China is working to improve farmers’ adaptation capacities through agricultural reforms, but more needs to be done to tackle increasing environmental risks.
Reeling from one storm and bracing for another, farmers in China’s top grain-producing region have appeared on social media begging for help protecting their crops, including rice, as food-security drive faces challenges.
As the world’s biggest food producer and importer, changes in China’s food production and consumption will heavily influence global food trade, writes Hongzhou Zhang (RSIS).
Punitive trade tariffs, in place since April 2020, will go away on Saturday after a month-long delay by China to review the contested measures, and the move reflects how ties are warming with Australia.