China can help ensure future food security
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China can help ensure future food security

China Daily  

An agricultural machine harvests rice on the Tailai Farm in Heilongjiang province. These events threaten China's food security and highlight a broader reality: climate change is undermining agricultural systems worldwide. With leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs from around the world in attendance, the event showcased not only China's leadership in agricultural innovation, but also its opportunities for global partnerships in building climate-resilient food systems. Through South-South cooperation and partnerships with institutions like Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research — the world's largest global agricultural innovation network — China can support Africa's agricultural transformation while helping secure its own food future. As the world's largest developing country and a leader in agricultural innovation, China has the opportunity to help build resilient food systems across the Global South.

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Climate change threatens global food supply: Scientists sound alarm
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change threatens global food supply: Scientists sound alarm

India Today  

As climate change intensifies, scientists are raising alarms about its devastating impact on global food security. A study published in Trends in Plant Science by an international team of researchers points to the urgent need to develop climate-resilient crops to avert severe food shortages, famine, mass migration, and global instability. Silvia Restrepo, President of the Boyce Thompson Institute and co-author …

Small farms key to taking on hunger
4 months, 1 week ago

Small farms key to taking on hunger

China Daily  

People watch a Chinese-made tractor in action in Apodi in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in February. Drawing inspiration from the nation's success in prioritizing the group in its fight against rural poverty and ensuring food security, he told a mix of agricultural officials and representatives from international organizations, including the World Bank, that the Chinese government …

As COP29 debates climate change, experts say regenerative farming can offer food security in Global South
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As COP29 debates climate change, experts say regenerative farming can offer food security in Global South

Firstpost  

In both India and Africa, regenerative farming pilot projects have shown promising results in improving food security, building resilience to climate change, and empowering rural communities Regenerative farming can not only proide food security, but can make food supply chains climate resilient, too. The paper, authored by experts from Asia and Africa, focuses on the concept on regenerative farming for …

China can help ensure future food security
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China can help ensure future food security

China Daily  

An agricultural machine harvests rice on the Tailai Farm in Heilongjiang province. These events threaten China's food security and highlight a broader reality: climate change is undermining agricultural systems worldwide. With leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs from around the world in attendance, the event showcased not only China's leadership in agricultural innovation, but also its opportunities for global partnerships in building …

BRICS' Expansion: A Catalyst for Global Food Security
5 months ago

BRICS' Expansion: A Catalyst for Global Food Security

China Daily  

BRICS' expansion into the Global South will significantly impact the global food security landscape. By promoting development and security, BRICS can alleviate the global food crisis and ensure food and nutrition security for all. The grouping's agricultural cooperation, trade initiatives, and commitment to shared policies will enhance global food governance and boost food production in the Global South. BRICS' expansion …

China's tech advances Africa's traditional agriculture
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China's tech advances Africa's traditional agriculture

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY In an era of rapid technological advancement, the collaboration between China and Africa in the agricultural sector holds immense promise for both sides and the world at large. Thanks to its expertise in agricultural technology and impressive track record of transforming its own agricultural sector, China offers invaluable resources and knowledge to help Africa overcome these challenges. …

China's tech advances Africa's traditional agriculture
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China's tech advances Africa's traditional agriculture

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY In an era of rapid technological advancement, the collaboration between China and Africa in the agricultural sector holds immense promise for both sides and the world at large. Thanks to its expertise in agricultural technology and impressive track record of transforming its own agricultural sector, China offers invaluable resources and knowledge to help Africa overcome these challenges. …

Growth engine for a continent
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Growth engine for a continent

China Daily  

YAN GUO/FOR CHINA DAILY China-Africa agricultural cooperation exemplifies the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind China-Africa agricultural cooperation plays a vital role in their broader partnership, and viewing it as beneficial to only one side is a biased perspective. Promoting China-Africa cooperation is crucial for Africa's development, particularly in poverty reduction and agricultural advancement, as …

Sino-US agriculture cooperation key to global food security
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sino-US agriculture cooperation key to global food security

