Sustainable Development

5 lessons from China on how to drive sustainable growth

Aug 2, 2019

A Chinese farmer walks through his crop of wheat in a field on the outskirts of the city of Leshan, Sichuan Province July 22, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GF2E87D0MM201 - GM1E57M11LC01

China is leading the way in sustainable agriculture - just one aspect of its multi-billion dollar commitment to sustainable growth Image: REUTERS/David Gray

Johnny Chi Jingtao

Chairman, COFCO International

Share:

The Big Picture

Explore and monitor how Sustainable Development is affecting economies, industries and global issues

A hand holding a looking glass by a lake

Crowdsource Innovation

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Sustainable Development

Have you read?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:

Sustainable Development China Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Share:

Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Sustainable Development
See all

What are green bonds and why is this market growing so fast?

Patrick Henry and Madeleine North

November 22, 2023

Portland is building a new sustainable airport terminal with timber

Our food and agriculture is responsible for trillions of dollars of hidden costs, says the UN. Here’s why – and what can be done

Victoria Masterson

November 17, 2023

Finnish city, Lahti, will soon be carbon-neutral

Freer movement of people across African borders: A key to the continent's development?

Alan Hirsch

November 15, 2023

These 5 innovations have won the 2023 Earthshot Prize