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China to launch 30 high-tech agricultural zones by 2025

Chinawilllaunchupto30agriculturalzonesby2025toboostoutputandfarmers'income,anofficialsaidattheStateCouncilInformationOfficemediabriefingonMonday.Sofar,Chinahass

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China's agricultural site named as world heritage

AtraditionalagriculturalsiteineastChina'sShandongProvincehasbeeninscribedasaGloballyImportantAgriculturalHeritageSystem,aworldheritageequivalent.TheUNFoodandAgr

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Agricultural reform is important to feed China's growing population

LiuBaocheng,anexpertonruralreform,saysthatwhiletherearemanyreasonstoexplainwhyChinaispayingsomuchattentiontoagriculturaltransformation,oneinparticularstandsout.

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B&R Initiative expands China-Africa agri-cooperation

TheBeltandRoadInitiativeprovidesopportunitiesforAfrica-Chinaagriculturalcooperation,accordingtoFrederickMusiiwaMakamureShava,presidentoftheUnitedNationsEconomic

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Myanmar's private sector to build agronomy service center with China

TwoMyanmarprivateorganizationshavesignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withChina'sCITICConstructiontoimplementanagronomicsservicecenterproject,MyanmarNewsAgency

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Mexico says renegotiating NAFTA is good for agricultural sector

Mexico's Minister of Agriculture, Jose Calzada, said on Wednesday that the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal with the US and Canada will be positive for the Mexican agricultural sector.

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Urumqi's successful model of modern green agriculture

China'sagriculturaldevelopmentistransitioningtoasystemofmodernagriculture,thankstotheuseofmoderntechnologytoincreaseoutput.TheAgriculturalScienceandTechnologyPa

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China to improve farmers' income, agricultural product quality

A central rural work conference has stressed the need for better quality and efficiency in agriculture, focused on farmers' incomes and produce quality.

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U.S. challenges China at WTO over government support for grains

​The Obama administration has challenged China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over "excessive government support" for domestic grain production, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman announced Tuesday.

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President Xi calls for structural reform, agricultural modernization

​Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for supply-side structural reform, agricultural modernization and grain security.

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China vows more support for rural industry

China will deepen structural reform of rural industries and upgrade the integrative development of agricultural, industrial and service sectors in rural regions.

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When the domestic market becomes a battlefield

In recent years Vietnam has been speeding up international economic integration with the most recent milestone being the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which is expected to bring both opportunities and challenges for the agricultural sector.

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Chinese premier visits Irish cow farm in Shannon

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday visited a cow farm in the Irish town of Shannon in a show of his strong interest in boosting bilateral agricultural cooperation.

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China facilitates agriculture modernization with pilot zones

By the end of 2014, China had established 4,272 national level demonstration zones over eight stages, edging it closer to its goal of agricultural standardization, said Tian Shihong, head of the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), on Tuesday.

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Brand is the new way for China's agricultural dream

​High quality, modern production and food safety are China's top agricultural development priorities this year and achieving them could be as simple as creating a brand, according to some agribusiness giants.

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Sow today, reap tomorrow - the future of China's agriculture

For twelve years in a row, China's "No. 1 Central Document" has focused on agriculture and rural issues.

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Market will now determine tobacco prices

​China has announced that procurement prices for tobacco leaves will now be set by supply and demand, in a country where one-third of the world's cigarettes are consumed but where sales of high-end cigarettes have dropped during the recent corruption crackdown.