China Daily  

Experts deliver keynote speeches at the event. Despite recent ups and downs in bilateral relations and trade, agricultural cooperation between China and the United States remains promising, benefiting both countries' agricultural sectors and global food security, said experts at a forum in Beijing on Wednesday. By bolstering bilateral exchanges in agriculture and further advancing agricultural and trade cooperation in third-party …

Toward a bumper harvest
1 year ago

Toward a bumper harvest

China Daily  

TONG JIAHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY China contributes wisdom and strength to South-South cooperation on agricultural development As globalization advances, economic ties between countries have deepened. As the world's largest developing nation, China has always been vigorously participating in and promoting South-South cooperation, contributing Chinese wisdom and strength to agricultural development. Such scientific and technological cooperation has not only provided strong support …

Road to zero hunger
1 year, 2 months ago

Road to zero hunger

China Daily  

Food security in China and the world in 2023 and outlook for 2024 GUO DEWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY China's grain output rose to a record high of 695.41 million metric tons in 2023, the ninth consecutive year China has registered a grain harvest of over 650 million tons and the 20th consecutive bumper harvest year. Looking at global food security in …

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture
1 year, 5 months ago

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture

Hindustan Times  

India's food security is at a crossroads, with the looming threat of climate change echoing across its agricultural economy. The road to food security is paved with several obstacles, ranging from food's nutritional value to its cost and safety, all under the ominous shadow of the climate crisis. India's food security is under increasing threat from the climate crisis, and …

China can help Horn of Africa boost food security
2 years, 5 months ago

China can help Horn of Africa boost food security

China Daily  

By Dennis Munene | China Daily Global | Updated: 2022-10-14 09:22 In many regions across the world, reports of drought, heat waves, wildfires, rising temperatures and sea levels and heavy rains that lead to severe flooding have posed a serious challenge to the survival of humanity and the global ecosystem. Xi's pledge comes at a time when the World Health …

Xiplomacy: How Xi offers solution to ensuring global food security
2 years, 11 months ago

Xiplomacy: How Xi offers solution to ensuring global food security

China Daily  

BEIJING - Global food security has long been a matter of concern for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has on multiple occasions urged concrete actions and public awareness in ensuring food security for all humanity. In the letter, Xi expressed the hope that all parties would work together and jointly implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and …

Food Security in China
5 years, 5 months ago

Food Security in China

China Daily  

Prospects and Policies China has recently enjoyed a run of good harvests. In the medium to long term, China's grain production and demand will remain closely aligned, which means China must not slacken its efforts to ensure food security. Progress has been made in grain production in low-income food-deficit countries, which will mitigate the negative impact of international market fluctuations …

Food Security in China
5 years, 5 months ago

Food Security in China

China Daily  

Food Security in China Based on its own national conditions and food availability, China has embarked on a road to establishing food security in its own way by implementing the concepts of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and inclusive development, the requirements of high-quality development, and a national food security strategy for a new era. We have designated 60 million hectares …

Food Security in China
5 years, 5 months ago

Food Security in China

China Daily  

Opening Up and International Cooperation China is an active promoter of free trade. By expanding international cooperation in food and agriculture and actively participating in global food security governance, China has made an important contribution to the healthy development of the world food industry and food security. On the precondition of ensuring national food security, China strictly abides by WTO …

Food Security in China
5 years, 5 months ago

Food Security in China

China Daily  

Prospects and Policies China has recently enjoyed a run of good harvests. In the medium to long term, China's grain production and demand will remain closely aligned, which means China must not slacken its efforts to ensure food security. Progress has been made in grain production in low-income food-deficit countries, which will mitigate the negative impact of international market fluctuations …

Food Security in China
5 years, 5 months ago

Food Security in China

China Daily  

Food Security in China Based on its own national conditions and food availability, China has embarked on a road to establishing food security in its own way by implementing the concepts of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and inclusive development, the requirements of high-quality development, and a national food security strategy for a new era. We have designated 60 million hectares …

