Published: May 28th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2024

Agricultural land is scarce in China – and continues to shrink due to urban expansion. So it is no wonder that every piece of land is also used for agriculture. In the suburban belt of cities, small plots of land for growing vegetables or larger fields of grain can be found next to newly built districts, such as here next to a train line near Hangzhou. The first wheat harvest is already underway in southern China.