The China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation has formally published its 2009 corporate social responsibility report in Beijing.

With the approach of the Chinese New Year, Hangzhou has released a food safety index to meet the consumer demand for good quality food products.

A non-grain bio-energy technology research center, which is said to be the first of its kind in China, has been unveiled in Nanning, the capital city of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

U.S.-based DuPont and the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have entered into a multi-year, exclusive research collaboration to improve in-plant insect control to help increase worldwide crop yields.

To control the price increases in China, the National Development and Reform Commission says it will take temporary measures to limit the prices of goods like grain, oil, meat, eggs and milk.