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News on Agriculture in China

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Wilmar beats Chinese food company in bid to buy Australian refiner
Jul 9, 2010 (WiC 68)

Malaysian-Chinese tycoon Robert Kuok, the éminence grise behind agribusiness giant Wilmar International, made his family’s first fortune speculating on sugar. He could make another one if Wilmar’s latest bet on the commodity pays off – but ...

Taiwanese farmers set to profit from deal
Jul 2, 2010 (WiC 67)

Bankers and factory owners aren’t the only ones who stand to gain from the new trade agreement with China – there’s something in it for Taiwan’s farmers too. Just how much so is hotly contested, in a debate that has as much to do with ...

Private equity firms hope to reap profits in the farmyard
May 14, 2010 (WiC 60)

For those private equity (PE) investors targeting China, the farmyard is definitely the place to be right now. According to Dealogic, around $932 million was invested in the agribusiness and food and beverages sectors in 2009. So far this year ...

Whose soil is it anyway?

If rural land reform happens, Chongqing is likely to lead the way
May 14, 2010 (WiC 60)

Divorce is often a messy process, but it took a new twist when a young couple from Henan province entered the courtroom. Previously they had met and married within a week, thanks to a shared devotion to the online game, QQ Farm. Both were ...

Facing extinction

China’s soya bean industry complains of foreign competition
Mar 19, 2010 (WiC 53)

"You’ve got to do something, they’re putting us out of business!’ It’s a refrain often heard from defunct factory workers in places like Milwaukee, Milan and Manchester. But you might be surprised to hear a similar sentiment from ...

Sweet times at an end

A bitter period as China faces a sugar shortage
Feb 19, 2010 (WiC 50)

China may not have got into the habit of eating doughnuts or cupcakes yet, but the country’s dentists are on red alert. The growing affluence of China’s middle-class is fuelling a newfound craving for sugar. As demand grows, domestic supplies ...

Taking the strain

Beijing approves genetically modified rice
Dec 11, 2009 (WiC 42)

"If food security cannot be ensured, no one can help us,” warns China’s outgoing Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai. His concern: climate change and shrinking arable land are both threatening China’s ability to keep society ...

The thin red line

Recent drought resuscitates debate in Beijing about 'food security'
Nov 27, 2009 (WiC 40)

Pre-modern societies used ceremonial rain dances to bring a good harvest. In China, the Weather Modification Office has a different technique. Earlier this month, it sent rockets filled with silver iodide to seed rain clouds over the drought-hit ...

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