Category: Agriculture

Africa Buys More From China Than Ever. That’s a Problem.

China-Africa trade in the first eight months of the year increased by 15% to more than $220 billion, on track to break another annual record. A significant portion of that growth, however, stemmed from a surge in Chinese exports to African ...

China’s Soy Imports Reach New Record as Shift From U.S. to Brazil Accelerates

China imported a record 13.9 metric tons of soybeans in May, a 129% increase over the previous month, as buyers moved aggressively to bulk up on inventories in anticipation of rising prices brought on by the global tariff war. Monday's ...

China Launches Investigation Into Beef Imports

China's commerce ministry launched an investigation into imported beef on Friday at the request of representatives from its struggling domestic industry. The local price of beef in China has trended downwards in recent years, with analysts blaming oversupply and a lack ...

China’s Hunan Province Boosts Status as African Trade Hub

Trade between the African continent and the central Chinese province of Hunan grew to $7.79 billion in 2023. The increase solidifies Hunan’s status as a center of African agricultural trade. The province was integrated into regional transport networks, which positioned it as a fresh commodities hub.

Happiness in Kenya as Avos Reach the Chinese Market

The first consignment of Kenyan avocados finally reached the Chinese market after years of hoop-jumping by Kenyan farmers.  The delivery was officially handed over by Kenya's ambassador, Mary Muthoni, during a ceremony in Beijing. Reportedly the first boxes of the fruit have made ...

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Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner

Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently.
The annual Gallup poll of 130 countries is the largest of the three. They also include new Arab Barometer polling of countries in the Middle East, and an annual ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute poll of Southeast Asia.

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China’s Ban on South African Wool is Hitting Farmers Hard

South Africa’s agriculture sector is reeling from China’s decision to ban all imports of products derived from cloven-hoofed animals and their products, following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the country. The wool industry is particularly affected, with 80% ...

Calls Growing Louder in Kenya to Balance Lopsided Trade With China

All week, numbers have been trickling out of Kenya's National Bureau of Statistics that depict a dangerously lopsided economic relationship with China. The latest data show that last Kenyans $3.9 billion worth of products from China but exported just $131 million in return.

It’s Been Five Years Since South Africa Started Selling Beef to the Chinese and They Still Don’t Know What They’re Doing, Says Expert

South Africa was among the first, and still one of the few African countries that has been allowed to export beef to China but today, five years later, SA ranchers still don't understand the Chinese market according Dong Wang, director of the China Marketing Solutions consultancy.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Three Chinese Warships Head to Gulf of Aden For Anti-Piracy Mission

Three Chinese warships left Guangdong on Saturday and are now making their way to the Gulf of Aden to take part in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. However, the key question is how long they'll stay. After 14 years, the Somali government now appears to have ...

Hunan Province Approves a Raft of New Measures Aimed at Boosting Trade With Africa

Provincial lawmakers in the southern Chinese province of Hunan approved a set of new measures this week that are designed to boost the province's already sizable trade with Africa.  Members of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth People's ...

Chinese Diplomats Push Back on Claim Beijing is Cutting Back on Financial Support For Africa

China's ambassador to Kenya, Zhou Pingjian, challenged assertions that Beijing is reducing its financial support for Africa. "I can assure you, the financial support from China to Africa will only increase. It will never reduce,” he told journalists at a press conference in Nairobi on Friday.

Why Food Security & Agriculture Issues Need to Be Atop the China-Africa Agenda

A growing number of people in Africa are facing acute shortages of food due in part to disruptions brought on by COVID, climate change, and, in some countries, conflict. Solving the problem today is not going to be easy given how ...
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