The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has launched a new initiative to integrate sustainability into food systems in China. IATP President Jim Harkness met last week with researchers, international organizations and non-governmental organization (NGO) leaders in Beijing to discuss the program.

 "Food safety issues that have been in the news recently are one reason why China should rethink its shift toward an industrial and chemically intensive approach to agriculture," said Harkness. "By drawing on its rich history of farming ingenuity and ecological agriculture, China could build a safer, more sustainable food system with far less dependence on fossil fuels, pesticides and genetic engineering."

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