Project brief:

This program provides insights and analysis on how the global pandemic is affecting China and global food systems, as well as reflections on transforming food systems after COVID-19 based on Food Systems Approach. This program proposes several key recommendations in order to strengthen the resilience of global food systems and prepare for future shocks.

Report outline:

Chapter 1 | Rethinking agrifood systems for the post-COVID world
Shenggen Fan, Kevin Chen, Wei Si, and Johan Swinnen

 Chapter 2 | Transforming agrifood systems to achieve China’s 2060 carbon neutrality goal

Yumei Zhang, Shenggen Fan, Kevin Chen, Xiaolong Feng, Xiangyang Zhang, Zhaohai Bai, and Xiaoxi Wang

 Chapter 3 | Shifting Chinese diets for a win-win of health and the environment

Fangfang Sheng, Haixiu Gao, Shenggen Fan, Kevin Chen, Yumei Zhang, Chen Zhu, and Qiran Zhao

 Chapter 4 | Nonpoint-source pollution control and greening of China’s agrifood systems

Binlei Gong, Kevin Chen, Xiangming Fang, Ting Meng, Li Zhou, Minjun Shi, and Shuo Wang

 Chapter 5 | E-commerce and Smallholder Agricultural Transformation: The Chinese Experience

Hongdong Guo, Junfei Bai, Yehong Liu, Jingjing Wang, and Jiang Qu

 Chapter 6 | Agricultural Trade in China’s Agrifood Systems: Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects

Tianxiang Li, Rui Mao, Faqin Lin, and Jing Zhu

2021 China and global food policy report.pdf

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