News archive
18 September 2023
Data collection on the use of digital technologies in Chinese agriculture
The DITAC project team has accomplished a fruitful two-week field mission in Hubei, China, from August 5th to August 18th, 2023. Together with Chinese partner, Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), and local enumerators, IAMO researchers, Hua...
08 May 2023
Interview with DITAC Researcher in China Daily
As part of our farm data collection last year, initial results have now been published in the "China Daily", China's largest English-language newspaper. As part of the "Expert Views" series, IAMO researcher Lena Kuhn was interviewed about the...
02 September 2022
Taking stock of year one - DITAC Project Meeting
On August 30, the DITAC team held a fruitful project working meeting to review the progress and plan for the next steps.
The IAMO team and representatives from the project partners, i.e., China Agricultural University (CAU), the Institute of...
26 July 2022
Data collection launched
On July 15, DITAC's farm-level data collection was launched. The large-scale data survey are conducted in five agricultural production provinces in Sichuan, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, covering the three major agricultural production...
26 March 2022
Online Kick-off of the Research Program " Modern China Research" of the BMBF
On March 17, the DITAC team participated in the online kick-off of the BMBF research program " Modern China Research" . The BMBF funding measure "Modern China Research" contributes to a sound and up-to-date knowledge base on the Chinese science,...
16 November 2021
Project Kickoff
On November 11, the DITAC project officially launched with an online kickoff event. IAMO director and project leader Prof. Dr. Thomas Glauben emphasizes: "In view of the current global challenges, it is becoming clearer than ever that international...