Food Security in China
5 years, 5 months ago

Food Security in China

China Daily  

Opening Up and International Cooperation China is an active promoter of free trade. By expanding international cooperation in food and agriculture and actively participating in global food security governance, China has made an important contribution to the healthy development of the world food industry and food security. On the precondition of ensuring national food security, China strictly abides by WTO …

Focus should shift from food security to soil preservation
7 years, 6 months ago

Focus should shift from food security to soil preservation

China Daily  

CHINA'S FOOD PRODUCTION has been increasing since the abolition of the agricultural tax - introduced more than a thousand years ago- in 2004. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday: After hitting an all-time-high of 621 million metric tons in 2015, China's food production seems to be overshadowed by the simultaneously increasing food imports, which have not just imposed extra financial …

Focus should shift from food security to soil preservation
7 years, 6 months ago

Focus should shift from food security to soil preservation

China Daily  

CHINA'S FOOD PRODUCTION has been increasing since the abolition of the agricultural tax - introduced more than a thousand years ago- in 2004. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday: After hitting an all-time-high of 621 million metric tons in 2015, China's food production seems to be overshadowed by the simultaneously increasing food imports, which have not just imposed extra financial …

Making food security a top priority[3]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

Making food security a top priority[3]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

"That policy has played a key role in increasing China's agricultural production for 11 successive years," he said in a recent commentary. "Even though the government still buys grains at protective prices, which are higher than market prices, enterprises that need farm products have been eyeing overseas markets to fulfill their requirements." "Some Chinese agricultural enterprises have the technology and …

Making food security a top priority[3]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

Making food security a top priority[3]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

"That policy has played a key role in increasing China's agricultural production for 11 successive years," he said in a recent commentary. "Even though the government still buys grains at protective prices, which are higher than market prices, enterprises that need farm products have been eyeing overseas markets to fulfill their requirements." "Some Chinese agricultural enterprises have the technology and …

China's food, nutrition security faces challenges: report
9 years, 10 months ago

China's food, nutrition security faces challenges: report

China Daily  

BEIJING - The International Food Policy Research Institute said in a report Wednesday that China's food security faces pressure that warrants government action. "Manufacturing and services are replacing agriculture as economic drivers, which may impact food security," noted the 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report. Shenggen Fan, IFPRI's director general, said industrialization and urbanization have reduced the already limited arable land …

China confident of food security strategy
10 years, 3 months ago

China confident of food security strategy

China Daily  

Domestic agricultural authorities on Friday reaffirmed China's confidence in its food security policies. The nation's food security program involves the maintenance of agricultural productivity; limited importation; and innovation in science and technology, Agriculture Ministry spokesperson Bi Meijia said. Relying on less than 10 percent of the world's farmland, China now produces 35 percent of the world's grain and is able …

China confident of food security strategy
10 years, 3 months ago

China confident of food security strategy

China Daily  

Domestic agricultural authorities on Friday reaffirmed China's confidence in its food security policies. The nation's food security program involves the maintenance of agricultural productivity; limited importation; and innovation in science and technology, Agriculture Ministry spokesperson Bi Meijia said. Relying on less than 10 percent of the world's farmland, China now produces 35 percent of the world's grain and is able …

China confident of food security strategy
10 years, 3 months ago

China confident of food security strategy

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Domestic agricultural authorities on Friday reaffirmed China's confidence in its food security policies. The nation's food security program involves the maintenance of agricultural productivity; limited importation; and innovation in science and technology, Agriculture Ministry spokesperson Bi Meijia said. Relying on less than 10 percent of the world's farmland, China now produces 35 percent of the world's grain and …

China confident of food security strategy
10 years, 3 months ago

China confident of food security strategy

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Domestic agricultural authorities on Friday reaffirmed China's confidence in its food security policies. The nation's food security program involves the maintenance of agricultural productivity; limited importation; and innovation in science and technology, Agriculture Ministry spokesperson Bi Meijia said. Relying on less than 10 percent of the world's farmland, China now produces 35 percent of the world's grain and …

China cited as good example in promotion of food security
10 years, 11 months ago

