Tag: Food supply

A Black Market Grows In Rice

China’s rice prices are now four times lower than current international prices and the smuggling of rice across borders is on the rise. Forbes reports: Reports of rice smuggling have surfaced this week in areas all along China’s sprawling borders, from Yunan province next to Vietnam, to northwest Xinjiang, which borders the central Asian states of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, all the wa

May 1, 2008 9:29 PM

China Strains to Satisfy Growing Demand for Meat

For the Center for Investigative Reporting, PRI’s Mary Kay Magistad reports on the economic and political implicati

November 16, 2012 11:07 AM

China’s Meat Consumption Now Double America’s

The Telegraph’s Malcolm Moore reports that China’s total meat consumption has quadrupled in the last 30 years

October 12, 2012 12:49 PM

For China’s ‘Left-Behind Kids,’ A Free Lunch

NPR’s Louisa Lim reports on journalist Deng Fei’s efforts to provide nutritious lunches for schoolchildren in

January 27, 2012 8:55 PM

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