuesday. “Outbreaks are sporadic and not at epidemic proportions,” according to ministry spokesperson Guang Defu…Full Article: Xinhua Jan 2019 Key Point As of 14 January 2019, according to the Ministry of
China’s top legislature Friday [22 December 2017] heard a report of the draft revision to the Law on Farmers’ Specialized Cooperatives. According to the draft, farmers’ specialized cooperatives in China will share equal legal status with other market entities, and will be able to invest in enterprises in accordance with law…Full Article: Xinhua Dec 2017
A Chinese agricultural official said Wednesday [13 December 2017] that China should encourage growth in the cheese market to develop its milk industry. “Efforts should be made to develop dry dairy products like cheese to improve milk product structure and boost the milk industry,” Vice Agriculture Minister Yu Kangzhen said…Full Article: Xinhua Dec 2017 Key
China on Thursday [12 October 2017] increased the forecast for its deficit in corn supply in the 2017-18 crop year to 4.31 million tons from the 890,000 tons predicted in September, stoked by lower-than-expected output and higher anticipated demand. Corn output is expected to drop to 210.1 million tons versus last month’s forecast of 212.48
China will spend 1.5 billion yuan ($200 million) on its drive to professionalize farming, which the Minister of Agriculture claimed will make “everyone want to be farmers.” Participants will be encouraged to use modern machinery rather than manual labor, be educated in environmentally friendly farming techniques and will be taught up-to-date land management knowledge, the
Draft revision to the Law on Farmers’ Specialized Cooperatives was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) for reviewing Thursday [22 June 2017]. The draft expands the scope of specialized cooperatives, adding several new businesses to the cooperatives, including folk arts and crafts, leisure agriculture, and rural tourism…Full Article: ECNS.cn June
China’s Ministry of Agriculture Wednesday [14 June 2017] launched a program to replace chemical fertilizers with organic alternatives in 100 counties and districts. The central government will earmark a fund to support the fertilizer-replacement plan which targets tea, vegetables, and fruit, said Yu Xinrong, vice minister of agriculture…Full Article: Xinhua June 2017 Key Points China’s
The authorities are using drones to spray pesticide on wheat fields in Xinghua, East China’s Jiangsu province, as part of this year’s diseases and pests control program. The local government is introducing high-tech tools to ensure bumper harvest in the future and to boost the development of intelligent agriculture…Full Article: ECNS.cn May 2017 Key Points
China will launch campaigns to curb pollution from livestock and poultry farms, as well as the excessive use of fertilizers in horticulture, to fight pollution in rural areas, a top agricultural official said on Tuesday [7 March 2017]. The Agriculture Ministry will kick off a campaign this year to treat pollution from animal excrement on
China hasn’t approved any planting of GMO (genetically modified organism) grains, said a top agricultural official Tuesday [7 March 2017]. Agricultural Minister Han Changfu made the remarks during a news conference on the sidelines of the ongoing legislative and political advisory meetings…Full Article: ECNS.cn Mar 2017 Key Point China’s Deputy Agricultural Minister noted that GMO