China cited as good example in promotion of food security

China Daily  

The 2013 report of the International Research Institute for Food Policies, IFPRI, that was released on Monday in Dakar, praised China for having managed to halve the prevalence of under-nutrition since 1990. "Since 1990, China has managed to reduce by half the number of under-nutrition that moved from 23 percent to 11 percent," the study launched in the presence of …

China cited as good example in promotion of food security
10 years, 11 months ago

China cited as good example in promotion of food security

China Daily  

The 2013 report of the International Research Institute for Food Policies, IFPRI, that was released on Monday in Dakar, praised China for having managed to halve the prevalence of under-nutrition since 1990. "Since 1990, China has managed to reduce by half the number of under-nutrition that moved from 23 percent to 11 percent," the study launched in the presence of …

Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa
11 years ago

Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa

China Daily  

Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization as well as heavy reliance on food imports are posing challenges for food security in West Asia and North Africa, UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday. The Rome-based agency said Algeria, Jordan and Kuwait in the two regions have met the target of the first Millennium Development Goal by halving the proportion …

Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa
11 years, 1 month ago

Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa

China Daily  

Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization as well as heavy reliance on food imports are posing challenges for food security in West Asia and North Africa, UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday. The Rome-based agency said Algeria, Jordan and Kuwait in the two regions have met the target of the first Millennium Development Goal by halving the proportion …

Toward food secure China
11 years, 2 months ago

Toward food secure China

China Daily  

By Shenggen Fan | China Daily | Updated: 2014-01-21 07:58 China's food security is being challenged by a mix of factors, including rising demand, rapid urbanization, scarce natural resources and agricultural labor, and greater risk of food safety and environmental problems. To address food security concerns, China had resolved to meet the bulk of its grain demand domestically. The No …

Toward food secure China
11 years, 2 months ago

Toward food secure China

China Daily  

By Shenggen Fan | China Daily | Updated: 2014-01-21 07:58 China's food security is being challenged by a mix of factors, including rising demand, rapid urbanization, scarce natural resources and agricultural labor, and greater risk of food safety and environmental problems. To address food security concerns, China had resolved to meet the bulk of its grain demand domestically. The No …

Food security, rural environment top No.1 document
11 years, 2 months ago

Food security, rural environment top No.1 document

China Daily  

This is the 11th year in a row that Central government’s first policy document of the year, known as the Number 1 document focuses on agriculture. The document says China will begin to draw up strategies to ensure food security and improve the pricing system for agricultural products. The document also promises more support to agriculture with more subsidies, an …

Food security, rural environment top No.1 document
11 years, 2 months ago

Food security, rural environment top No.1 document

China Daily  

This is the 11th year in a row that Central government’s first policy document of the year, known as the Number 1 document focuses on agriculture. The document says China will begin to draw up strategies to ensure food security and improve the pricing system for agricultural products. The document also promises more support to agriculture with more subsidies, an …

China vows to safeguard national food security
11 years, 3 months ago

China vows to safeguard national food security

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China will safeguard national food security and continue to pursue the sustainable development of agriculture, according to a statement issued after a four-day central economic work conference on Friday. A national food security strategy based on domestic supply and moderate imports will be followed. The country will focus on both quality and quantity of agricultural products, food safety, …

Like China, India should protect food security, says M.S. Swaminathan
15 years, 3 months ago

Like China, India should protect food security, says M.S. Swaminathan

The Hindu  

If India protects its food security from climate change impacts, it could negotiate with greater confidence at international climate talks, says eminent scientist M.S. He pointed out that India produced less than half of China’s 500 million tonnes of foodgrains per year, leaving New Delhi more vulnerable than Beijing in the global negotiations. They are vulnerable at home.” Small rise, …

Two efforts seek to increase food security in Africa-英语点津
15 years, 4 months ago

Two efforts seek to increase food security in Africa-英语点津

China Daily  

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For the past year, the World Food Program has operated a project to prevent hunger in 21 countries in Africa. Sheila Sisulu from the World Food Program says the project aims to break a cycle that keeps people hungry. They also advise the farmers on the quality levels that the World Food …

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