Agricultural Investment in China

Prepared for: Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China Agricultural Economic Bureau Liu, Tai Hua Jessica DSL, 2012

Significance of the Issue

• Increasing Food Demand in Amount and Variety

• Farming Water and Land Scarcity• Over Using Fertilizers and Pollution • Increased Income Gap • Over Dependence on Food Imports• Accomplishing 12th Five-Year Plan

Model and Current Trends

Ref. Hughes, Barry and Evan Hillebrand. (2006) Exploring and Shaping International Futures. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Press

Model and Current Trends

Possible Interventions for Future Policy

Discussion and Conclusion

• Successful Examples in Agricultural Technology Innovation and Application

• Purchasing Farm Lands Overseas• Agricultural Policy Dilemma• New Type of Agriculture