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Agricultural sustainability in China

May 24, 2023 CEN_com 0

‘Soil observatories’ helping China create more sustainable agriculture Originally published 2021/05/12 All over the world, agriculture is threatened by degraded soils – and China is no exception. Stripped of carbon from intensive farming, soils erode more easily, host fewer microbes and hold less water and nutrients. Fertilisers and pesticides applied to improve crop yields can leach beneath the soil to pollute groundwater and the surrounding environment. Looking for ways to make […]

China improves soil quality with humus

May 21, 2023 CEN_com 0

Originally Posted 19 Dec 2021 A type of biological humic acid, featuring high purity and high activity, extracted from agricultural and forestry waste has been industrialized and used for soil restoration in China. A large amount of agricultural and forestry wastes are burned in the open air due to the lack of large-scale high-value utilization, resulting in environmental pollution and resource wastage. Humic acid is an internationally recognized green and effective […]

A decade of rising forest cover in China

May 20, 2023 CEN_com 0

Originally posted 27 July 2022 Ten years is a short period of time in human history but diligent people, with the support of good governance, can create miracles in that short time. A veteran journalist with China Daily reviews the afforestation measures China has taken in the past decade to expand forest cover. Chinese leaders for decades have been participating in the annual tree planting activity in Beijing’s suburbs every […]

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage

May 12, 2023 CEN_com 0

Originally posted 21 July 2022 AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE FOR RURAL PROSPERITY The World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems opened 18 July 2022 in Qingtian County, Zhejiang, China, with the theme of “Agricultural Heritage for Rural Prosperity.” The conference under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was co-hosted by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the government of east China’s Zhejiang Province. President Xi Jinping […]

China finds gene to boost grain yield

May 10, 2023 CEN_com 0

 Originally posted 24 July 2022 Chinese scientists have found a gene in crops such as rice and wheat which can improve the efficiency of photosynthesis and nitrogen utilization and significantly boost grain yield. The researchers enhanced the expression of the OsDREB1C gene in two rice varieties through genetic engineering technology. And they conducted field trials at three different sites in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Sanya in northern, eastern, and southern China, […]

Pakistan demands climate reparations

September 4, 2022 CEN_com 0

First world countries are the main polluters, but it’s the poor who foot the bill, the Pakistan climate minister said. Pakistan’s minister for climate change described global warming as “the existential crisis,” adding that Pakistan has contributed less than 1% to greenhouse gas emissions. She also accused the first world countries of breaking their promises on fighting climate change. “We all know that the pledges made in multilateral forums have […]

China: national soil survey to protect arable land

August 7, 2022 CEN_com 0

Published 2022/08/07 After rapid development and intensive farming, China is to carry out a new national soil survey to help with its food security and carbon targets. Black soil in North East China is some of the most fertile in the world, but the has been damaged by over-cultivation says Chinese Academy of Sciences. China Dialogue (August 2, 2022) published an article by three Chinese scientists. The authors are soil science […]

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Cuba and China sign memorandum to boost bilateral tourism development

July 29, 2022 CEN_com 0

Shared by William Corona Larquin Cuba‘s ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira, and Chen Xiaobing, co-founder and executive director of Caissa Tourism Group (one of the most important companies in the Cuban travel industry), signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday where the objective of cooperating in the bilateral development of tourism. Under this Cuba plans to double the number of Chinese visitors in the short term. For this reason it has increased its efforts […]

Timor Leste boosts trade and investment cooperation with China

July 27, 2022 CEN_com 0

China and Timor-Leste signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the first Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation in March 2017. Bilateral trade doubled in 2021  China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi recently visited the South Pacific Islands, with Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste in East Asia being the last stops on that regional trip. Discussions have concentrated on trade and development. Timor-Leste is the eastern part of the […]

China’s farmers embrace rooftop solar power

July 15, 2022 CEN_com 0

China has vowed to accelerate the installation of clean energy. Rooftop solar installations have emerged as a major force to achieve that. Nearly 53 gigawatts of solar capacity were added in 2021, with more than half coming from rooftop installations. Experts say that the promotion of rooftop solar panels can contribute to China’s rural vitalization, as it increases farmers’ income, and improves their living environment. An increasing number of households […]