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China In-Country Analysis

In a recent economic planning meeting, the Chinese government proposed focusing the nation's economic growth in 2014 on safe, balanced and green development. China to Provide Financial Support to Key Agricultural Processing Projects China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and National Development Bank have jointly released a plan to provide long-term financial support to selected, key agricultural processing projects in 21 designated provinces. According to MOA, there has been an increasing nationwide demand in recent years for high quality agricultural products that is driven by urbanization and the shifting diet of Chinese consumers.The Chinese government views support of the agricultural processing industry as the vital step in the count...

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