Tag Archives: Agriculture

Chengdu Environmental News for January 2009

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Rich

1) Chengdu eventually achieved 315 days of fine air quality in 2009 On December 16th, 2009, the number of days with fair air quality in the downtown Chengdu achieved 15 days earlier the livelihood project goal put forward by the … Continue reading →

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China’s Pesticides

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Rich

Following Greenpeace’s report on the usage of pesticides in China, I was alerted to a video Greenpeace posted on the same topic where members of the Greenpeace team go out to the farm to capture some footage of what goes … Continue reading →

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Farm Visit: Kiwing Foods

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Rich

On the same day that a tour of Shanghai Organics, we also took a trip to Kiwing Fine Foods, a family owned farm. Greated by Denise, General Manager, we learned that the farm is relatively knew (less than a year … Continue reading →

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Is GM Rice Needed in China

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Rich

Genetically Modified products have seen their far share of controversy over the years, and in China that is no different.  While I would believe that the consumers here are more willing to accept the products than an EU resident, the … Continue reading →

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Reduced Fertilizer Equals Reduced Water Pollution. It’s That Simple

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Rich

The Scientific American ArticleScientists urge Chinese farmers to use fertilizer better was tipped me off to the recently released study Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems This study examines grain yields and N loss … Continue reading →

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Farm Visit: Shanghai Organic

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Rich

Company Est 2001 by Japanese entrepreneur for local japanese community – early financial success wasn’t good. Super markets were fragmented – sold farm and returned to his business – new firm bought in and grew through grocery expansion period – … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Ecological Agriculture: Development Strategies, Typical models & Technologies

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Rich

I recently came across a very interesting presentation given by Prof. Wu Wenliang of China Agricultural University in 2005 that I think does an excellent job of showing the relationships he is drawing with agriculture within the greater context of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: In Defense of Food

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Rich

quickly becoming one of the most successful food writers in the US,  Michael Pollen has been able to change the way many view food. His first book, Omnivore’s Delimma was a New York Times best seller, and on a personal … Continue reading →

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December 5-9: Green Food Expo – Shanghai

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Rich

For those of you in China looking to learn more about the organic market in China, or see which products, equipment, and technology are available in China, you should check out the Green Food Expo this weekend. According to the … Continue reading →

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Drip Irrigation Investment in China

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Rich

With a chronic shortage of water plaguing much of China’s north and northwest regions, investment in water technologies like drip irrigation are gaining the attention of local officials who are looking to support their regions. Previously used in Israel and … Continue reading →

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