A petition filed on 5 June alleges that vanillin from mainland China is being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. and benefiting from countervailable subsidies. The alleged average dumping margins range from 520.08 percent to 551.06 percent.
Agrifood-tech encompasses the two concepts of “agritech” and “foodtech”, they are two key areas in the food supply chain. HKTDC Research interviewed Professor Lam Hon-Ming, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, to understand Hong Kong’s role and positioning on building the agrifood-tech industry chain.
As the growing world population and rising environmental concerns combine to place ever-greater demands on food resources, Hong Kong’s Mushroom-X is using new technology to grow both sustainable high-quality proteins, and also environmentally friendly biomaterials for packaging and construction.