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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of today’s most pressing global health threats, undermining the effectiveness of medicines in humans, animals, and agriculture. Tackling AMR requires coordinated solutions across countries. This report explores how China is tackling the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with a special focus on the animal husbandry and aquaculture sectors. Healthy and sustainable agrifood systems are central …
On September 27, 2023, Ministers Robbert Dijkgraaf and Micky Adriaansens formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, outlining a renewed framework for collaboration in Science, Technology, and Innovation. The agreement underscores the commitment of the Netherlands and China to fundamental values in their collaborative efforts. Addressing global challenges such as climate change, food …
Nanjing leads China in Pushing cultured meat. In November 2019scientists from Nanjing Agricultural University created China’s first piece of cultured pork made of stem cells from the muscle tissue of pigs, a milestone in the industry. In this episode we will talk to Dr. Ding’s Shijie, associate professor at the Nanjing Agricultural University in China and CTO at a startup called …
Over the last few weeks the Netherlands Innovation Network China hosted, together with Foodvalley and Wageningen University, several activities in the field of alternative proteins. On March 31st a webinar was organized on Doing business in China, targeting Dutch businesses in the alternative protein industry who wish to expand their business activities to China. During this event we had presentations …
Cultured Meat – Opportunities in China It is well recognized that rising meat consumption puts a heavy burden on the environment worldwide. Cultured meat claims to offer a solution for many of those problems, by technological innovations. China has quickly become one of the world’s most important players in a variety of green technologies, like solar power and electric vehicles. …
Introduction On the second day of the CSITF on the 20th of April, more than 80 participants attended the Seminar on Sustainable Agricultural and Food Technologies. The Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Shanghai Municipal Agricultural Commission and Shanghai Jiaotong University jointly organized this Sino-Dutch seminar. The aim of this seminar was to share experiences in the field of sustainable …
Introduction On the first day of CSITF on the 20th April, more than 100 people visited a soil remediation demonstration site in Pudong Heqing Town in the morning and then participated in the Sino-Dutch Soil Remediation Technology Seminar at one of the meeting halls of CSITF in the afternoon. The events were organised by the College of Agriculture and Biology …
Food supply chains, security, renewable energy, mobility and the climate. These are among the challenges China needs to tackle now and in the future. The complexity of these challenges leads to many solutions being found in cross-overs between technology and collaboration. Minister for Agriculture Martijn van Dam Minister for Agriculture Martijn van Dam, who leads the innovation missions during the …
Introduction The Netherlands is the second-largest exporter of agricultural food products in the world. In 2050, there will be nine billion mouths to feed in the world. This is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Dutch entrepreneurs and researchers are eager to address and solve global challenges. In order to achieve this aim, the Netherlands is making considerable …
