Farms.com Home   Ag Industry News

China, New Zealand to share agriculture knowledge in new deal

By , Farms.com

 China and New Zealand agree to share agriculture knowledge under a new bilateral agreement that the two countries signed on Wednesday. The deal called the “Strategic Plan on Promoting Agricultural Cooperation” was given approval by New Zealand Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy and visiting Chinese Minister of Agriculture, Han Changfu.

Guy says that the agreement will encourage cooperation and sharing of knowledge that will be mutually beneficial. The details of the agreement are vague, but some of the key aspects include animal welfare and science on how to increase agricultural productivity. The agreement will expire in 2017.

Since New Zealand signed a bilateral free trade agreement with China in 2008, it has almost tripled exports to China - accounting for 1.69 billion U.S. dollars in 2012. The two countries are already involved in a number of business ventures, including dairy giant Fonterra, which is looking to expand its dairy operations in China.


Trending Video

A new era in biostimulants and bionutritionals

Video: A new era in biostimulants and bionutritionals


In response to the growing need for efficient, effective biosolutions, HGS BioScience continues to expand its footprint in the bionutritional and biostimulant market with the acquisition of NutriAg, Ltd. The Paine Schwartz Partners-backed HGS BioScience is a global leader in humic and fulvic acid products. Toronto-based NutriAg is an innovator in bionutritional technologies with a deep R&D engine. North American growers and retailers will benefit from:

• Solutions across the biostimulant spectrum - including humics, fulvics, bionutritionals, carbohydrate chelation, amino acids, plant and seaweed extracts, and microbial technologies.
• A portfolio and R&D pipeline of science-backed solutions proven to drive crop productivity and farm profitability.
• Actionable nutrient insights and recommendations based on data specific to their farm and cropping goals with the NutriAnalytics platform