At a symposium on agricultural foreign investment held by China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) this week companies complained about financing difficulties, limited market access, and lack of information about laws, policies and market environments in target countries. The meeting was attended by representatives of 42 Chinese companies engaged in seed, livestock, fishing, and crop production, as well as officials from powerful government organizations such as the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce, the Foreign Ministry, and various MARA offices and government-affiliated units. Presentations by state-owned grain trader COFCO and seed producer Zhongnongfa Seed Group discussing their experiences and difficulties were featured. According to MARA's description of the meeting, agricultural enterprises have overcome difficulties in recent years and played an important role in building China's "Belt and Road", building ...
Retired USDA economist Fred Gale peers through the "dim sums" of puzzling data to provide insight about China's agricultural markets in bite-size pieces like Chinese "dim sum" snacks. See the Archive and Labels for posts on various topics going back to 2008.