Looking forward, Transfar plans to strengthen chemical production, its "bread-and-butter business," break new ground and sow seeds for future growth by tapping new energy and new materials sectors, building a digital and intelligent freight network and providing friendly platforms for sci-tech teams to start their businesses.

展望未来，Transfar计划通过挖掘新能源和新材料行业，建立数字化和智能化的货运网络，并为科技团队创业提供友好的平台，加强化学品生产和“面包和黄油业务”，为未来的增长开辟新天地，播下种子。

ChaCha Food sows overseas success with Thai plant, and accent on healthy snacksChinese snacks are becoming popular among consumers outside the mainland, and ChaCha Food Co Ltd, a Chinese producer of roasted seeds and nuts, is all set to benefit from the trend, particularly in the United States and Indonesia.

This latest MoU with Belgium will sow the seeds for the eWTP's speedy entry into new European markets.

"In the future, the farmers only need to sow and harvest.

"Chinese businesses should unite and brush aside attempts to sow discord," Liu added.

The system is able to help each sow give birth to three more piglets per year and reduce the mortality rate by around 3 percent, according to an early-stage experiment.

Alibaba's AI technologies can automatically record the number of births and tell if a sow can give a natural birth or not.

China's hog production has returned to a reasonable range, with the number of breeding sows reaching 42.77 million at the end of June, Zeng told a press conference.

"The capacity of sows is generally reasonable and the hog price is already at a low level.

Stocks of reproductive sows, which are still 6 percent higher than normal, will not return to a "reasonable level" until early next year, Chen said.

Local authorities can issue one-time temporary aid packages to large-scale farms or farmers should the number of breeding sows drop by 10 percent on a monthly basis or pig farmers register losses for three consecutive months.

"Farmers here are very poor and they don't save much from crops, but they are hopeful that once they sow high-yield varieties of seeds and use sophisticated machinery and modern technology to grow and reap them, they can get bumper crops," Javed said.

They told me how keen they were to sow the Chinese seeds and adopt Chinese techniques of agriculture in the forthcoming season of sowing chili," he added.

Policymakers, however, have been on the alert so that policies aimed at stabilizing economic growth do not cause side effects that could sow the seeds of future risks.

The country's stocks of live pigs and breeding sows are now both at more than 80 percent of normal levels, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday.

After learning that the county wanted to rent her farmland to plant tea and hire her to sow seeds, remove weeds and fertilize the soil, Tan hesitated in fear of the possibility that the tea crop might not develop well and she may not be capable of providing for her family.

To plant new trees, we usually sow seeds in July," Ye said.

Li, who was awarded the title of "Soybean Master" in the province in 2018 for planting quality soybeans, plans to sow 3,333 hectares of non-GMO quality soybean this year.

By the end of November, the inventory of live pigs and breeding sows has reached over 90 percent of the levels seen in normal years, said the ministry.

In October, the number of hogs available for slaughter soared 26.9 percent year-on-year, and that of the breeding sows in stock surged 31.5 percent from the same period last year.

Data shows that by the end of last month, stocks of breeding sows had been increasing for 12 consecutive months and pig inventories had been rising for eight straight months.

"In June and July, stocks of breeding sows and hogs registered their first year-on-year increases, which signaled crucial turning points in the recovery of pig production," Chen said.

The pace of recovery has accelerated since August, with Chen saying the number of breeding sows was up 28 percent year-on-year last month, with hog numbers up nearly 21 percent.

The ministry said breeding sow and hog herds have recovered to over 80 percent of the level at the end of 2017－before African swine fever was first detected in the country in August 2018.

In July, the number of breeding sows in stock surged by 20.3 percent year-on-year and 4 percent month-on-month.

In the first quarter of 2020, China recorded a 3.5 percent year-on-year increase in the added value of the planting industry, and the breeding sows in stock expanded by 9.8 percent from the end of 2019, said Wei Baigang, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tuesday.

The resumption of hog production has made headway, with the breeding sows in stock expanded by 9.8 percent from the end of 2019, he said.

China's breeding sows in stock in 400 counties monitored by the ministry expanded by 2.8 percent month on month in March, growing for the sixth consecutive month, said the ministry.

The local government has also selected 40 pig raising farms with more than 10,000 sows to promote his TCM-based solution.

East China's Shandong province is taking multiple measures to boost the pig-farming industry, including providing direct subsidies to stabilize the inventory of breeding sows, offering discounts on loan interest, giving subsidies for expanding and renovating sizable pig farms, and raising the insured amount of the agricultural insurance, according to the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Bureau of Shandong.

Over 65 million yuan has been used to ease the cost of pig feed and materials for disease prevention in 45 sizable breeding sow farms in the province during the past five months.

Jining has allocated a fund of 3 million yuan to subsidize breeding sow production for two years.

The number of breeding sows in stock expanded by 4 percent over the previous month, a growth for two consecutive months, said Wang Junxun, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, at a news conference on Dec 17.

Breeding sow stocks on major farms up 4.7 percent in October, supplies easingPork production in China is showing signs of a rebound, with supply shortages easing, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Friday.

Breeding sow stocks have started to increase, restoration of production at sizable pig farms is accelerating and pork prices are seeing a decline," said Yang Zhenhai, chief of the ministry's Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Bureau, at a news conference.

In October, the number of breeding sows in stock, a major indicator for pork production potential, increased by 0.6 percent, marking the first month-on-month increase since April last year, he said.

Breeding sow stocks at these farms increased by 4.7 percent in October, compared with the previous month, and stocks of other pigs increased by 0.5 percent, both having witnessed a consecutive increase for two months, Yang said.

This month, producer is increasing the selection of breeding sows and the weight of pigs.

Henan-based Muyuan Foods Co Ltd, a major pig breeder, said in recent months, the company is accelerating the production of some idle sows in the early stage, and a large number of sows will be reserved for the expansion of production next year.

Wang said fake news was cited by some European media from the Wall Street Journal, aiming to sow discord between China and the EU.

To rebut the rumor, Liu came forward and released a statement titled "Act, Sworn to Win Lenovo's Honor", and said "Chinese businesses should unite and brush aside attempts to sow discord. "

It could also sow the seeds of a future crisis.