On 23 March 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs released the Announcement 280 to designates 9 testing institutes for the regulatory study of pesticide products.

The Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs consulted on March 18, 2020 a daft list of active ingredients of biopesticides registered in China. The list includes 47 microbial ingredients, 38 biochemical ingredients and 26 botanical ingredients, which help applicants to distinguish biopesticides from chemical pesticides, as well as the effective implementation of “fast-track” registration.

On 18 Dec 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs issued the “Plan for the Trial Implementation of Quality Certificate of Agricultural Products Nationwide”, aimed to promote safety and correctly use of pesticides, veterinary drugs and other agricultural inputs. Indigenous growers and farmer above designated size need to issue the quality certificate prior to placing their agricultural products on the market.

On 6 Aug 2019, the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs disclosed a response to the suggestions and proposals regarding the extension of biopesticides from the NPC deputies. The ministry publicly clarified its policy support to biopesticides and hope this product category can play an expanded role in the national action plans of chemical pesticide substitution and agricultural quality enhancement. In this article, we will introduce China’s concrete efforts toward green development, but most importantly, we hope a contrastive analysis on the data gap between conventional pesticides and 3 typical biopesticides could help agrochemical companies to determine the tactical and effective strategic implementation for the market entry of biopesticides in China.

On 15 Aug 2019, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs(MoARA) and the State Administration of Market jointly issued the latest version of GB 2763-2019 and 2 methods for pesticide residue detection,  which will take effect on 15 Feb 2020.

On 17 Jun 2019, China's State Council unveiled the guidance on rural industrial revitalization. This document is an integration, extension, refinement and confirmation of the past agriculture development policies, including precise definition on industrial segments, clear positioning on tasks and responsibilities across multiple ministries/commissions, as well as the supply of financial, land and human resources, aimed at extending the value chain and improving the quality and efficiency of agriculture-related industries.

On 31 May 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 179 to designate 9 labs for pesticide registration experimentation.

On 31 May 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 179 to designate 9 labs for pesticide registration experimentation.

On 4 Apr 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 156 to designate 24 labs for pesticide registration experimentation.