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Extreme drought affects nearly 300 million in China, threatens crops
Accidents and disasters in China

Video | Severe drought grips large area in China

Development

Video | Chinese city sees population growth despite drop in national population

Climate change

Video | Why Chinese farmers do not want to farm any more

Food and agriculture

Video | How China is upgrading rural areas with technology

China’s ‘digital villages’ rejuvenate rural areas, narrow urban-rural gap
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Chinese food trends

Video | Chinese river crabs used to help grow rice

Food and agriculture

Video | Harvest time for China’s watermelon crop

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China food security

Zero-Covid impact on China’s spring harvest sparks condemnation, warnings

Beijing is taking aim at local authorities who improperly shut down roads and ban farmers from their fields at a time when the central government says food security is of paramount importance.

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Villagers work a field in Qianxi city, Guizhou province, on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

US exports more soybeans to China as war and drought limit other sources

Food security is a paramount concern for the world’s most populous nation, and its dependence on imported soybeans likely means ‘another good year for farmers in the US heartland’.

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China economy

Video | China’s rent-a-bee farm programme

China food security

With an eye on food security, China’s grain stockpiling has global implications

As food prices rise globally and war rages between two of the world’s biggest grain suppliers, Beijing is intent on doing what it must to secure adequate food for the most populous country.

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China’s stockpile of wheat accounts for about half of the world’s supply, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Xi's poverty alleviation campaign

Covid lockdowns risk China’s working class, poor ‘falling back into poverty’

A year after President Xi Jinping declared an end to extreme poverty in China, the economic fallout from Beijing’s zero-Covid ambitions is taking a hefty toll on livelihoods, especially in poorer regions.

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Residents of Changchun, Jilin province, line up for coronavirus testing. Authorities in the provincial capital will distribute cash and medical supplies to more than 50,000 people. Photo: Reuters
China food security

China’s fertiliser crunch leaves farmers grasping at straws in early spring

Bottleneck comes amid record high fertiliser prices, driven up by strong global demand, high energy costs and sanctions on major producers Russia and Belarus

China food security

Are farming subsidies the answer to China’s grain security woes?

With an eye on increasing China’s self-sufficiency in grain production, its minister of agriculture and rural affairs has sounded the alarm on risks to its wheat output while calling for greater soybean harvests.

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China's economic recovery

China tells banks to support rural infrastructure, but don’t add to hidden debt

State Council’s message comes on the heels of Beijing’s vow to ‘front load’ infrastructure construction to shore up economic growth this year and beyond.

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China is looking to modernise its rural and agricultural sectors by spending more on infrastructure projects, including 5G towers. Photo: Getty Images
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | Trading dirt for gold: how Chinese farmers supplied gardeners’ Canton mud

Soil dug from the bottom of fish ponds, known as Canton mud, was prized by gardeners for its fine grains and good drainage. Plants such as ink orchids, water lilies and lotus thrive in it.

Lilies in full bloom at Changchun Park in northeast China. They are among flowers that flourish when grown in Canton mud - soil from the bottom of fish ponds that drains well. Photo: Xinhua
Mushrooms

Video | Smart mushroom farming helps boost incomes

China’s Communist Party

My Take | Does the Chinese Communist Party ever learn from history?

Actually, it does sometimes, but not others; it’s the life-and-death difference between complete disaster and national renewal.

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China's ageing population

Video | Why China's elderly farmers can't afford to retire

Why China's elderly farmers can't afford to retire
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Video | Beekeeper in China creates online buzz with video app

Video | Baby-shaped pears in China

Chinese farmer grows bizarre baby-shaped pears
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